Last year we celebrated a chef who got a book deal at age 89. Emily Meggett from Edisto, S.C., was a queen of Gullah Geechee cooking, and her cookbook became a bestseller. NPR culture correspondent ...

EDISTO ISLAND — When "Ms. Emily" Meggett, 89, answered the phone at her sea island residence, she had to put this journalist on hold for a moment. That's because her neighbor was dropping off a cooler ...

She died Friday at her home in Edisto Island, South Carolina. Emily Meggett, queen of Gullah Geechee cuisine, passed away on April 21 after a short illness, her daughter Lavern Meggett confirmed.

EDISTO ISLAND — Emily Meggett, known nationally as the Gullah matriarch of Edisto Island, died April 21. She was 90. The author of New York Times bestselling cookbook “Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: ...

The culinary world is mourning the loss of Emily Meggett, known as the Gullah matriarch of Edisto Island. Meggett died on April 21 after a brief illness. She was 90 years old. Meggett, who never once ...