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Bress ‘n’ Nyam
More than 100 heirloom recipes from a dynamic chef and farmer working the lands of his great-great-great grandfather. From Hot Buttermilk Biscuits and Sweet Potato Pie to Salmon Cakes on Pepper Rice and Gullah Fish Stew, Gullah Geechee food is an essential cuisine of American history. It is the culinary...
Bress ‘n’ Nyam : Gullah Geechee Recipes from a Sixth-Generation Farmer

Matthew Raiford, with Amy Paige Condon

In Pursuit of Flavor
The classic cookbook from “the first lady of Southern cooking” (NPR), featuring a new foreword by Mashama Bailey, star of Netflix documentary series Chef’s Table. Decades before cornbread, shrimp and grits, and peach cobbler were mainstays on menus everywhere, Edna Lewis was pioneering the celebration of seasonal food as a distinctly...
In Pursuit of Flavor : The Beloved Classic Cookbook from the Acclaimed Author of the Taste of Country

Edna Lewis

Edna Lewis
Paperback Leading chefs and writers reflect on the heart of a culinary movement Edna Lewis (1916-2006) wrote some of America's most resonant, lyrical, and significant cookbooks, including the now classic The Taste of Country Cooking. Lewis cooked and wrote as a means to explore her memories of childhood on a farm...
Edna Lewis : At the Table with an American Original - HARDCOVER

Sara B. Franklin, Editor

The Taste of Country Cooking
A stunning 50th-anniversary edition of one of the most beloved cookbooks of all time, by “the empress of Southern cooking” (The New Yorker). Beautifully repackaged and redesigned, with a new foreword by Toni Tipton-Martin.With the publication of The Taste of Country Cooking, Edna Lewis proudly announced the food of the American...
The Taste of Country Cooking : 50th Anniversary Edition

Edna Lewis, Toni Tipton-Martin (Foreword by)

American Soul
Delve into foodways of the United States, including testimonies from more than 30 Black chefs, restaurateurs, historians and luminaries, as well as 40 historically-rooted recipes.Equal parts historical exploration and cookbook, this rich narrative reveals the rich and indelible contributions of the Black diaspora in shaping the footprint of American cuisine.This...
American Soul : The Black History of Food in the United States - Including 40 Recipes

Anela Malik, Renae Wilson

Black-Owned
NBC News reporter Char Adams offers a deeply compelling and rigorously reported history of Black political movements as told through the lens of the Black-owned bookstore, which have been centers for organizing movements from abolition to Civil Rights to Black Lives Matter.Black-Owned celebrates the history of Black bookstores and their role...
Black-Owned : The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore

Char Adams

What Did My Ancestors Eat?
Embark on a tasty and educational adventure with What Did My Ancestors Eat?, a beautifully illustrated and inclusive board book that celebrates the magic of family recipes and their rich cultural heritage.Join a curious mixed-race, multi-ethnic child as they uncover the secret stories hidden within these delicious dishes. With every page...
What Did My Ancestors Eat?

Quinn Miller Murphy, Jillian Thalman (Illustrated by)

Everything's Good
Find joy in the kitchen with 100 recipes for nostalgic, flavorful comfort food from the creator of The Moody Foody.Toni Chapman is a social media star who shares easy recipes for the homey classics you crave. Toni grew up in a family that loves to cook, and her homestyle cooking...
Everything's Good : Cozy Classics You'll Cook Always & Forever

Toni Chapman

The Gathering Table
The author of Nigel and the Moon delivers a joyful picture book about how a Southern family gathers around a special table for year-round celebrations that highlight the importance of family, community, and coming together.In my family,there are traditions.And my favorite—happen around this table.No matter the season, no matter the reason, the...
The Gathering Table

Antwan Eady, London Ladd (Illustrated by)

Ethiopia (UK Edition)
UK Import, Metric measurements. (Out of print in the US) Winner of a 2020 James Beard Foundation Book Award in the International category Ethiopia stands as a land apart: never colonized, it celebrates ancient traditions. The fascinatingly distinct cuisine is influenced by a history enriched with a religious mix of...
Ethiopia (UK Edition) : Recipes and Traditions from the Horn of Africa

Yohanis Gebreyesus, Jeff Koehler

Gursha
A triumphant celebration of Ethiopian Jewish cuisine; more than one hundred recipes, stories, and traditions from the intersection of the African and Jewish diasporas.In Gursha, which loosely translates as “the act of feeding one another,” chef and restaurateur Beejhy Barhany shares the food and culture of Beta Israel or Ethiopian Jews.Born...
Gursha : Timeless Recipes for Modern Kitchens, from Ethiopia, Israel, Harlem, and Beyond

Beejhy Barhany, Elisa Ung

Chop Chop
An introduction to beloved and trending Nigerian cooking for home chefs, food lovers, and Nigerians, who are the largest African immigrant group in the United States.In Nigeria, the word “chop” is all about food and feasting and “chop chop” a nickname given to someone who loves to eat. And it's...
Chop Chop : Cooking the Food of Nigeria

