Whew, this was a surprise,” she said.įull disclosure, I grew up eating Sherry’s food. “I represent the whole Northeast tribes, our cooking ways.
Pocknett accepted her award Monday night in a buckskin dress and wampum jewelry.
But anyone will tell you that a Sly Fox bluefish plate or a venison sandwich is worth waiting for. Go to any powwow in the northeast and chef Sherry’s food stand is the one with the longest line. She’s part of a wave of Native chefs and restaurateurs bringing Indigenous foods to the mainstream and proving there’s a market for those cuisines. Sherry Pocknett, a citizen of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and owner of Sly Fox Den restaurant in Charleston, Rhode Island, was named best chef in the northeast region. The prestigious James Beard awards, sort of like the Oscars of the food and restaurant world, were held in Chicago on Monday night.Īnd for the second year in a row, an Indigenous chef brought home high honors.
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