Vertamae Grosvenor

Vertamae Grosvenor (born 1938 in Hampton County, South Carolina) is a food writer and broadcaster, raised in the South Carolina lowcountry.

Grosvenor is the author of "Vibration Cooking", also known as "The Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl." The cookbook, originally published in 1970, focuses on lowcountry cooking and Geechee (or Gullah) cooking. The book emphasises spontaneity in the kitchen. Grosvenor shows the reader how to cook by "vibration," rather than precisely measuring ingredients, and how to "make do" with ingredients on hand. She captures the essence of traditional African American techniques. The bestselling book uses the hearty, simple, healthful, basic ingredients of lowcountry cuisine, including shrimp, oysters, crab, fresh produce, rice, and sweet potatoes. The first edition is now a classic-cookbook collector's must-have.

Broadcasting

Grosvenor has been a long-time contributor to Public broadcasting in the United States. She is a regular contributor to NPR's Cultural Desk. She is also the host of "Seasonings", a series of holiday specials on food and culture. From 1988 to 1995 she was the host of NPR's documentary series "Horizons". In 1990 she won a du-Pont-Columbia Award for "AIDS and Black America: Breaking the Silence". In 1992 the National Association of Black Journalists issued her an awarded for her segment "South Africa and the African-American Experience".

Writing

In addition to "Vibration Cooking", Grosvernor is the author of "Thursdays and Every Other Sunday Off: A Domestic Rap". She has been a contributing editor to "Elan Magazine" and "Essence Magazine", and has written for the "Village Voice", the "The New York Times", and the "The Washington Post".

ee also

* Lowcountry cuisine
* Cuisine of the Southern United States
* Hoppin' John

Publications

* Grosvenor, Vertamae. "Vibration Cooking: The Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl." Ballantine Books, 1992. ISBN 0-345-37667-6.
* Grosvenor, Vertamae. "Vertamae Cooks Cooks in America's Family Kitchen." KQED Books, 1996. 0-91233388X.
* Grosvenor, Vertamae. "Vertamae Cooks Again." Bay Books, 1999. ISBN 0-912333-91-X.
* Grosvenor, Vertamae. "Thursdays and Every Other Sunday Off: A Domestic Rap."

References

* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2100601 NPR Biography]
* [http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/programs/2005/04/04/index.html Brief Biography] . American Public Media
* [http://www.southernfoodways.com/sym_99.shtml Southern Foodways Alliance]