Our New South - Season 3 - Episode 6 - Michael Twitty: Ingredients and Traditions

Michael Twitty joins Kevin Blackistone and Robert Greene II to dismantle binary definitions of Southern identity. Twitty explores the intersection of his African American and Jewish heritage, describing how he blends Seder plates with soul food in what he calls "Kosher Soul". He also discusses the impact of the Great Migration on American culture, and shares why he views recipes as a blueprint for cultural sovereignty.

Twitty is a renowned culinary historian, living history interpreter, and the James Beard Award-winning author of The Cooking Gene. His other works include Rice, Kosher Soul, and his latest release, Recipes from the American South. A creator of the blog Afroculinaria, Twitty is dedicated to preserving African American foodways and currently collaborates with Colonial Williamsburg on the Sankofa Heritage Garden to restore ancestral agricultural practices.

Links:

Learn more about Michael Twitty and Afroculinaria: https://afroculinaria.com/

Check out Michael Twitty's latest book, Recipes from the American South: https://www.phaidon.com/en-us/products/recipes-from-the-american-south

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