Groundnut Wings
GROUNDNUT WINGSPreheat oven to 375. You need: 2.5 pounds of chicken wings, drumettes separated from wing portion and tip ifContinue Reading
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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
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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
Dear Disgruntled White Plantation Visitors, Sit Down.
Dear Disgruntled White Plantation Visitors, Hi! My name is Michael W. Twitty and I’m one of those interpreters who hasContinue Reading
New Stuff/Schomburg Center Debut/Podcast w Korsha Wilson/WorldPrideNYC
So!! Here we are again! I am in New York City for three things! A podcast with my friend KorshaContinue Reading
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Event: DC AUTHOR FEST
https://www.dclibrary.org/DCAuthorFest If you’re in THE DMV, come see me April 27th at the Library of Congress! Let’s talk about genealogy,Continue Reading
African American Seder Plate
Lots to do, more to come, enjoy! Thanks to Ben Jankewicz and Queen Quet! Please keep buying FIRSTHAND copies ofContinue Reading
High Holidays Apple Barbecue Sauce
Ok…Shanah Tovah y’all! I was going to do a chicken and apples recipe but naw….Joan Nathan got that down. IContinue Reading
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An AncestryDNA Inspired Dinner-Ghanaian Domedu
A DNA culinary connection to my African Roots by Michael W. Twitty: author of The Cooking Gene James Beard AwardContinue Reading
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New Stuff is Happening
Hey Y’all! The paperback is OUT! With the brand new James Beard Award seal attached! We are so pleased toContinue Reading
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On Unorthodox, Food Historian Michael Twitty, ‘Soccer Style’ Author Simon Doonan, and Molly Yeh’s Food Network Debut – Tablet Magazine
https://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-life-and-religion/264854/unorthodox-episode-140-molly-yeh-michael-twitty-simon-doonan Have a nosh and have a listen! I sit down with the team at the hit podcast “Unorthodox,” toContinue Reading
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It’s That Time of Year Again: Passing the Plate!
We love the supporters of http://www.Afroculinaria.com. The support for The Cooking Gene has been immense and I am beyond grateful.Continue Reading
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