The Southern Foodways Alliance documents, studies, and explores the diverse food cultures of the changing American South.
Interview
In 2006, the year that Bowens Island Restaurant celebrated its sixtieth anniversary, Robert Barber accepted a James…
A native of New Orleans, Duke Eversmeyer has been a customer of Bowens Island restaurant for more than thirty years. He…
Victor Lafayette grew up on Sol Legare Road, just across the inlet from Bowens Island. His childhood friends gave him…
Bob Barber was born in Charleston in 1925. His parents divorced before he was two years old. His mother, May, married…
Paula settled near Charleston to be close to the ocean. Her political support of Robert Barber was her first connection…
Fred has the rivers, marshes, and tides in his blood. An avid sailor, he can be found out on the water often. And it…
Oral History
To the uninitiated, the oyster joint on Bowens Island was a curiosity of sorts—an aging pile of cinderblocks and boards…
A native of Georgia, Jack London ended up in Charleston when his father retired from the Army sometime in the 1960s.…
Robert Barber has always been connected to the restaurant business. When he was born in 1949, his grandparents were…