Alcohol in Vanilla Extract and Enslaved Edmond Albius
Desserts are the star of the holiday feasts and alcohol is commonly the drink consume in much larger amounts, similarly to desserts. ...
Could moonshiners in the US South made Rum?
I have been thinking about a time when cane syrup was made in communities all over the Southern United States. Using sugar in a mash is...
Gasohol! Black Farmer & Distilled Spirits Plant Operator Albert Turner
With Gas so high and the desire to be friendly to Climate Change, to reduce Carbon Monoxide with Greenhouses, we need to look at Black...
Were our ancestors making a Sugar Cane Vodka
In the spirits world, most people think of vodka as a neutral spirit. The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’s (TTB) standards of...
Distiller's Dough: Black people in moonshine
I believe media is bad for intentionally leaving black folks out of barbecue culture and “heritage” but there is something worse. Look...
BBQ should be America's National Dish
BBQ should be America’s national dish, even with all the diversity that the country possesses. Barbecue is a dish with great flavors that...
Approaching the Black Hand in the Pit Coffee Table Book Finish Line 2021
2021 seems to have grabbed the torch from 2020. Without a doubt, the political and racial climate seemed to have picked up right where...
BBQ Book and #100AcresProject
Two projects that I am extremely passionate in 2020 in the midst of COVID-19 and protesting against systemic racism, is working to Black...
Lived vs Research in Food media, sparked by "Trendy" Turkey
Over the past several years, two mainstream visual medium works on BBQ, Chef Vivian’s Somewhere South and previously Chef/Restauranteur...
BBQ pits in archaeological studies
In a first conversation with Virginia BBQ Scholar Joseph Haynes, he shared with me how a BBQ pit was found during an archaeological...
