Program Description: Join us for an engaging evening with Michael W. Twitty, James Beard Award–winning culinary historian, writer, and educator. In conversation with author and UNC professor Marcie Cohen Ferris, he discusses his latest book, Recipes from the American South. Through storytelling, history, and food traditions, they explore the rich connections between cuisine, culture, faith and identity in the American South and Jewish life.
Discover both iconic dishes and lesser-known specialties from the author of this classic cookbook in the making in a post-talk tasting event.
About Michael W. Twitty: Chef Michael W. Twitty is an acclaimed African American Jewish culinary historian and educator. He is the author of the two-time James Beard Award–winning book The Cooking Gene as well as Rice and Koshersoul. He has written for many publications and been featured throughout print and broadcast media, including The Guardian, New York Times, Washington Post, PBS, and NPR’s The Splendid Table.
About the Cookbook: Recipes from the American South is a home cook’s guide to one of America’s most diverse and delicious cuisines from James Beard Award–winning author and culinary historian Michael W. Twitty. In the introduction to this groundbreaking recipe collection, Twitty declares, “No one state or area can give you the breadth of the Southern story or fully set the Southern table.” To answer this, the book journeys from the Louisiana Bayou to the Chesapeake Bay, showcasing more than 260 of the region’s most beloved dishes. A masterful storyteller, Twitty enriches his extensive recipe collection with lyrical, deeply researched essays that celebrate the region’s “multicultural gumbo” of influences from immigrants from across the globe. Vibrant food photography adds further color to the fascinating narrative.
Where: North Carolina Museum of Art,NCMA Cafe, 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27607
