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Tag Archives: Southern food
African Ancestry Radio Debut
Chef Carla Hall (Top Chef, The Chew) and I were the first guests on African Ancestry Radio on Sirius XM! She’s awesome. She had her father’s African roots revealed on air. She is from the Bubi people of Equatorial Guinea … Continue reading
Posted in African American Food History, Cultural Politics, Diaspora Food Culture, Elders and Wise Folk, Events and Appearances, Scholars, Scholars, Elders and Wise Folk, The Cooking Gene
Tagged African Ancestry, Akan, Asante, Bubi, Carla Hall, Fulani, genetics, Gina Paige, Mende, soul food, Southern food, Temne, The Chew. Top Chef, Yoruba
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Vote for Afroculinaria for the Saveur Blog Awards 2016!
I am pleased to announce that http://www.Afroculinaria.com has been nominated for a Saveur Blog Award! Afroculinaria is under the Food and Culture Blog category. Specifically my letter to Sean Brock was nominated. Please vote for me, it’s free! You can … Continue reading
Southern or Soul?
“What’s the difference between Southern food and soul food?” is perhaps the number one question we African American food writers get from the media. “Ours just tastes better,” jokes Toni-Tipton Martin, author of award-winning The Jemima Code. Adrian Miller,author of the … Continue reading
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 Hollyman for their incredible faith in my ability to take on a response to the piece “Edna Lewis and the Mythology … Continue reading
Posted in African American Food History, Cultural Politics, Food People and Food Places, Food Philosophy at Afroculinaria, Heirloom Gardening/Heritage Breeds and Wildcrafting, Jewish Stuff, Pop Culture and Pop Food, The Cooking Gene
Tagged culinary justice, cultural ownership, Munchies, Southern food, Vice Media
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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 Southern food and cultural politics. I discuss dialoguing with Sean Brock, the Charleston food press and my forthcoming book, The Cooking … Continue reading
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. We discussed my new forthcoming book The Cooking Gene on his renowned program where Wednesdays are food days! We talked … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Politics, Diaspora Food Culture, Events and Appearances, Food Philosophy at Afroculinaria, Jewish Stuff, Pop Culture and Pop Food, Scholars, Elders and Wise Folk, The Cooking Gene
Tagged African heritage, DNA, Genealogy, genetics, NPR, soul food, Southern food, The Cooking Gene, WAMU, Washington DC
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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 Culinary History in the Old South. RACE. We are fascinated by it and imprisoned by it, frustrated by it … Continue reading
Posted in 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
Tagged African American Foodways, Amistad, culinary justice, family, food, food justice, foodways, Genealogy, HarperCollins, Local food, race, southern cuisine, Southern food, Southern Foodways, The Cooking Gene, tradition
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