Sarah Rawls
Sarah Rawls was one of the first Black celebrity chefs.[1] Rawls was an accomplished restaurateur, with several successful establishments starting in the Bay Area in the 1970s.[2] Host of the television series Down Home Cooking, Rawls expanded the reach of her show to syndication in 26 cities in 1981.[3] The cooking show featured guest appearances by the likes of Andrae Crouch and Richard Kline. In addition to making commercials for Ac'cent seasoning (one alongside Sammy Davis Jr.),[4] she was the author of Sarah Rawls' Down to Earth Cook Book, Down Home Recipes: Sarah Rawls' Family-pleasing Meals and Talkin 'Turkey.
References
[edit]- ^ Fletcher, Ethan (2021-01-22). "Rooted in Community: Oakland's Black Food Collective". Diablo Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ^ Han, Sarah (2019-06-03). "Crave BBQ chef opens Grammie's Down-Home Chicken & Seafood in Oakland". Berkeleyside. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ^ Jet magazine, April 16, 1981, page 58
- ^ Foxworth, Marilyn Kern (1994-07-30). Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben, and Rastus: Blacks in Advertising, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-313-26798-7.
External links
[edit]- Sarah Rawls at IMDb
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