Southern or Soul?
“What’s the difference between Southern food and soul food?” is perhaps the number one question we African American food writersContinue Reading
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Ole Missus vs. Mammy?: Who Owns Southern Food?
https://munchies.vice.com/en/articles/ole-missus-vs-mammy-who-owns-southern-food I want to thank my editor at VICE Media’s food focused Munchies site, Matt Zuras and editor-in-chief Helen HollymanContinue Reading
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Michael Twitty Addresses Racial Inequality in the Southern Kitchen | MUNCHIES
https://munchies.vice.com/en/articles/michael-twitty-addresses-racial-inequality-in-the-southern-kitchen?utm_source=munchiestwitterus Helen Hollyman, Editor of Vice’s very popular Munchies site sat down with me to have a conversation about SouthernContinue Reading
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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
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Tracing Family Roots Through Food With Michael Twitty – The Kojo Nnamdi Show
https://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2016-03-09/tracing-family-roots-through-food-with-michael-twitty I had a great time today with the one and only Kojo Nnamdi of DC’s NPR affiliate, WAMU 88.5. Continue Reading
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#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
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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
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The Collegiate Live
http://thecollegiatelive.com/2015/10/michael-twitty-speaks-in-grccs-diversity-lecture-series/ A nice write up on my trip to Grand Rapids Community College (which has a first rate culinary programContinue Reading
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In honor of #SFA15 :Southern Food: A 19th Century Photo Album
Be sure to read more about what I do and what this food means in The Cooking Gene. Order aContinue Reading
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How Black Chefs Paved the Way for American Cuisine | First We Feast
http://firstwefeast.com/eat/how-black-chefs-paved-the-way-for-american-cuisine/ Enjoy this recent piece published on First We Feast. A note: Why no Edna Lewis? Edna was better knownContinue Reading
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Bringing Soul to Your Rosh Hashanah | The Weiser Kitchen
http://theweiserkitchen.com/bringing-soul-to-your-rosh-hashanah/ I am honored to share this guest blog post on The Weiser Kitchen! It’s Rosh Hoshanah time! Here’s aContinue Reading
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New Publication!
I’m pleased to announce that I am in print again! Meet “African American,” an article in Ethnic American Food Today:Continue Reading
Summer Campaign & 21 New Soul Food Hacks
Hi everyone! Once in a while we need a little hand. This summer my forthcoming book, The Cooking Gene, toContinue Reading
African American Food History Cultural Politics Diaspora Food Culture Food and Slavery Food People and Food Places Food Philosophy at Afroculinaria Heirloom Gardening/Heritage Breeds and Wildcrafting Pop Culture and Pop Food The Cooking Gene
A People’s History of Southern Barbecue
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jul/04/barbecue-american-tradition-enslaved-africans-native-americans?CMP=share_btn_tw Enjoy this piece I wrote, freshly published on The Guardian giving a short history of how barbecue is connectedContinue Reading
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
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