Month: February 2012
Chef Leticia Schwartz and Feijoada—A Must See
I met Leticia at the Roger Smith Cookbook Conference, we are kindred spirits and we will be doing some cross-blogging!Continue Reading
Kosher/Soul Was a Success!
Originally 30 people were signed up and that was great. Just over 100 people showed up and participated, 70 ofContinue Reading
Special Thanks to Carnegie-Mellon
“More than Slave Food” was a towering success…. We had about 120 people come through, sit down, listen to anContinue Reading
Come By My House at Twelve: Black Love, Food and Sex: The “TV MA” Valentine Issue
Food is like music, spirituality, dance and material patterns in our culture. It is on a straight line with otherContinue Reading
So thanks for the Racist Comment…
Dear “NiggerBeater6969”— This is what you said to me: “i owned 3 niggers but i had to give them awayContinue Reading
Coming Up: Updates
So I am fast and furiously spending the night writing and re-writing…. Don’t Forget WE REALLY REALLY need you: http://www.indiegogo.com/The-Cooking-Gene-Project-The-Southern-Discomfort-TourContinue Reading
A Special Thanks To…/The Roger Smith Cookbook Conference
Wow…the Roger Smith Cookbook Conference was the place to be! So I need to write more about this in depthContinue Reading
More Good Press
http://www.indiegogo.com/The-Cooking-Gene-Project-The-Southern-Discomfort-Tour If you want to see me at work in the “field” tune into the Roger Smith Cookbook Conference liveContinue Reading
The Cooking Gene’s First Major Media Exposure
I hope that the many people viewing this blog–we are going about a hundred views a day–know about The CookingContinue Reading
10 “Black” Foods/Drinks I’m Thankful to White Folks For….
Now LOL, I know what you’re thinking…. Ummmm, Really Twitty? I thought you was all about Black empowerment, Afrocentric eating,Continue Reading
African American Food Quiz Reprieve
If you are still working on that African American food quiz, you have a reprieve until next Monday! Be sureContinue Reading
Meet Nicole Moore: A Member of the Cooking Gene Project Team
Nicole Moore is one of my team members for The Cooking Gene. She is now a seasoned historic interpreter withContinue Reading
The Cooking Gene is Born
We are now officially a campaign. http://www.indiegogo.com/The-Cooking-Gene-Project-The-Southern-Discomfort-Tour PLEASE visit http://www.thecookinggene.com and visit the FAQS page: http://thecookinggene.com/faq/ And please spread theContinue Reading
10 Interesting Facts You Should Know about African American Foodways: A Quiz with a Prize
I hope to keep my momentum up during the entirety of African American Heritage Month…It’s going to be a veryContinue Reading