My Favorite Grill Relish
I published this on Twitter a while back, but then one of my Twitter buddies, local conservationist and activist BrentContinue Reading
Exploring Culinary Traditions of Africa, African America and the African Diaspora
I published this on Twitter a while back, but then one of my Twitter buddies, local conservationist and activist BrentContinue Reading
This was a great afternoon, too short, too short!!! Denzell Mitchell of Five Seeds Farm @5seedsfarm on Twitter and IContinue Reading
Michael W. Twitty (@KosherSoul) tweeted at 9:26 PM on Tue, Apr 02, 2013: Wednesday LIVE at 1 pm on WAMUContinue Reading
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.
Afro-Atlantic Foodways with Culinary Historian, Michael Twitty 18th and 19th century Southern Afro- Atlantic cuisine, featuring Michael Twitty Saturday, MarchContinue Reading
Tonight about 9 pm EST/8 CST, I’m going to cringe in absolute self-judgement as my mug pops over the screensContinue Reading
I’ve invited my friend Dontavius Williams of Historic Brattonsville in McConnells, South Carolina to join me in reaching and teachingContinue Reading
A Memory I seem to remember My grandmother fighting grease on summer mornings Dodging sputtering bacon fat like a fencerContinue Reading
I love green beans. They are one of the central foods of my heritage. My mother talks a lot aboutContinue Reading
Working in the tobaccco field, Colonial Williamsburg
“FRIED CHICKEN—Cut up two chickens. Put a quarter of a pound of butter, mixed with a spoonful of flour, intoContinue Reading
I don’t really want to make this a long post…really I don’t…..so I’m going to try not to. I amContinue Reading
The ingredients are classic to a lot of cuisines, but leafy greens, hot pepper, sesame and peanuts are African DiasporaContinue Reading
Afroculinaria is about to change for the better in several ways…more frequent posts, more recipes, more how-to and more reportsContinue Reading
Tomorrow on Wednesday, October 24, 2012, I am going to go to a Virginia plantation that’s around 390 years old. Continue Reading


