Born and raised in Ridgeland, SC and now residing in Bluffton, Joy Mitchell has always been a daughter of the Low Country. Her journey began long before she would even realize it while at the side of her mother, Ann Mitchell affectionally known by all as “Mama Ann”. She taught her all of her unique cooking techniques and recipes. During the Covid pandemic, as businesses and restaurants shuttered, friends and family began asking Joy to cook them some of their favorite meals. Inspired by this and the memory of “Mama Ann”, “Mama Joy” and Mama Joy’s Kitchen were born with the sole purpose of providing friends, family and strangers alike a taste of what “Mama Ann” provided to so many for so long, food for the soul.