Cornbread Then & Now

Millie Huff Coleman is a lifelong
Atlantan whose family history is especially tied to the city’s history in war,
women’s rights, and food. She will bring her dietary knowledge to a special
cornbread tasting at the DeKalb History Center on Thursday, July 18th
at 7pm. Cornbread Then and Now will
include samples to taste as well as letters from her great-great-grandfather
who fought and died in the Battle of Atlanta. (And yes, the letters often
concerned cornbread.) She also will have true tales about her aunt who was the
proprietress of the famous Frances Virginia Tearoom in downtown Atlanta at a
white-gloved time when women began to work outside the home and had few options
for dining out alone.

Attendees will get to sample
Frances Virginia’s cornbread which is featured in Ms. Coleman’s Frances Virginia Tearoom Cookbook along
with other time honored recipes from old Atlanta. The taste testing will allow
attendees to experience how cornbread has changed over time in taste and
texture while getting a taste of local history at the same time.

Ms. Coleman is a distinguished
University of Georgia Alumnae who holds a Masters Degree in Women’s Studies/Dietary Anthropology from Georgia State University and is a member of the
International Association of Culinary Professionals. She will be signing soft
and hardback editions of her book. Millie Coleman’s cornbread program is part
of the Commemoration of the 149th Anniversary of the Battle of
Atlanta, held by the BATL organization in partnership with the DeKalb History
Center and Cooks Warehouse. BATL features over 50 programs in an event that
runs from July 13-21. See the website at www.batlevent.org
for more information.