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Robert Revels - On working in the food industry

Interviewed by Jessica McAdams and Trent Wei on February 24, 2012

This interview includes the interviewee’s background and his occupational history with food. He considers his first kitchen to be at the Carolina Inn in the 1940s and 1950s. His favorite dish to cook at the Carolina Inn was roast beef. Revels states that his favorite place to cook at was the Zoom Zoom [22:25]. He also shares his thoughts about healthy food trends, family health history and nutrition

Robert Revels - On working in the food industry

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Oral history interview of Revels, Robert conducted by McAdams, Jessica on February 24, 2012 at Unknown. Processed by Oberuc, Alex.

Citation: Marian Cheek Jackson Center, “Robert Revels - On working in the food industry,” From the Rock Wall, accessed December 3, 2024, https://fromtherockwall.org/oral-histories/robert-revels-2.

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