"More than 100 recipes that paint a rich, varied picture of the true history of African American cooking--from a James Beard Award-winning food writer"--Amazon.com.

"The very first cookbook to celebrate Juneteenth, from food writer and cookbook author Nicole A. Taylor--who draws on her decade of experiences observing the holiday"--Amazon. On June 19, 1865, more than two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, General Order No. 3 informed the people of Texas that all enslaved people were now free. In 1866, Juneteenth celebrations were celebrated with music, dance, and BBQs. Taylor bridges the...

"Chef and writer Klancy Miller found her own way by trial and error-as a pastry chef, recipe developer, author, and founder of For the Culture magazine-but what if she had known then what she knows now? What if she had known the extraordinary women profiled within these pages-entrepreneurs, chefs, food stylists, mixologists, historians, influencers, hoteliers, and more-and learned from their stories? Like Leah Penniman, a farmer using Afro-Indigenous...

In two of the most renowned and historic venues in Harlem, Alexander Smalls and JJ Johnson dreamed up the Afro-Asian-American flavor profile. Braiding together the foods of the African diaspora and Asian influences with a distinctly New York sensibility, they present here for the first time more than one hundred recipes that go beyond just one place, taking you, in words from The New Yorker, "somewhere between Harlem and heaven.

"With The Last O.G. Cookbook, you can keep the party going at home with recipes inspired by the hit TBS comedy starring Tracy Morgan and Tiffany Haddish. Morgan plays Tray Barker, a recently released ex-convict who, upon returning to his hometown of Brooklyn to find his girlfriend married to another man and his neighborhood gentrified, relies on his cooking skills to find his place in a city he often doesn't recognize. The soulful recipes in this...

Granny teaches her young grandson how to cook the family meal, in this celebration of food, traditions, and gathering together at the table. Includes recipe for baked macaroni and cheese.

"This book contains more than 125 recipes, including soul food standards, classics with creative twists and even a few lightened up recipes"--

Celebrating the Gullah/Geechee culinary traditions of her family and sharing family anecdotes, memories, and helpful tips, the breakout star of Food Network's top-rated show Delicious Miss Brown presents dishes combining West African herbs, spices, and grains with traditional Southern cooking.

Presents recipes inspired by the author's soul food roots, including such dishes as collard waffles, sausage-stuffed onions, smoked oysters on toast, oxtail potpies, and potato-crusted flounder. Richards presents recipes inspired by his soul food roots. Rather than letting his heritage restrain him, Richards honors tradition while incorporating far-flung flavors and cultural influences that highlight a culinary evolution. The result is the reinterpretation...

Award-winning filmmaker Byron Hurt offers a fascinating exploration of the soul food tradition, its relevance to black cultural identity, and its continuing popularity despite the known dangers of high-fat, high-calorie diets. Inspired by his father's lifelong love affair with soul food even in the face of a life-threatening health crisis, Hurt discovers that the relationship between African-Americans and dishes like ribs, grits, and fried chicken...