Charleston Library Society and Buxton Books virtually welcome Kevin Mitchell and David S. Shields for what is sure to be an enthralling conversation about their new book releasing on October 12th, Taste The State.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
“From the influence of 1920s fashion on asparagus growers to an heirloom watermelon lost and found, Taste the State abounds with surprising stories from South Carolina's singularly rich food tradition. Here, Kevin Mitchell and David S. Shields present engaging profiles of eighty-two of the state's most distinctive ingredients, such as Carolina Gold rice, Sea Island White Flint corn, and the cone-shaped Charleston Wakefield cabbage, and signature dishes, such as shrimp and grits, chicken bog, okra soup, Frogmore stew, and crab rice.”
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Kevin Mitchell is the first black chef instructor at The Culinary Institute of Charleston. In 2020, he was named a South Carolina Chef Ambassador. David Shields is the chair of the Carolina Gold Rice Foundation and Carolina Distinguished Professor of the English Language and Literature Department at the University of South Carolina.
This Zoom lecture is free & open to the public but requires an RSVP.
NOTICE: Zoom event links and passwords are always distributed on the day of the event to the email you RSVP with. If you have any questions, please call 843-723-9912 or email dreutter@charlestonlibrarysociety.org.