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

"Michael W. Twitty is one of the most fascinating people in food today. A cook, writer, Judaic studies teacher, self-taught historian and historical interpreter (he cooks antebellum meals while dressing the part), Twitty has devoted much of his career to uncovering African-Americans’ often-unsung contributions to Southern food. And that means exploring the uncomfortable fact that many of the cuisine’s favorite comfort foods were born out of slavery. As Twitty once said, “My work has always emphasized that Black lives matter.”"