Amethyst Ganaway
| Amethyst Ganaway | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 1, 1990 North Charleston, SC |
| 🏫 Education | University of South Carolina |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🏅 Awards | Les Dames Escoffier International Legacy Award |
| 🌐 Website | waterwhippin.com |
Amethyst Ganaway is an American chef, food writer, and recipe developer. She is from and currently resides in North Charleston, SC.[1]
Early Life and Education
Ganaway was born and raised in North Charleston[2] and attended Charleston's Academic Magnet High School. [3]
She received a BA in Religious Studies from the University of South Carolina.[4]
Career
Restaurant
Ganaway's work in the restaurant industry began by working as a server and cashier while attending the University of South Carolina.[5] She worked in various corporate and fine dining management positions before leaving due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] In 2019, she discussed her transition from front to back of house in Plate Online. [7]
Recipe development
Ganaway is the lead recipe developer and content manager for Chef Pierre Thiam’s West African food brand, Yolélé.[8] She has also developed recipes for publications including the New York Times [9], Serious Eats, [10] Taste Cooking, [11] Plate Magazine [12], Yummly, [13] Garden & Gun, [14] Epicurious, [15] Food52, [16] and Charleston City Paper. [17]
Food Writing
Ganaway's work focuses largely on Southern and African-American foodways and the foodways of the African Diaspora. In 2020, she wrote for Food & Wine on the legacy of food as protest within Black communities.[18] She also wrote for Eater on restaurants as third spaces. [19] In 2021, she wrote for Eater on the role of gas station food in Black survival and entrepreneurship. [20] For Taste Cooking, she wrote about Eurocentricity in credit for culinary techniques. [21] For Plate Magazine, she wrote about celebrating the depth and breadth of Black foodways in spite of the tendency to pigeonhole and reduce Black chefs. [22] She has also contributed to Cuisine Noir [23] and the Post and Courier. [24]
Museum of Food and Drink
In January 2021, Ganaway presented and demonstrated Carolina crab rice as part of Migration Stories: Sustaining Gullah Geechee Cooking Across Land and Sea at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, in collaboration with the Museum of Food and Drink.[25] In May 2022, Ganaway led an event at the Museum of Food and Drink, "Culinary Lyricism: Exploring the Intersection of Food and Music in Black Community and Culture." [26]
Television
Ganaway appeared on the first episode of National Geographic + Disney+’s “World of Flavor with Big Moe Cason," "South Carolina Soul."[27]
Awards
Ganaway is a 2020–2021 winner of the Les Dames d'Escoffier International Legacy Culinary Award.[28] [29] [30] She was also awarded an internship with America's Test Kitchen.[31]
Personal Life
Ganaway currently resides in her hometown of North Charleston, South Carolina with her two dogs, Luna Bear & Haley Foxx.[32]
References
- ↑ "Legacy Awards". Les Dames d'Escoffier International. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ↑ "The Messy Epicure: Episode 4: Amethyst Ganaway on the Baggage of "Southern" Food on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ↑ "https://twitter.com/studiessouthern/status/1308754147609579522". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-09-18. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ 24: Okra soup (w/ Amethyst Ganaway), 2021-05-19, retrieved 2022-09-18
- ↑ September 3, Amethyst Ganaway; 2019. "What I Learned Going from the Front of the House to the Kitchen". Plate. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ↑ "About". water whippin' in the kitchen. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ↑ September 3, Amethyst Ganaway; 2019. "What I Learned Going from the Front of the House to the Kitchen". Plate. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ↑ Adoratorio, Luca. "Yolélé". Yolélé. Retrieved 2022-09-19. Text " Revolutionary African foods " ignored (help)
- ↑ Nosrat, Samin (2020-09-22). "A Dish That Reflects Our Nation: Okra Soup". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ↑ "Amethyst Ganaway: Contributing Writer at Serious Eats". Serious Eats. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ↑ "amethyst ganaway Archives". TASTE. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ↑ March 11, Amethyst Ganaway; 2021. "If You Want to Celebrate Black Food, You Have to Include All of It". Plate. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ↑ "Amethyst Ganaway - Yummly". www.yummly.com. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ↑ "Amethyst Ganaway Archives". Garden & Gun. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ↑ Nast, Condé. "Amethyst Ganaway". Epicurious. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ↑ "Food52". Food52. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ↑ Connors, Samantha (2022-01-19). "That rabbit stew from when I was 7". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ↑ "Black Communities Have Always Used Food as Protest". Food & Wine. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ↑ Ganaway, Amethyst (2020-06-08). "Restaurants Must Use This Moment to Change, Too". Eater. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ↑ Ganaway, Amethyst (2021-05-26). "The Legacy of Food at Southern Gas Stations Is Rooted in Black Survival". Eater. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ↑ Ganaway, Amethyst (2021-06-09). "A Roux by Any Other Name". TASTE. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ↑ March 11, Amethyst Ganaway; 2021. "If You Want to Celebrate Black Food, You Have to Include All of It". Plate. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ↑ "Amethyst Ganaway, Author at Cuisine Noir Magazine". Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ↑ "Amethyst Ganaway, Author at Charleston City Paper". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ↑ January 22; comments, 2021. "Amethyst Ganaway". Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ↑ "Culinary Lyricism: Exploring the Intersection of Food and Music in Black Community and Culture". Museum of Food and Drink. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ↑ "Watch World of Flavor with Big Moe Cason Season 1 Episode 1 South Carolina Soul Online". National Geographic. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ↑ "Legacy Awards". Les Dames d'Escoffier International. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ↑ "Charleston's Les Dames d'Escoffier chapter hosting fundraiser". Charleston Grit. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ↑ "Amethyst Ganaway: Contributing Writer at Serious Eats". Serious Eats. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ↑ "Legacy Awards". Les Dames d'Escoffier International. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ↑ "About". water whippin' in the kitchen. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
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