When we published our Gullah Geechee Dish issue in 2015, it was following the closure of a handful of Gullah Geechee restaurants. In fact, it was the shuttering of Charlotte Jenkins’ 17-year-old ...

Gee Smalls has built a career around creating spaces rooted in love and celebration. A native of Charleston, South Carolina, and an Atlanta resident for more than 30 years, Smalls is a seasoned chef, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s impossible to miss the bright mural of a beautiful Black woman who appears to be inviting people into Ma Daisy’s Restaurant.

When it comes to finding Gullah cuisine, the search can be perplexing. The entrepôt for the African slave trade, Charleston sits in the center of the Gullah Geechee Corridor — an area spanning from ...

Save for a trip to Charleston or St. Simons Island, or maybe a viewing of Julie Dash’s visually spellbinding film “Daughters of the Dust,” the unique culture of the Gullah Geechee people of the Sea ...

This is an opinion commentary by arts and culture columnist Maxine L. Bryant. Much of Gullah Geechee culture is connected to the waterways and the foodways. The waterways (ocean waters surrounding the ...

The Gullah people, sometimes known as Geechee, are a group of descendants of African people in enclaves scattered around Georgia and South Carolina and into Florida around the coastal plains, and in ...

In the past few years, a growing number of black chefs from around the country have brought more attention to the culinary history of the African diaspora. This summer, Gee Smalls and his partner, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the restaurant industry. Nov 18, 2024, 08:53am EST Specializing in Gullah Geechee food, Virgil’s Gullah Kitchen & Bar has ...

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — A new restaurant in College Park is bringing the flavors and feel of the Gullah and Geechee culture to the Tri-Cities. Virgil's Gullah Kitchen offers a blend of African and Creole ...