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Kamille D. Whittaker
Jun 13, 20201 min read
Excerpt: "A Little Patch of Something"
By Imani Perry Excerpted from The Paris Review I’m growing microgreens. Every couple of weeks they are sufficiently lush to be snipped...
Kamille D. Whittaker
Dec 29, 20191 min read
Recipe + Ritual: Haitian Soup Joumou
Soup Joumou, also known as the Haitian Independence Soup, is a hearty pumpkin (or squash) soup that is traditionally served on January 1...
Kamille D. Whittaker
Jun 6, 20193 min read
Reading Toni Morrison’s 1973 Summer Essay “Cooking Out”
Forty-six years ago, Toni Morrison wrote an essay about cooking out for the 1973 Summer Reading issue. By TONI MORRISON Uncle Green was...
Kamille D. Whittaker
Nov 27, 20182 min read
Excerpt: The Sanctum of a Bloom
By Rosalind Bentley for Southern Foodways Alliance A couple of years ago, my mother and I were making our way through the Whole Foods...
Kamille D. Whittaker
Nov 26, 20181 min read
Cassava From My Mother's Garden: "Our ancestors had to tap into the rhythm of the plants …"
I am always intrigued by mom's growing of Cassava, knowing what I know about the rules surrounding its harvest and consumption. Every...
Kamille D. Whittaker
Nov 11, 20181 min read
The First Step To Clearer Skin: Drink Some Form of Carrot Juice Everyday
Five days. Five days is all it took to significantly reduce the scars/hyper-pigmentation that I had from the skin "challenges" and acute...
Kamille D. Whittaker
Nov 11, 20181 min read
Atlanta's Vegan Strip on the West Side
Tassili’s Raw Reality 1059 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. Atlanta, GA 30310 Raw, vegetarian eatery fixing up an array of wraps, salads and...
Kamille D. Whittaker
Jul 13, 20181 min read
Day Two in Barbados: Oistins Everyday
No, it wasn't Friday night, but yes, we were "liming" at Oistins, on a Thursday while the sun was high. The selection: Fried Flying Fish...
Kamille D. Whittaker
Jul 9, 20182 min read
Recipe: Sofrito + Arroz Con Pollo
Ever since my travels to the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica, and my frequenting of Atlanta's best Colombian food restaurant (Las...
Kamille D. Whittaker
May 6, 20183 min read
Twisted Soul: Food As Art
The other day, Chef Deborah VanTrece made neck bones. “My mom and dad would make neck bones and potatoes with cucumbers, tomatoes and raw...
Kamille D. Whittaker
May 6, 20183 min read
The Blueprint: The Boxcar Grocer
Although The Boxcar Grocer has closed its doors, Alison and Alphonzo Cross's shared insights about the responsibility behind being the...
Kamille D. Whittaker
May 6, 20183 min read
Food Abundance: MaituFoods and Grow Where You Are on Keeping Your Gardens Close
If Eugene Cooke and wife JoVonna Cooke’s big ideas could be distilled into a single mantra, it would be: “Keep your garden close” and you...
Kamille D. Whittaker
May 6, 20185 min read
Sweet, West End: Just Add Honey Expands
Just Add Honey is expanding beyond its Sweet Auburn Curb Market location, recently partnering with The Hammonds House to provide a cafe...
Kamille D. Whittaker
May 5, 20183 min read
Buford Highway: Gateway to the Global South
Atlanta has actual food neighborhoods — think Inman Park, which is spilling over with new and noteworthy restaurant launches seemingly...
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