Southern food author Edna Lewis dies

by Nick Vagnoni, Posted Feb 14th 2006 @ 6:05PM

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.

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2-14-2006 @10:25PM Dmnkly said... My 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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