Ozoz Sokoh

Sweet Potato Soul Vegan Vibes
100 vegan recipes that bring plant-based fun to the plate for every meal of the day, from the beloved author of Sweet Potato Soul.Jenné Claiborne knows that vegans have more fun. She's been enjoying the vibrant health, energy, and joy from eating plants—vegan vibes—for more than a decade. In that time, the...
Sweet Potato Soul Vegan Vibes : 100 Soulful Plant-Based Recipes for Healthy Everyday Meals

Jenné Claiborne

A Kwanzaa Keepsake and Cookbook
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From the award-winning author of High on the Hog—inspiration for the “energetic, emotional, and deeply nuanced” (The New York Times) Netflix series of the same name—comes a new and updated edition of A Kwanzaa Keepsake, another important exploration of African American culture, food, and family, featuring recipes and stories to help this...
A Kwanzaa Keepsake and Cookbook : Celebrating the Holiday with Family, Community, and Tradition

Jessica B. Harris

The Way Home
The breakout star of Food Network’s hit show Delicious Miss Brown celebrates the Gullah/Geechee culinary traditions of her family in this spectacular cookbook featuring 125 original mouthwatering recipes and gorgeous four-color photos. In April 2015, Kardea Brown made a leap of faith, quitting her job as a social worker in New Jersey...
The Way Home : A Celebration of Sea Islands Food and Family with Over 100 Recipes

Kardea Brown

California Soul
One way or another, Chef Keith Corbin has been cooking almost his entire life. Born in Watts in 1980, he grew up in the Jordan Downs Projects, home turf of the notorious Grape Street Watts Crips. At age thirteen, during the peak of America’s lurid fascination with LA gang culture,...
California Soul : An American Epic of Cooking and Survival

Keith Corbin, Kevin Alexander

West Winds
A beautiful, healthy cookbook that highlights the ease of Caribbean cooking in the Western world.In West Winds, award-winning food writer Riaz Phillips tells countless tales of Jamaica through its dishes, drawing on his memories of growing up in the Caribbean diaspora of London and time living in Jamaica.With a mix of...
West Winds : Recipes, History and Tales from Jamaica

Riaz Phillips

Black Mixcellence
Bringing tasty drink recipes from some of the most renowned mixologists and stories of the historical impact of Black people in Mixology, Black Mixcellence is the go-to drink guide for any wine and spirits connoisseur. Black Mixcellence: A Comprehensive Guide to Black Mixology is an ode to Black and Brown mixologists and their...
Black Mixcellence : A Comprehensive Guide to Black Mixology

Tamika Hall, Colin Asare-Appiah

Jubilee
2020 James Beard Winner - American Throughout her career, Toni Tipton-Martin has shed new light on the history, breadth, and depth of African American cuisine. She’s introduced us to black cooks, some long forgotten, who established much of what’s considered to be our national cuisine. After all, if Thomas Jefferson...
Jubilee : Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking

Toni-Tipton Martin

The Cooking Gene
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Limited number of Signed Copies now available! Paperback. A renowned culinary historian offers a fresh perspective on our most divisive cultural issue, race, in this illuminating memoir of Southern cuisine and food culture that traces his ancestry—both black and white—through food, from Africa to America and slavery to freedom. Southern food...
The Cooking Gene : A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South - Paperback

Michael W. Twitty

Cooking Solo
100 delicious recipes to make meals for yourself with style, sophistication, and the occasional indulgence   At a time when 31 million American adults live alone, Klancy Miller is here to show that cooking for one is something to embrace. While making single servings from other cookbooks means scaling down ingredients,...
Cooking Solo : The Joy of Cooking for Yourself

Klancy Miller

The Jemima Code
Winner, James Beard Foundation Book Award, 2016 Winner, Art of Eating Prize, 2015 Winner, BCALA Outstanding Contribution to Publishing Citation, Black Caucus of the American Library Association, 2016 Women of African descent have contributed to America’s food culture for centuries, but their rich and varied involvement is still overshadowed by...
The Jemima Code : Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks

Toni Tipton-Martin

The Dooky Chase Cookbook (hardcover)
Where do personalities the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, Ray Charles, Lou Rawls, Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, the Jackson 5, and Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama choose to eat when they are in New Orleans? Dooky Chase's Restaurant, a New Orleans landmark and celebrated bastion of fine...
The Dooky Chase Cookbook (hardcover)

Leah Chase

Eating at Home
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Discover how to create memorable meals using affordable, good-for-you ingredients with 85 delectable recipes that celebrate the comfort of eating at home, from the founder of the bestselling superfood brand Golde.In Trinity Mouzon Wofford’s home, meals are more than just a bite to eat—they’re everyday moments to connect, ground, and...
Eating at Home : The Nourishing Practice of Everyday Cooking

Trinity Mouzon Wofford, with Rebecca Firkser

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Apr 14, 2026.