01947cam a2200325 i 4500 299993485 TxAuBib 20170804120000.0 170126s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017003374 9780062379290 28.99 0062379291 28.99 eng rda TxAuBib rda Twitty, Michael, 1977- The cooking gene [BOOK] : a journey through African American culinary history in the Old South / Michael W. Twitty. Journey through African American culinary history in the Old South. First edition. New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017] xvii, 443 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-437). Preface: 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 -- Author's Note -- Selected Bibliography. "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. 20170822. Cooking, American Southern style History. African American cooking History. African Americans Food Southern States History.