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Author Twitty, Michael W., 1977- author.

Title The cooking gene : a journey through African American culinary history in the Old South / Michael W. Twitty.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017]
©2017

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Location Call No. Public Note Status
 Davis Adult Nonfiction  641.59296 TWI    CHECK SHELVES
Edition First edition.
Description xvii, 443 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type text txt rdacontent
Format volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-437).
Contents Preface: The Old South -- No more whistling walk for me -- Hating my soul -- Mise en place -- Mishpocheh -- Missing pieces -- No nigger blood -- "White man in the woodpile" -- 0.01 percent -- Sweet tooth -- Mothers of slaves -- Alma mater -- Chesapeake gold -- The Queen -- Adam in the garden -- Shake dem 'simmons down -- All creatures of our G-d and king -- The Devil's half acre -- "The King's cuisine" -- Crossroads -- The old country -- Sankofa.
Summary "A memoir of Southern cuisine and food culture that traces the paths of the author's ancestors (black and white) through the crucible of slavery to show its effects on our food today"-- Provided by publisher.
Other Data 2�0
Subject African American cooking -- History.
Cooking, American -- Southern style -- History.
African Americans -- Food -- Southern States -- History.
African Americans -- Genealogy.
Genetic genealogy.
COOKING -- History.
COOKING -- Regional & Ethnic -- American -- Southern States.
Related To Online version: Twitty, Michael, 1977- Cooking gene. First edition. New York, NY : HarperCollins Publishers, 2017 9780062379283 (DLC) 2017004857
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