Not much upsets Chef Benjamin “B.J.” Dennis, but any mention of black-eyed peas strikes a particular nerve. Back home, Dennis has access to more than 20 varieties of field peas, including several rare ...

On a recent trip to Charleston, South Carolina, I met Benjamin “BJ” Dennis at the James Island Sunday Brunch Farmers Market. We pause in front of the Simmons Farm stand to shake sand out of my shoes — ...

Bernice Chu studied the original food service plan for Charleston’s International African American Museum and all she could think of was a tuna fish sandwich wrapped in plastic. It was like the food ...