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
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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
Cornmeal is baked into the history of the Americas, and it’s time to dust off those roots – The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/voraciously/wp/2019/03/07/cornmeal-is-baked-into-the-history-of-the-americas-and-its-time-to-dust-off-those-roots/ Quoted. 🙂 Enjoy! Below: Diners at my dinner for RadicalXChange in New Orleans enjoying my version of kush (recipeContinue 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
A Soul Sister Goes Vegan!
Meet Andrea Blackford! Singer, scholar, vegan. Andrea we met through your work with the Washington Revels, tell us more aboutContinue Reading
Happy Pride Month!
https://www.them.us/story/michael-twitty-is-changing-the-face-of-food-media Just what you needed! A nice little article about how I put the pride in my soul! Love thisContinue Reading
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National Soul Food Month 2018: Gullah-Geechee Beef Stew
It’s June, National Soul Food Month! “Soul Food is a cuisine,” says Chef Todd Richards author of Soul. Soul FoodContinue Reading
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How An Antebellum Chef Is Inspiring Brownsville Culinary Students To Reclaim Their Food Heritage: Gothamist
http://gothamist.com/2018/05/15/michael_twitty_brownsville.php Really cool article about my recent visit to Brownsville Community Culinary Center. Photographs 1-5 below by Brroklyn based photographerContinue Reading
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