DURHAM, N.C.The chef Ricky Moore was 10 years old when his maternal grandmother, Bernice McClease Loftin introduced him to a tradition that would define his professional trajectory and his holiday celebrations.For more than seven years, Ms. Loftin would hand Mr. Moore, her eldest grandchild, a cold 16-ounce glass bottle of Pepsi and a small parcel of roasted, salted peanuts at the end of each week, as they sat on the front porch of her home in eastern North Carolina.
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