It’s Wednesday P.O.U Family and lurkers! It’s hump day and this week’s open theme are highlighting famous African-American chefs.
Delilah Winder is a celebrity chef, restaurant owner and cookbook author who has a passion for food and entertaining.
Born in Richmond, VA and raised in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Delilah remembers meals being events morning, noon and night. “I woke up to eat,” she says, lovingly recalling the aromas which would wake her up and send her rushing downstairs to dig into her grandma’s homemade biscuits. “My grandma made those biscuits from scratch every morning,” she continues. “We’d all sit at the table for every meal. Everything would be laid out in platters. She’d make fried chicken every Sunday morning, along with biscuits, gravy, bacon and eggs, homemade preserves—and grandma worked, too!”
Southern heritage. From the all-blue room, to specialty rum drinks, to Southern fried chicken, ceviche
and smoked fish dishes, she stylishly incorporated all the things she loved and named it after a song she
fondly remembers her father playing frequently, called “Bluezette”.
southern recipes in Delilah’s Everyday Soul: Southern Cooking With Style cookbook. Containing a
foreword by author and personal chef of Oprah Winfrey, Art Smith, the book includes many of the
recipes that have made Delilah a favorite chef of celebrities. The book is not only a collection of her amazing recipes; it’s a colorful collection of memories of what influenced her love for food.
