The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South by Michael W. Twitty

The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South

Michael W. Twitty

464 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink history informative reflective slow-paced
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A renowned culinary historian offers a fresh perspective on our most divisive cultural issue, race, in this illuminating memoir of Southern cuisine and food culture that traces his ancestry--both black and white--through food, from Africa to Ameri...

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informative 97%
reflective 82%
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challenging 44%
inspiring 25%
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sad 8%
funny 6%
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relaxing 1%
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