Nourishing Communion Afro-Chesapeake Feast

Brought to you by Chesapeake Conjure Society

In collaboration with Our Time Kitchen and Chef/Historian Maynard McMillian https://www.instagram.com/nafasi_catering/.  Chef Maynard will lead us in a discussion on the history of Afro-Chesapeake cuisine, along with resident historians of the Chesapeake Conjure Society. 

Cooking together in the culinary lineage of James Hemings (progenitor of American Macaroni & Cheese).

We will cook and learn together, before we sit-down to a family style meal in a heated outdoor space.

Seasonal and locally sourced food.

Elevated menu

Appetizer

Carrot Bisque w/ Sweet Potato Biscuits

Charred Local Thumbelina Carrots, Red Onions, Garlic, Rosemary, Thyme

Optional: Jumbo Lump Crab

*Entrees

Baltimore ‘Coddies”

Salt Cod, Red Onion, Minced Garlic, Red Potatoes, Dijon Mustard

Fried Oyster Cakes w/ Chesapeake Remoulade

Fresh Shucked Bluepoint Oysters, Ground Beef, Minced Onion, Old Bay, Garlic, Puff Pastry

*Sides

Sweet Potato Salad w/ Orange Maple Dressing

Diced Sweet Potatoes, Fresh Ginger, Scallions, Strawberry Balsamic Vinegar, Dried Cranberries, Toasted Pecans

Slow-Brasied Kale & Black Eyed Peas

Fresh Kale, Celery, Onions, Garlic, Thyme, Coriander, Smoked Paprika

*Dessert

Applesauce Cake

Local Fuji Apples, Cinnamon, Cloves, Raisins, Walnuts

Black People Punch

Signature Whiskey/Bourbon Cocktail

Wine

Coffee, Tea and Water

AFROCHESAPEAKE
NOURISHING COMMUNION, ORDER OF CEREMONY:

STARTING
GATHERING AT OUR TIME KITCHEN 11.00 AM
Your presence a blessing. You will be greeted with a tasting of Virginia style macaroni & cheese, a cocktail demonstration prepared by rootdoctor Harold Jones, and a
herba tea ano cortee selection

STARTING AT 11.15 AM
OPENING CEREMONY
Altar build in honor of James Hemings, intentions for the space and libations for ancestors led by Chesapeake Conjure Society.

STARTING AT 11.30 AM
COOKING TOGETHER
Chef Maynard will lead the group in a hands-on AfroChesapeake cooking & history lesson, honoring the culinary lineage of James Hemings.

STARTING BLESS THE FOOD LET'S EAT!
AT 01.30 PM Sit down for a community meal next to a fire pit. Tables
will be set with linens and seasonal centerpieces showcasing Indigo inspired colors and local wildflowers.

STARTING AT 3.00 PM
TRANSITION
We will take this time to transition from the ceremony space back into the rest of our Sunday as we close out in fellowship

13 Spaces

Payments for this EVENT: WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED THROUGH ZELLE and PayPal.

If using ZELLE you must pay your balance within 30mins or ticket will be canceled.  This is a love offering to community, for fellowship.  We are supporting Black businesses.  This is not free to CCS members, everyone is paying the same price, please honor that. 

Telephone: 443-742-4919 

Note: Name and Email/Phone# of Guest.

No Spaces will be Held. First Come, First Served.

Sales will end 10/18/23 if seats are still available.

$140pp (this is an offering to community at cost, means we do not profit)

"Sit at my table, eat and you will know me" -African Proverb

"Fighting Old Nep

The Foodways of Enslaved Afro-Marylanders

1634-1864

Author: Michael Twitty"

Come sit at our table.