The Ebony Cook actually began as a monthly culinary column called “A Date with a Dish” in Ebony Magazine. It was started in 1946 by their first food editor, Freda DeKnight, who made a concerted effort to bring international attention to the importance of African American dishes. A notable moment in the column’s history was when the illustrious Lena Horne was featured in Ebony Magazine’s February 1947 issue. She cooked East Indian Chicken, a Trinidadian dish, for her feature “Date wi...
