Discover how food history plays an important role in telling the story of the enslaved experience in Texas. Ask questions and learn a new recipe to add to your Thanksgiving meal! In partnership with the Levi Jordan Plantation State Historic Site and the Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site, join food historian and chef Natalie Wright-Moore Clark as she demonstrates how to make a buttermilk pie while tracing the recipe’s history in the African American community. Historic site education staff will discuss the importance of A Day of Remembrance or ADOR, an educational program about remembering, acknowledging, and honoring those who were enslaved or sharecropped during the plantation era and post-emancipation era. Pull up a chair and join us as we uncover connections between food and the real stories of Texans throughout our state’s history.
Presenter: Natalie Wright-Moore Clark, food historian and chef. Graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and the International Wine Guild in Colorado. Chef Natalie Wright-Moore Clark holds degrees in education, food science and menu planning. She also holds advanced certification as an executive sommelier. With 20 years of experience in the culinary field, Chef Clark is honored to participate in A Day of Remembrance to showcase and honor the culinary skills and traditions of her ancestors.