“My family lived for 72 years in the area of DC known as Capitol Hill.”
How does food connect you with your community?
“Food as always been a communal experience for our family, extended family, friends and community. Food is a ritual for gathering together as well as welcoming visitors into our family and community circle. From weekly down home South Carolina style Sunday meal –a combination of breakfast and dinner-, to the annual holidays
and holy days Thanksgiving Day, Christian, Islamic and other spiritual celebrations. And as our spiritual practices and family expanded, South Carolina and Senegalese cuisine were staple meals, which meant that rice was in our culinary DNA.”