She left Freetown at age 16 and moved to Washington and eventually to New York City. Lewis was born on April 13, 1916, in Freetown, Va., a tiny rural community founded in the late 19th century by three freed slaves, one of whom was Lewis’ grandfather. By holding on to her values and expressing them in her life’s work, she set a shining example of how to bring beauty and meaning to everyday life.” “She was, and she remains, an inspiration to all of us who are striving to protect both biodiversity and cultural diversity by cooking real food in season and honoring our heritage through the ritual of the table. She was far more than the doyenne of Southern cooking. She said Lewis “had an irresistible generosity and honesty of spirit. The 30th anniversary edition of Lewis’ book has just been released with a foreword by Alice Waters. She died in February, but she will always be an inspiration to those who treasure Southern cooking traditions. In 1976, Edna Lewis wrote “The Taste of Country Cooking,” and it became a classic study of Southern cooking.
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