Hosted by Deb Freeman, Setting the Table is a podcast that explores the stories and histories of African American cuisine and foodways.... more
For the season finale of Setting the Table, Deb explores one of her favorite topics, Black bakers and baking. From... more
During the civil rights era, Black women to used their skills as chefs and cooks to support social movements in... more
One of the lasting effects of the Great Migration is the movement of Black foodways, and one of the best... more
On this episode, we take a deeper dive into the time-honored American tradition of Barbeque and its beginnings in Virginia... more
Where does Black food go from here? How are today’s chefs pushing the narrative of Black food forward? This episode... more
Down home cooking, also known as soul food, is African American cuisine stemming from the days of enslavement, spread throughout... more
African American foodways have not only influenced the way that Americans eat, but also how we drink as well. This... more
It’s been a few generations since the Great Migration, and we starting to see a resurgence of African-Americans deciding to... more
African Americans have always had a complicated relationship with farming, despite being the backbone of America’s early agricultural industry, only... more
To understand African American foodways, we must first understand The Great Migration. From the 1910’s to the 1970’s, over six... more