Harvesting Heritage: Black Culinary Traditions in the Palmetto State

Rising culinary star, Amethyst Ganaway, renowned artist and storyteller, Natalie Daise, and Columbia Poet Laureate Jennifer Bartell Boykin join the South Carolina State Museum for a special evening exploring how women shape the way we eat. 

Guests are invited to:

• Enjoy a discussion with Amethyst Ganaway and Natalie Daise exploring Black foodways of South Carolina and the importance of Black women as creators and stewards of cultural traditions across generations. 

• Listen to a poem reading by Columbia Poet Laureate Jennifer Bartell Boykin.

• Sample hors d'oeuvres prepared by Ganaway featuring fresh takes on South Carolina culinary traditions: 

  • Lowcountry Shrimp Toast with Lillie's of Charleston Hot Sauce

  • Upstate Peach & Pea Salad (Vegetarian)  

  • PeeDee Boiled Peanuts (Vegetarian) (Gluten Free) 

  • Midlands Chicken Bog with Rollen’s RAW Grains Carolina Gold Middlins

  • Tomato Pirloo (Vegetarian) (Gluten Free)) 

  • Sliders with Peculiar Pig Pulled Pork

  • "The Shining Example," a batch cocktail featuring Backyard Distillery moonshine, by Will Green 

• Learn more about Amethyst Ganaway and her work as a chef and food writer exploring the stories of our region's culture and cuisine, while centering the history of Black communities using food as protest and liberation. 

• Hear Natalie Daise share her experiences as a creative catalyst and ambassador for Gullah culture in a discussion moderated by the State Museum's Curator of African American History and Culture, Dr. Ramon Jackson.

• See the portrait series, Matriarchs of the Lowcountry, by Daise, exclusively on display at the State Museum during this special evening. The series was recently acquired by the museum and depicts Gullah culinary trailblazers.