September 26, 2008
Dillard's Culinary Journey
A new institute at Dillard University promises to enliven scholarly research on the cultural and social history of the foods of the African diaspora.
To be started next spring with $1-million from the late singer Ray Charles, the Institute for the Study of Culinary Cultures will oversee research, academic courses, public programs, and an annual lecture series. African-food studies — like music, art, and other representations of that diaspora — merit more attention
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