Edna Lewis, author of highly regarded cookbooks on Southern cuisine, recently died at the age of 89. In her
time, Lewis penned such titles as The Taste of Country Cooking and The Gift of Southern Cooking. The latter was
co-authored with her friend, and later, caretaker, Scott Peacock. Today's New York Times has an obituary by food writers Eric Asimov and Kim
Severson. The Southern Foodways Alliance also has links to several other
articles about Lewis.Southern food author Edna Lewis dies
Edna Lewis, author of highly regarded cookbooks on Southern cuisine, recently died at the age of 89. In her
time, Lewis penned such titles as The Taste of Country Cooking and The Gift of Southern Cooking. The latter was
co-authored with her friend, and later, caretaker, Scott Peacock. Today's New York Times has an obituary by food writers Eric Asimov and Kim
Severson. The Southern Foodways Alliance also has links to several other
articles about Lewis.Comments [1]
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1My ladylove and I wandered into Peacock's restaurant, Watershed, for lunch this afternoon, had a fantastic meal, then went back to our hotel to research the chef. As such, in a bit of remarkable and sad timing, today is the day when I first learned of Edna Lewis' existence, first tasted one of her dishes (as prepared by her protege), and first learned of her death through the obituary in the NY Times. I've only barely scratched the surface of her work, but it's clear that she was a remarkable figure.
Enjoy the shrimp grits up there, Edna :-)
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