Beginner8 recipes
The Sunday Table
Taught by Miss Hattie Mae
Fried chicken, mac & cheese, greens, cornbread — the pillars.
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Black Plate Academy
Learn Black Heritage Cooking Through Living Personas.
Five cultural instructors. Hundreds of recipes. One Academy preserving our food legacy.
Enter the Academy Meet the Personas
The Five
Instructors who carry the culture.
Every recipe in the Academy is taught by one of five personas, each rooted in a distinct corner of the African-American culinary map.
Mama Geechee
Gullah / Lowcountry
Warm elder. Deep storyteller. Rice, seafood boils, red rice, okra soup.
“We cook the way the water taught us.”
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Miss Hattie Mae
Southern Soul Food
Church-lady strict. No shortcuts. Fried chicken, greens, cornbread, sweet potato pie.
“If it ain’t done right, it ain’t done.”
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Auntie Pearl
Creole / Louisiana
Playful and spice-forward. Gumbo, étouffée, jambalaya, beignets.
“Baby, we start with the trinity — always.”
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Chef Toussaint
Caribbean / Haitian
Patient. Low-and-slow. Technique-proud. Griot, jerk, oxtail, rice & peas.
“Respect the pot. It remembers.”
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Uncle Red
BBQ & Smoke
Laid-back pitmaster. Timing-obsessed. Ribs, brisket, hot links, sauces.
“Smoke don’t lie. Neither does time.”
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Course Catalog
Structured paths from first pot to masterclass.
Intermediate10 recipes
Rice is Memory
Taught by Mama Geechee
Lowcountry red rice, okra soup, shrimp & grits, Frogmore stew.
Intermediate9 recipes
The Roux Sessions
Taught by Auntie Pearl
Dark roux, gumbo z'herbes, étouffée, jambalaya.
Advanced12 recipes
Island Fire
Taught by Chef Toussaint
Griot, jerk chicken, oxtail, curry goat, rice & peas.
Advanced11 recipes
Low & Slow
Taught by Uncle Red
Ribs, brisket, hot links, mop sauces, rubs from scratch.
Masterclass18 recipes
Heritage Masterclass: The Migration Menu
Taught by All Five
Trace one plate from Charleston to Chicago to Oakland.
The Recipe Library
Every dish tagged by region and era.
From the Survival Era rice pots of the Lowcountry to the Celebration Era pits of Kansas City — the library reads like an atlas.
The Lesson Player
She talks you through it. Step by step.
Persona-driven voice instruction, timed visual cues, and cultural storytelling triggered at the moments that matter — like your grandmother standing beside you.
- Voice instruction in each persona’s cadence
- Step-by-step guidance with timers
- Cultural storytelling pop-ups at key moments
Our Mission
Preserving Black Culinary Heritage Through Technology.
Every recipe our elders never wrote down is one migration away from being lost. The Academy captures the pots, the pinches, the timing, and the stories — from the Lowcountry to Louisiana to the pit yards of the Midwest — and hands them to the next generation in a form that will outlive us all.
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Every membership funds new recipes, new stories, and the chefs who carry them.
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- Early access to new courses
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$199/ year
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- Restaurant Heritage Menu Nights
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Heritage Menu Nights
Cook it at home. Then taste it at a Black-owned table.
Academy recipes come alive at participating restaurants across the Black Plate Directory — special heritage nights where the chef cooks the exact dish you just learned.
Find a Restaurant Near YouCharleston, SC
Heritage Night · monthly
New Orleans, LA
Heritage Night · monthly
Kansas City, MO
Heritage Night · monthly
Brooklyn, NY
Heritage Night · monthly
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