Brunache is
Haitian American in heritage and grew up in
Miami, Florida. In college, she pursued anthropology and then became involved with a field school run by
Kathleen Deagan at
St. Augustine, Florida. Brunache earned her master's degree at the
University of South Carolina and then earned her doctorate at the
University of Texas. In May 2006, she moved to
Scotland to be closer to Andy Shearer. Her work for her thesis pointed to the origins of modern
Creole cuisine and
Soul Food. These women significantly contributed to the cuisine of the region. She has also been featured in the
BBC Two history series,
A Black History of Britain. Brunache lectures at the
University of Glasgow. In 2016, she was awarded a
Ford Foundation fellowship to do an excavation of the first integrated school in
Ohio, the
Parker Academy. == References ==