The first service will lean into Twitty’s Jewish background with West African brisket and peach rice kugel, as well as matzoh ball gumbo. The second will embrace a cookout vibe with the same ...

At its simplest, gumbo is a savory one-pot stew made with various meats or shellfish, vegetables, and herbs, that lives at the intersection of African, Native American, and European cultures.

A popular West African restaurant in Portland has been named one of the best in the country. Here's what you need to know ...

West African slaves brought okra from their native lands to the southern United States. The vegetable, which they called kimgombo, also gave gumbo its name. In the 1840s, hundreds of Louisianans ...

Her gumbo, for example, is a slimier African gumbo made with more okra than gumbo from the South. This is because when enslaved people were taken to the United States, they only had a bit of okra ...

Her gumbo, for example, is a slimier African gumbo made with more okra than gumbo from the South. This is because when enslaved people were taken to the United States, they only had a bit of okra ...