I’m giving the opening keynote at the Maine Grain Alliance’s 2025 Kneading Conference, which culimiantes in the Maine Artisan Bread Fair on July 26. My talk is at 8:30 a.m. at the Strand Cinema in Skowhegan, Maine. I’m really looking forward to this one.
by Marion Nestle
Jun
20
2022
Juneteenth: a holiday celebrated with food
Today, we celebrate Juneteenth, the day slavery ended in Texas.
Here’s a quick introduction to the food traditions, courtesy of the food historian Michael Twitty and Oprah Winfrey.
If you want to dig deeper, there is plenty to work with. For starters:
And anything by Michael Twitty is worth reading.