The Ebony Test Kitchen, Where Black Cuisine Was Celebrated, Is Reborn
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on February 23, 2022
When Charlotte Lyons first stepped into the Ebony test kitchen in Chicago after becoming the magazine’s food editor in 1985, one thought ran through her mind: “Whoa!”
Here, amid the psychedelic waves of orange, green and purple that swirled along the walls, Black cuisine was freed to be experimental and futuristic. For Ebony readers, the magazine’s food was a central element of Black identity and pride.
