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Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor
American culinary anthropologist
Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor | |
|---|---|
| Born | ()April 4, Fairfax, South Carolina, United States |
| Died | September 3, () (aged&#;79) Bronx, New York, United States |
| Nationality | American, Gullah |
| Occupation(s) | Culinary anthropologist, Actress, Food writer, Broadcaster |
| Years&#;active | – |
| Children | Chandra Weinland Brown Kali Grosvenor-Henry |
Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor (April 4, – September 3, ) was an American culinary anthropologist, griot, poet, food writer, and broadcaster on public media.
Born into a Gullah family in the Low Country of South Carolina, she moved with them as a child to Philadelphia during the Great Migration.
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Later she lived in Paris before settling in New York City. She was active in the Black Arts Movement and performed on Broadway.
Her travels informed her cooking and appreciation of food as culture. She was known for her cookbook-memoir, Vibration Cooking: or, The Travel Notes of a G Vibration Cooking - Georgia Press DEZO