African Food Culture – Page 2

by michaelwtwitty June 25, 2017 1

It’s #DeenDay please help me get the word out about The Cooking Gene on Twitter

If you’re on Twitter, help me celebrate #DeenDay by helping me to get this tweet retweeted 1,619 times. Today 4Continue Reading

by michaelwtwitty March 20, 2017 3

African American Food History African Food Culture Cultural Politics Diaspora Food Culture Food Philosophy at Afroculinaria Scholars Scholars, Elders and Wise Folk The Cooking Gene

Please Support my Culinary Pilgrimage To Senegal

https://www.gofundme.com/nb652b-trip-to-africa Today is my 40th birthday and I’m excited to be alive. I want to reverse the Middle Passage. IContinue Reading

by michaelwtwitty February 15, 2017 3

African American Food History African Food Culture Events and Appearances Food and Slavery Pop Culture and Pop Food Recipes The Cooking Gene

Watch “Food of the Enslaved: Akara” on YouTube

I loved partnering with Jason Townsend&Sons, my favorite historic clothier and provider of historic goods to produce a few videos for theirContinue Reading

by michaelwtwitty February 3, 2017 2

African American Food History African Food Culture Cultural Politics Diaspora Food Culture Pop Culture and Pop Food Scholars, Elders and Wise Folk The Cooking Gene

In Response to Justin’s Query: Not a Sermon, Just a Fact-Check

So here at http://www.Afroculinaria.com we love debate. We love respectful discussion and I believe that’s what I got from aContinue Reading

by michaelwtwitty February 1, 2017 11

African American Food History African Food Culture Diaspora Food Culture Events and Appearances Food and Slavery Food Philosophy at Afroculinaria Heirloom Gardening/Heritage Breeds and Wildcrafting Pop Culture and Pop Food Recipes Scholars, Elders and Wise Folk The Cooking Gene

Watch “Food of the Enslaved: Okra Soup” on YouTube

I loved partnering with Jason Townsend&Sons, my favorite historic clothier and provider of historic goods to produce a few videos for theirContinue Reading

by michaelwtwitty January 3, 2017 6

African American Food History African Food Culture Cultural Politics Events and Appearances Food and Slavery Food Philosophy at Afroculinaria Heirloom Gardening/Heritage Breeds and Wildcrafting Pop Culture and Pop Food The Cooking Gene

How Corn Shaped the Black Culinary Experience/Southern Foodways Alliance 2016.

http://www.southernfoodways.org/black-corn/?platform=hootsuite My presentation at the Southern Foodways Alliance 2016 on corn and the story of the African Diaspora and American slavery. Please enjoyContinue Reading

by michaelwtwitty October 5, 2016 6

African American Food History African Food Culture Diaspora Food Culture Food and Slavery Heirloom Gardening/Heritage Breeds and Wildcrafting Uncategorized

Crops of African Origin or African Diffusion in the Americas

So–Some of you have come to me with the question about the African origins of crops found in the Americas.Continue Reading

by michaelwtwitty September 21, 2016 7

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In the Monticello Kitchen: A Photo Essay

I don’t have a lot of time to write this week, but I thought U would take time to addressContinue Reading

by michaelwtwitty September 17, 2016 6

African American Food History African Food Culture Diaspora Food Culture Elders and Wise Folk Events and Appearances Pop Culture and Pop Food The Cooking Gene

See My Quote on the Wall

When you visit the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, look on the walls of theContinue Reading

by michaelwtwitty August 15, 2016 7

African Food Culture Diaspora Food Culture Food and Slavery Pop Culture and Pop Food Scholars Scholars, Elders and Wise Folk The Cooking Gene

How a Brazilian Scholar Inspired My Search for the Roots of Soul Food

All historic images were sourced from www.slaveryimages.org, compiled by Jerome Handler and Michael Tuite, and sponsored by the Virginia Foundation forContinue Reading

by michaelwtwitty March 22, 2016 1

African American Food History African Food Culture Cultural Politics Diaspora Food Culture Events and Appearances Food Philosophy at Afroculinaria Pop Culture and Pop Food Publications Scholars, Elders and Wise Folk The Cooking Gene

How Gullah Cuisine Has Transformed Charleston Dining – Eater

http://www.eater.com/2016/3/22/11264104/gullah-food-charleston Please enjoy this incredibly well written piece by Hillary Dixler synthesizing so many elements of the stories, struggles andContinue Reading

by michaelwtwitty March 3, 2016 6

African American Food History African Food Culture Cultural Politics Elders and Wise Folk Events and Appearances Food and Slavery Food People and Food Places Food Philosophy at Afroculinaria Heirloom Gardening/Heritage Breeds and Wildcrafting Publications The Cooking Gene

#WorldBookDay Pre-Order The Cooking Gene today

On November 8, 2016, HarperCollins will release my first book: The Cooking Gene: A Journey through African American CulinaryContinue Reading

by michaelwtwitty February 16, 2016 7

African American Food History African Food Culture Cultural Politics Diaspora Food Culture Events and Appearances Food Philosophy at Afroculinaria Heirloom Gardening/Heritage Breeds and Wildcrafting Pop Culture and Pop Food Publications Recipes The Cooking Gene

Washington Post Food Section Profile

http://wpo.st/9LHC1 I just wanted to share with everyone this fantastic food section profile by Michaele Weissman on the growth ofContinue Reading

by michaelwtwitty January 16, 2016 10

African American Food History African Food Culture Cultural Politics Diaspora Food Culture Food and Slavery Pop Culture and Pop Food The Cooking Gene

A Letter to the Newgrorati: Of Collards and Amnesia

Dear Newgrorati on #BlackTwitter, If you want to learn about a culture, listen to the stories. And if you want toContinue Reading

by michaelwtwitty June 2, 2015 19

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

In Honor of National Soul Food Month: The Roots of Soul

It’s National Soul Food Month. Yes there is such a thing! I thought I might take you on a tourContinue Reading