| Other author/creator | Royal, Walter, 1957- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title |
History Makers video oral history with Walter Royal |
| Portion of title |
Walter Royal |
| Abstract |
Chef Walter Royal, Jr. was born on May 18, 1957 in Eclectic, Alabama. Royal attended LaGrange College and Auburn University, where he obtained his B.S. degree and M.S. degree in psychology. In 1983, Royal enrolled in the Nathalie Dupree Cooking School in Atlanta. He was then hired as a sous chef at the Fearrington House in Pittsboro, North Carolina. After moving on to the Magnolia Grill in Durham, North Carolina as a chef, Royal joined the Angus Barn in 1995, where he became the executive chef. Royal has won numerous culinary awards. In 1997, he was the first African American chef to be awarded the Restaurant Guild's Five Star Chef of the Year award. He was also deemed one of the James Beard Foundation's Rising Stars. Royal was honored as one of the Top Five Chefs in the Southeast and the Top Black Chef in America. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer |
Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Raleigh, North Carolina 2012 February 19. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2012.042 HistoryMakers |
