"The aroma and flavors of Gullah gumbo are positively dizzying. It is loaded with shrimp, chicken, and sausage and thickened by okra in the classical manner."
Michael Stern
"Look closely at this serving of she-crab soup and note the layer of clear sherry that floats atop the creamy soup. A couple of servings of this and you won’t pass a breathalyzer test!"
Michael Stern
"A close view of Gullah rice gives a sense of how much flavor there is in every bite. Shrimp, chicken, and sausage each delivers its own note and the rice itself is an edible kaleidoscope. The portion is not immense, but the satisfaction is."
Michael Stern
"Forking into the dish of collard greens revealed many chunks and shreds of ham, the flavor of which had permeated every fiber of the vegetable's leaves."
Michael Stern
"No one ever need nag me to eat my vegetables when they are as delicious as Gullah Cuisine's collard greens. This is one of the greenest-flavored dishes on earth."
Michael Stern
"Most sweet teas are pretty similar, varying only in degree of sweetness. This one is unique, flavored not with sugar but with honey. Its floral taste is fine complement for the flavor bouquet of each dish."
Michael Stern
"Like everything else here, these lightly coated fried shrimp are powerfully flavored."
buffetbuster
"The cornbread muffin that signals the beginning of the meal looks pretty ordinary, but it is not. The oven-hot cylinder of corn cake is so fragile that it falls into pieces when you put any pressure on it. It is grain with the character of cream."
Michael Stern
"How do so many southern cooks manage to transform austere broccoli into a rich, luscious vegetable? We’d guess the answer includes breadcrumbs, plenty of butter, and cooking time long enough to make it soft as clotted cream."
Michael Stern
"We love a restaurant on a mission. Here at Gullah cuisine, chef and proprietor Charlotte Jenkins aims to share the culinary gifts of the lowcountry."
Michael Stern
"The fried chicken on this plate had been delivered to the serving pan hot from the fryer, still glistening. It is luxuriously chicken-fatty, tender, and delicious. Clockwise, from the drumstick, are collard greens, braised cabbage, candied yams, and macaroni and cheese."
Michael Stern
"If you like your yams sweet, these caramelized hunks are heaven on earth. They were an especially good companion to the potent greens on the buffet."
Michael Stern
