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

Name: The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South
ISBN: 9780062379276

by Michael W. Twitty

Kirkus Prize · 2017 · Shortlist

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AmistadAugust 1, 2017History NonfictionISBN 9780062379276

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction	2017	Shortlist

About This Book

Michael W. Twitty traces his ancestors through Southern food traditions, DNA testing, and visits to plantations to argue that African American cooking is the foundation of Southern — and American — cuisine. Shortlisted for the Kirkus Prize.

About the Author

Michael W. TwittyAmerican

Michael W. Twitty, born in 1977 in Washington, D.C. is an African-American Jewish culinary historian and author who explores the intersections of African-American, Jewish, and Southern food traditions through his acclaimed works. Read more →