Council, Mildred

African American businesswomen and cook Mildred Council ("Dip") was born on a farm in rural Chatham County, N.C, in 1929. In 1957, Council became the manager of Bill's Barbecue, a restaurant owned by her father-in-law in Chapel Hill, N.C. She opened Mama Dip's Country Kitchen in Chapel Hill in 1976. In 1999, she published "Mama Dip's Kitchen," which contains both recipes and reminiscences.

From the description of Mildred Council papers, 1996 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 45761022

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