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Remembering Madison's Carson Gulley through "Top Chef"

2024-04-19

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=42tNf8_0sX1Pipd00 — Carson Gulley was head chef at UW-Madison for 27 years. | Photo via Wisconsin Historical Society - WHI Image 48994

In the most recent episode of “ Top Chef ,” cheftestants had to cook something from a recipe book written by Carson Gulley for the quickfire challenge.

None of the contestants knew who Carson Gulley was, but we do

. He was the head chef for UW-Madison for 27 years, as well as a Civil Rights pioneer .

Born in Arkansas in 1897, he was one of 10 children, a son of sharecroppers.
He came to Madison in 1926 and began cooking for the students.
His recipe book, Seasoning Secrets , was published in 1949. Recipes include Molded Fish Salad , Hot Sauce for Weiners , and Baked Raccoon .
In 1953, Gulley and his wife, Beatrice, hosted a TV show called “ What’s Cooking ” on WMTV, becoming Madison’s first Black TV personalities.
He died in 1962 at the age of 65 and is buried at Forest Hill Cemetery .

On campus, the Carson Gulley Center is now a community space for UW-Madison students. You can visit

Carson’s Market or try making his beloved fudge-bottom pie .

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