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HIGH ON THE HOG

I watched the Netflix docuseries, High on the Hog, last week. It is amazing. The cinematography is great. Stephen Satterfield is a curious host, and it is essential viewing for anyone who wants to learn about American foodways. African American foodways is American foodways just like African American history is American history. This series should be shown in schools. It is like “Eyes on The Prize” for food.

In the docuseries, you see Stephen eating and talking with Dr. Jessica B. Harris who authored the book, High on The Hog. Authors Adrian Miller and Michael Twitty are also featured in the docuseries.

In the latest issue of my food and culture substack, Nichelle Newsletter, I talked about High on the Hog, Black forager Alexis Nikole Nelson, and Black cookout hierarchy. Dr. Regina Bradley wrote a piece for Food and Wine about the hierarchy of the cookout.

Today, I read about some good news. Toni Tipton-Martin is a James Beard Award winning author and she is the editor of Cook’s Country. She has just been awarded the Julia Child Award which is a $50,000 grant, for mentoring and training the next generation of food writers. Ten years ago, I met Toni after a panel discussion at SXSW about Black bloggers and Black people in tech. She told me about The Jemima Code, her blog. The Jemima Code eventually became an award winning book.

Moonshine and Comedy

Yesterday, I sipped some moonshine while sitting outside with my friends We were swarmed by flies and mosquitoes, but talking to people in person is nice.

Today, I am focused on promoting and working on the comedy show. Comedy @ The Starland Yard is a comedy show that I started producing in December. We did three shows, and have been on hiatus since March. It’s coming back on July 23rd. I hope to bring some laughs to Savannah. Today, I am doing research online to buy the best equipment for the show. I need a PA speaker, two mics and a mic stand. Hopefully, I don’t have to spend more than $180 on the equipment. I talked to my Dad, and he’s doing well. My mom is watching Castle & Castle on Netflix. My four year old nephew does a great impersonation of a dinosaur.

Also, the latest issue of Nichelle Newsletter is up.