Displaying 1 of 1 2017 Title: The cooking gene : a journey through African American culinary history in the Old South Author: Twitty, Michael W., 1977- author. Edition: First edition. Format: Book Publisher, Date: New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017] ©2017 Description: xvii, 443 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), genealogical table ; 24 cm 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. Subjects: African American cooking -- History. Cooking, American -- Southern style -- History. African Americans -- Food -- Southern States -- History. African Americans -- Genealogy. Genetic genealogy. Genre: Cookbooks. Contents: 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. ISBN 9780062379290 Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Find It Map It Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1