Amethyst Ganaway

1 week ago | eater.com | Amethyst Ganaway

Dining OutIn kitchens and restaurants across the Black diaspora, the peanut reigns supreme. Jun 17, 2025, 2:38 PM UTCImage: Patience OgunbanjoAcross the United States, you can find roasted or boiled peanuts at crowded events like ball games, fairs, festivals, and carnivals. An omnipresent part of global bar culture, peanuts are typically served as a snack, usually paired with foamy beer on tap and glasses of cheap wine to lure the customer into drinking more.

1 month ago | modernsouth.co | Amethyst Ganaway

Featured image: Piper JonesWhile Charleston has recently taken the rest of the country by storm over the past decade as a growing city with a growing food scene, it has always been home to me. Growing up in an area rich in produce and fresh seafood, I have been spoiled to eat some of the world’s best food my entire life. As times have changed, Charleston has moved away from only serving local and Southern cuisines to a more diverse collection of options.

Oct 29, 2024 | saveur.com | Amethyst Ganaway

By Amethyst GanawayPublished on October 29, 2024Open season for duck in the Carolina Lowcountry starts in November. Whenever Charleston-based chef Amethyst Ganaway can source duck hearts, she likes to marinate them for yakitori-style duck heart skewers: “These tiny morsels are sweet, rich, and a little chewy. They’re muscles, after all.” She recommends pulling them off the skewer and popping them into your mouth while hot.

Sep 9, 2024 | saveur.com | Amethyst Ganaway

By Amethyst GanawayPublished on September 9, 2024Years back, on an evening in Awendaw, South Carolina, a nine-year-old girl named Charlotte made dinner for her family. Charlotte’s mother had just stepped out to tend to an emergency, and the child took it upon herself to light the stove and cook up a meal of rice and fried liver, complete with a rich, brown gravy made from the fond left behind in the skillet.

Jun 17, 2024 | thefoodsection.com | Amethyst Ganaway

Five months after closing for the death of its owner, Ella Jane Scott, the legendary Scott’s Bar-B-Q in Hemingway, South Carolina reopened on May 15, 2024. For 50 years, some of them singed by small fires, there were two things you could count on when you pulled up to Scott’s: good barbecue and Mrs. Scott at the front counter. Usually wearing glasses and a roomy floral shirt, she was always ready to take your order.