Buy #RecipesfromtheAmericanSouth on a holiday sale:
I’m thrilled to share that Recipes from the American South is featured in @phaidonpress’s holiday edit. For a limited time,Continue Reading
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Have a listen: Food With Mark Bittman on #RecipesfromtheAmericanSouth
Enjoy everyone; thrilled to be on Mark’s podcast!
NPR!!!!!
#RecipesfromtheAmericanSouth #Southernfood Read this extraordinary coverage of Recipes from the American South by NPR. https://www.npr.org/2025/10/15/nx-s1-5558287/michael-twitty-cookbook-recipes-from-the-american-south
Whaaaaaaat???? Come have brunch with me and Chef Sean H. Brock in Nashville!
Don’t you want to be a fly on the wall Here’s where we are going to start. Sean Brock andContinue Reading
Come out to see me in DC:
10/16/25 Come see me and buy my brand new cookbook and get it signed! In conversation with Aaron Hutcherson! #RecipesfromtheAmericanSouth
NEW REVIEW OF MY NEW BOOK FROM EATER!
Enjoy this review from Eater as they celebrate 15 new books they are excited about this fall! I’m back! https://www.eater.com/eater-at-home/911331/best-new-cookbooks-fall-2025-alison-roman-samin-nosrat-dan-pelosiContinue Reading
Check out “Understanding Your Plate Is Understanding Yourself by Tastemaker Michael Twitty” on Flipboard
Understanding Your Plate Is Understanding Yourself by Tastemaker Michael Twitty https://flipboard.com/@tastemakers/understanding-your-plate-is-understanding-yourself-by-tastemaker-michael-twitty-vb8lggsq3u895met?from=share&utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=share
Groundnut Wings
GROUNDNUT WINGSPreheat oven to 375. You need: 2.5 pounds of chicken wings, drumettes separated from wing portion and tip ifContinue Reading
Happy 10 Year Anniversary
Thank you all for being here for a decade. I know I’ve been light for a while here but lifeContinue Reading
#blackoutbestsellerlist
June 14-June 20 help books by Black authors take over the bestseller lists!
African American Food History Cultural Politics Diaspora Food Culture Food and Slavery The Cooking Gene
American Food and Race: Ten Things I Learned from Writing and Living The Cooking Gene
At the end of the prologue to my book The Cooking Gene (HarperCollins Amistad imprint, 2017/2018) I reflected on whetherContinue Reading
A Scolding in Seven Pieces
Warning. This isnt my usual style of writing, it is full of cuss words and frustration and darkness and struggleContinue Reading
African American Food History Events and Appearances Food People and Food Places Food Philosophy at Afroculinaria The Cooking Gene
The Cooking Gene made it to the Best Food Books of All Time
The Cooking Gene made it to the Best Food Books of All Time!! I’m happy to announce that my book,Continue Reading
The Cooking Gene on THE NOD
https://gimletmedia.com/shows/the-nod/49h54e/michael-twittys-cooking-gene?utm_source=gimletWebsite&utm_medium=systemShare&utm_campaign=gimletWebsite So glad to be able to share this interview with the team from The Nod podcast, Brittany Luse andContinue Reading
Afroculinaria 