Sixth-generation Gullah and Daufuskie Island native Sallie Ann Robinson was inducted into the James Beard Book Awards Hall of Fame Saturday.
The James Beard Foundation awards America’s best chefs and culinary writers annually. Robinson was recognized for her four books of Gullah recipes and her life on Daufuskie.
She appeared at the James Beard media awards ceremony in Chicago. Her grandmother told her hard work pays off, but she never expected to receive such recognition, she said…