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

4.0

Twitty can wander quite a bit, but if you jump on board and follow, he takes you to some fascinating places, stories, and recipes. A history of enslaved Americans unlike any other - I learned a lot I didn't know. And convinced me of so many ways that the cultures and cuisines of Africa were woven and made a part of American and Southern cooking and culture (Black and White both) by African Americans - I mean, duh. Appreciated that he wove his personal journey throughout as well, from cooking, to DNA testing, to his spiritual journey to Judaism, to his coming out as a gay man.