Displaying 1 of 1 2017 Format: Book Author: Twitty, Michael, 1977- author. Title: The cooking gene : a journey through African American culinary history in the Old South / Michael W. Twitty. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017 Description: xvii, 443 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm Summary: "A memoir of Southern cuisine and food culture that traces the paths of the author's ancestors (black and white) through the crucible of slavery to show its effects on our food today"-- Provided by publisher. Target Audience Note: General Adult Subjects: African American cooking -- History. Cooking, American -- Southern style -- History. African Americans -- Food -- Southern States -- History. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-437). Contents: Preface: The Old South -- No More Whistling Walk for Me -- Hating My Soul -- Mise en Place -- Mishpocheh -- Missing Pieces -- No Nigger Blood -- "White Man in the Woodpile" -- 0.01 Percent -- Sweet Tooth -- Mothers of Slaves -- Alma Mater -- Chesapeake Gold -- The Queen -- Adam in the Garden -- Shake Dem 'Simmons Down -- All Creatures of Our G-d and King -- The Devil's Half Acre -- "The King's Cuisine" -- Crossroads -- The Old Country -- Sankofa -- Author's Note -- Selected Bibliography. ISBN: 9780062379290 : HRD 0062379291 : HRD Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 143680 Place Request Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Explore Recommendations from NoveList Plus, Ratings, and more Similar Titles Similar Series Summary Series Information Explore Recommendations from Syndetics Unbound, Reviews, About the Author, and more Reader Reviews Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
