Author Archives: michaelwtwitty

About michaelwtwitty

I am a Judaics teacher and Culinary Historian focusing on the foodways of Africa, enslaved African Americans, African America and the African and Jewish diasporas.

You Asked For It: Blueberry Barbecue Sauce

So The Sandy Spring Museum is hosting a Strawberry Festival this weekend, and they asked me to join six other culinarians to present a dish featuring berries.  The guest of honor was former chief White House chef James Moeller (1991-2005) … Continue reading

Posted in Events and Appearances, Food People and Food Places | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Roanoke’s favorite combo speaks to its Southern roots – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Posted in African American Food History, African Food Culture, Diaspora Food Culture, Events and Appearances, Food and Slavery, Food People and Food Places, Food Philosophy at Afroculinaria, Heirloom Gardening/Heritage Breeds and Wildcrafting, The Cooking Gene | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Tweet from Sam H. (@SamsGoodMeats)

Sam H. (@SamsGoodMeats) tweeted at 11:09 AM on Wed, May 15, 2013: Biggest honor of my writing life: a COVER STORY in @artofeating http://t.co/osKxsiKrxb (h/t @koshersoul @fiveseedsfarm @wkrestaurant) (https://twitter.com/SamsGoodMeats/status/334686896728973312) Get the official Twitter app at https://twitter.com/download

Posted in African American Food History, African Food Culture, Diaspora Food Culture, Events and Appearances, Food and Slavery, Food People and Food Places, Food Philosophy at Afroculinaria, Heirloom Gardening/Heritage Breeds and Wildcrafting, Recipes | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Get It While You Can: Collard Flower Vinegar

So right now I’m at a food studies workshop at Indiana University/Bloomington, hanging out with a lot of the great food studies academics of our time, and on my first scholar in residence visit! Recently I’ve been making vinegars from … Continue reading

Posted in Events and Appearances, Heirloom Gardening/Heritage Breeds and Wildcrafting, Recipes, Scholars, Elders and Wise Folk | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Glory of Spring: Pan Roasted Collard Sprouts

There’s nothing really special about sauteed greens.  It’s a fact,  It’s a platitude of earthy, seasonal, farm to table cooking.  It’s a revelation to anyone who eats canned or frozen greens of any sort. It just is.  Warning: Forgive the … Continue reading

Posted in Heirloom Gardening/Heritage Breeds and Wildcrafting, Recipes | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

My Favorite Grill Relish

I published this on Twitter a while back, but then one of my Twitter buddies, local conservationist and activist Brent Bolin (@bcbolin) took advantage of one of our early humid DC spring days to grill up some asparagus, tuna and … Continue reading

Posted in Heirloom Gardening/Heritage Breeds and Wildcrafting, Recipes | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Just in Case You Wanted to Listen In, The Kojo Nnamdi Show Interview

This was a great afternoon, too short, too short!!! Denzell Mitchell of Five Seeds Farm @5seedsfarm on Twitter and I were hosted on WAMU 88.5 by Kojo Nnamdi (@KojoShow) Special thanks to Mike M. @MikeMartinezDC and Camelia for their putting … Continue reading

Posted in African American Food History, Events and Appearances, Food People and Food Places, Food Philosophy at Afroculinaria, Heirloom Gardening/Heritage Breeds and Wildcrafting, Scholars, Elders and Wise Folk, The Cooking Gene | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Tweet from Michael W. Twitty (@KosherSoul)

Michael W. Twitty (@KosherSoul) tweeted at 9:26 PM on Tue, Apr 02, 2013: Wednesday LIVE at 1 pm on WAMU 88.5 on DCs NPR station, @5seedsfarm and @KosherSoul will be talking urban ag on @kojoshow http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2013-04-03/urban-farming-and-agricultural-history (https://twitter.com/KosherSoul/status/319259610517229568) Get the official … Continue reading

Posted in African American Food History, Events and Appearances, Heirloom Gardening/Heritage Breeds and Wildcrafting, The Cooking Gene | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Slim pickings, not Slim Jims, make up Civil War diet | Athens Banner Herald Mobile

Hey check out this piece on Civil War foodways by Andre Gallant that I’m quoted in at Online Athens: http://m.onlineathens.com/features/2013-03-20/slim-pickings-not-slim-jims-make-civil-war-diet.

Posted in African American Food History, Food and Slavery, Food People and Food Places, Heirloom Gardening/Heritage Breeds and Wildcrafting, Publications, The Cooking Gene | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

This Weekend at Bacon’s Castle, Surry, VA

Afro-Atlantic Foodways with Culinary Historian, Michael Twitty 18th and 19th century Southern Afro- Atlantic cuisine, featuring Michael Twitty Saturday, March 30, 2013 Michael W. Twitty is a culinary historian, living history interpreter and food writer from the Washington D.C. area.  … Continue reading

Posted in African American Food History, African Food Culture, Diaspora Food Culture, Events and Appearances, Food and Slavery, Food People and Food Places, Food Philosophy at Afroculinaria, Heirloom Gardening/Heritage Breeds and Wildcrafting, Scholars, Elders and Wise Folk, The Cooking Gene | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment