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Martha Lou Gadsden, Soul-Food Matriarch, Dies at 91 For 37 years she stirred the pot at Martha Lou’s Kitchen in Charleston, S.C., a modest restaurant that became known as a temple for Low Country cuisine. Image Martha Lou Gadsden in Martha Lou’s Kitchen, her restaurant in Charleston. S.C., in 2011. “I know what I want done,” she said of her approach to cooking, “but to give you the recipe I’ll have to just make up one.”Credit.Peter Frank Edwards for The New York Times It would be impossible to add up all the meals Martha Lou Gadsden cooked over her lifetime. ....
By Fleming Smith fsmith@postandcourier.com A concealed backup pie is the epitome of comfort food. A familiar, uncomplicated dish that arrives at a moment of worry to take all concerns away. Certain items tend to get namechecked in comfort food discussions, but the category is intensely personal. Fried plantains with cheese, cinnamon sweet rice and burnt toast all count. Everyoneâs idea of comfort food is a little different. During the holiday season, those cravings can usually be taken offline. Grandmas, grandpas and other much-loved home cooks spend December bustling about the kitchen, making their friends and relativesâ favorite soul-soothing dishes. ....