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Join award-winning food and nutrition journalist Toni Tipton-Martin for a virtual event celebrating her life and work. In conversation with Toni is executive owner and chef of The Urban Oyster, Jasmine Norton.
Toni Tipton-Martin is a culinary journalist and author using cultural heritage and cooking to build community. She is Editor in Chief of Cook’s Country by America’s Test Kitchen, a PBS television show host, a two-time James Beard Award winner for her books on African American cooking, and she recently was awarded the prestigious Julia Child Award, which is given to an individual (or team) who has made a profound and significant difference in the way America cooks, eats and drinks.
Toni’s latest book, Jubilee: Recipes From Two Centuries of African American Cooking, brings to life 125 dishes from the African American cookbooks in her rare collection through breath-taking photography and engaging storytelling. Jubilee is a James Beard Award winner, earned the IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals) Book of the Year Award, and was named one of the “Cookbooks You Need for 2020” by the New York Times.
Growing up in Baltimore, Jasmine Norton would regularly enjoy oysters with her father who taught her how to shuck at the tender age of seven. Her love for adventure and passion for food sparked the creation of her business: The Urban Oyster. Jasmine’s goal is central to her business: introduce oysters to friends, family and peers who were apprehensive about the texture of raw seafood, notably oysters.
In 2016, she opened The Urban Oyster, which is the first female and Black-owned oyster bar in the United States. Shortly after opening its doors, The Baltimore Sun nominated Jasmine’s cream of crab soup for the best in the city and in 2019 the restaurant was dubbed The Best Raw Bar by the Baltimore magazine. Similarly, when Jasmine opened the oyster bar’s sister concept last year, The Urban Burger Bar, the restaurant quickly received the Best Burger nomination. Jasmine was named to the 25 Women To Watch by The Baltimore Sun in both 2019 and 2021. She will soon be spreading her charm to the nation’s capital with another restaurant set to open in 2022.
ASL interpretation will be available for attendees.
Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at 7:00pm
Virtual EventDiversity, Equity & Inclusion, Pratt Test Kitchen, Virtual Event, Writers LIVE!, Black History
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