you are seeing a direct descendent, a slave after the slaves were free. >> ashley grew up on miskito beach. her mother owns the property which has been in her family for generations. fact of the matter is an old south with the dishes and flavors of southern cooking, which is to say american cooking as opposed to european, chances are the food was grown, gathered, produced, and prepared by african slaves. chef bj dennis has made it a personal mission to protect the culinary traditions that his ancestors passed on to him. >> this is local blue crab that is fresh in season. this is garlic crab and shrimp butter. you have the play of this into the cuisine.