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Arthur Bryant (restaurateur)
Arthur Bryant (1900 – December 28, 1982, aged 82) was an American chef and restaurateur specializing in Kansas City barbecue. He owned and operated Arthur Bryant's in Kansas City, Missouri. Bryant was born on a farm in Branchville, Texas in Milam County, Texas. He attended Prairie View A&M College, an all-black school in Texas. He graduated in 1931 with a degree in agriculture and an offer to teach school.Lakeland Ledger, Dec 29, 1982, Arthur Bryant, barbeque king' (Obit.) Retrieved May 2012 He came to Kansas City to visit his brother Charlie Bryant who was working for barbecue master Henry Perry. Perry offered Arthur a job and he settled in Kansas City in 1931. Charlie assumed control of the barbecue operation in 1940 when Perry died; Arthur took over in 1946 when Charlie retired.Daytona Beach Morning Journal, Dec 28, 1982, Barbeque King Arthur Bryant' (Obit.) Retrieved May 2012 Arthur added molasses to sweeten Perry's vinegar based original recipe. Bryant was quoted, "I ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branchville, Texas
Branchville is an unincorporated community located in Milam County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 200 in 2000. Geography Branchville is located on Farm to Market Road 485, east of Cameron in eastern Milam County. Education Branchville had its own school in 1896. There was a school with one teacher and 30 White students and two one-teacher schools for 133 Black students in 1903. It had only two schools in the 1940s. They joined the Cameron Independent School District in the early 1970s. Notable people * Arthur Bryant, Kansas City barbecue icon who operated Arthur Bryant's and is buried in Branchville.Lakeland Ledger, Dec 29, 1982, Arthur Bryant, barbeque king' (Obit.) Retrieved May 2012 *Shad Fenniel, who killed five people and injured another five during a home invasion on July 3, 1914.Negro kills 8 with a short handled axe, ''The Newark Advocate'' (July 3, 1914) â€Kills eight for revenge ''The New York Times'' (Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playboy
''Playboy'' is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. Known for its centerfolds of nude and semi-nude models (Playmates), ''Playboy'' played an important role in the sexual revolution and remains one of the world's best-known brands, having grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (PEI), with a presence in nearly every medium. In addition to the flagship magazine in the United States, special nation-specific versions of ''Playboy'' are published worldwide, including those by licensees, such as Dirk Steenekamp's DHS Media Group. The magazine has a long history of publishing short stories by novelists such as Arthur C. Clarke, Ian Fleming, Vladimir Nabokov, Saul Bellow, Chuck Palahniuk, P. G. Wodehouse, Roald Dahl, Haruki Murakami, and Margaret Atwood. With a regular display of full-page c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African-American Chefs
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of Slavery in the United States, enslaved Africans who are from the United States. While some Black immigrants or their children may also come to identify as African-American, the majority of first generation immigrants do not, preferring to identify with their nation of origin. African Americans constitute the second largest racial group in the U.S. after White Americans, as well as the third largest ethnic group after Hispanic and Latino Americans. Most African Americans are descendants of enslaved people within the boundaries of the present United States. On average, African Americans are of West Africa, West/Central Africa, Central African with some European descent; some also have Native Americans in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
