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2026

Savannah, Georgia

Chef Matthew Raiford

On the Menu: Florine’s Salmon Cakes and Pepper Rice

“They say the most intimate experience that you can do for anyone is to cook for them.”

Matthew Raiford, sixth-generation Gullah Geechee farmer

Brunswick, Georgia

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