The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South

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Price
$28.99  $26.96
Publisher
Amistad Press
Publish Date
Pages
464
Dimensions
6.2 X 9.2 X 1.5 inches | 1.5 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780062379290

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About the Author
Michael W. Twitty is a culinary historian and author of the James Beard Award-winning The Cooking Gene: A Journey through African American Culinary History in the Old South.
Reviews

"Fascinating." -- New York Times Book Review

"Twitty ably joins past and present, puzzling out culinary mysteries along the way... An exemplary, inviting exploration and an inspiration for cooks and genealogists alike." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Twitty has accomplished something remarkable with The Cooking Gene... It's a book to save, reread, and share until everyone you know has a working understanding of the human stories and pain behind some of America's most foundational and historically significant foods." -- Christian Science Monitor

"Should there ever be a competition to determine the most interesting man in the world, Michael W. Twitty would have to be considered a serious contender." -- Washington Post

"Slavery made the world of our ancestors incredibly remote to us. Thankfully, the work of Michael W. Twitty helps restore our awareness of their struggles and successes bite by bite, giving us a true taste of the past." -- Dr. Henry Louis Gates, host of PBS' Many Rivers to Cross and Finding Your Roots

"Written in Michael W. Twitty's no-nonsense style and interlaced with moments of levity, The Cooking Gene is gritty, compelling, and enlightening - a mix of personal narrative and the history of race, politics, economics and enslavement that will broaden notions of African-American culinary identity." -- Toni Tipton-Martin, James Beard Award-winning author of The Jemima Code

"Fascinating.... A valuable addition to culinary and Old South historiography with lip-smacking period recipes." -- Library Journal (starred review)