Sally Seymour

Sally Seymour
Died(1824-04-03)April 3, 1824
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Pastry chef, restaurateur
Years active1795 - 1824
Known forBeing the matriarch of an African American culinary dynasty in Antebellum Charleston, SC.
ChildrenEliza Seymour Lee, William Seymour

Sally Seymour (died 3 April 1824), was an African American pastry chef and restaurateur.[1][2] Seymour built up an elite culinary business in Charleston, South Carolina and was one of a few African American business owners at the time.[3] She influenced food styles in Charleston through her restaurant and the numbers of chefs she trained.

  1. ^ Myers, Amrita Chakrabarti (2011). Forging Freedom: Black Women and the Pursuit of Liberty in Antebellum Charleston. Univ of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-8078-3505-0.
  2. ^ David S. Shields, The Culinarians: Lives and Careers from the First Age of American Fine Dining
  3. ^ "Charleston's African American Culinary Dynasty · Nat Fuller's Feast: The Life and Legacy of an Enslaved Cook in Charleston · Lowcountry Digital History Initiative". ldhi.library.cofc.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-01.