![]() ![]() Twitty's no-nonsense style and interlaced with moments of levity, The Cooking Gene is gritty, compelling, and enlightening - a mix of personal narrative and the history of race, politics, economics and enslavement that will broaden notions of African-American culinary identity."-Toni Tipton-Martin, James Beard Award-winning author of The Jemima Code ![]() Henry Louis Gates, host of PBS' Many Rivers to Cross and Finding Your Roots Twitty helps restore our awareness of their struggles and successes bite by bite, giving us a true taste of the past."-Dr. "Slavery made the world of our ancestors incredibly remote to us. Twitty would have to be considered a serious contender."- Washington Post ![]() "Should there ever be a competition to determine the most interesting man in the world, Michael W. ![]() It's a book to save, reread, and share until everyone you know has a working understanding of the human stories and pain behind some of America's most foundational and historically significant foods."- Christian Science Monitor "Twitty has accomplished something remarkable with The Cooking Gene. An exemplary, inviting exploration and an inspiration for cooks and genealogists alike."- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Twitty ably joins past and present, puzzling out culinary mysteries along the way. "Fascinating."- New York Times Book Review ![]()
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