Displaying 1 of 1 2017 Format: Book Author: Twitty, Michael W., 1977- author. Title: The cooking gene : a journey through African American culinary history in the Old South / Michael W. Twitty. Edition: First edition. Published: New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017] Description: xvii, 443 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 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. Subjects: African American cooking -- History. Cooking, American -- Southern style -- History. African Americans -- Food -- Southern States -- History. African Americans -- Genealogy. Genetic genealogy. Special collections -- Equity Resource Center. 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. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-437). ISBN: 9780062379290 0062379291 9780062379276 0062379275 Available Copies:8 (of 8) No. of Requests: 0 Call number: 641.59296T Request It Add to My List Share It! Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Staff View Displaying 1 of 1
