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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

Sweet
UK Import, metric measurements Ever wondered how to make a dessert extra delicious? Look no further. In this book, Alexina Anatole, MasterChef finalist and author of Bitter, guides you through unlocking the secrets of sweetness. Journeying through 10 shades of sweetness – including brown sugar, strawberries, peaches, honey, vanilla and...
Sweet : the secret to the best desserts

Alexina Anatole

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

Setting a Place for Us
An enthralling, intimate collection of essays and over 75 recipes exploring the history of eight countries to understand the impact of geopolitical conflict and its outcomes on cuisine and food system, from Somali refugee and James Beard Award-winning author of In Bibi's Kitchen.Countries dealing with major conflict are rarely portrayed in...
Setting a Place for Us : Recipes and Stories of Displacement, Resilience, and Community from Eight Countries Impacted by War

Hawa Hassan

Belly Full
A delectable exploration of Caribbean cuisine through 105 recipes based on eleven staple ingredients, featuring powerful insights into the shared history of the diaspora and gorgeous photography.Across the English-speaking Caribbean, "me belly full" can mean more than just a satisfied stomach, but a heart and soul that's full too. In Belly...
Belly Full : Exploring Caribbean Cuisine through 11 Fundamental Ingredients and over 100 Recipes

Lesley Enston

Recipes for Change
Join teen chef and food justice advocate Michael Platt on a journey through a year in Black history and discover 12 important events and a recipe inspired by each one.From the Montgomery bus boycott to the Black Lives Matter movement, food has played a vital role in strengthening and shaping...
Recipes for Change : 12 Dishes Inspired by a Year in Black History

Michael Platt, Alleanna Harris (Illustrated by)

The Africa Cookbook
With more than two hundred traditional and contemporary recipes, The Africa Cookbook is a unique window into the long culinary history of a diverse continent.From the savory stews of the western savannah to the curries and chutneys of the Swahili coasts, prominent scholar Jessica Harris has assembled a collection of recipes that...
The Africa Cookbook : Tastes of a Continent

Jessica B. Harris

Slaves for Peanuts
Americans consume over 1.5 billion pounds of peanut products every year. But few of us know the peanut’s tumultuous history, or its intimate connection to slavery and freedom. Lyrical and powerful, Slaves for Peanuts deftly weaves together the natural and human history of a crop that transformed the lives of millions. Author...
Slaves for Peanuts : A Story of Conquest, Liberation, and a Crop That Changed History

Jori Lewis

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

High on the Hog
"Rejoice, all you lovers of the personal and inimitable voice of Jessica B. Harris. In High on the Hog, she has woven her own story into the epic of the African Diaspora, using food to illuminate the intertwined tapestries of Africa, Europe, and America.”—Betty Fussell Winner of the IACP Award for...
High on the Hog : A Culinary Journey from Africa to America

Jessica B Harris

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

The Rise
From celebrated chef and TV star Marcus Samuelsson, a powerful new cookbook celebrating African-American cooking, returning it to its rightful place as an original American cuisine and an essential definition of our culture. Marcus Samuelsson, the Ethiopian-born, Swedish-raised, Harlem-dwelling restaurateur, is beloved for his restaurants Red Rooster, Ginny's Supper Club,...
The Rise : Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food

Marcus Samuelsson

New World Sourdough
New World Sourdough is your go-to guide to baking delicious, inventive sourdough breads at home. Learn how to make a sourdough starter, basic breads, as well as other innovative baked goods from start to finish with Instagram star Bryan Ford's (@artisanbryan) inviting, nontraditional approach to home baking. With less emphasis on perfecting crumb...
New World Sourdough : Artisan Techniques for Creative Homemade Fermented Breads

Bryan Ford

The Artisanal Kitchen: Baking for Breakfast
The single-subject Artisanal Kitchen series grows with three holiday-helping books—featuring recipes from Cheryl and Griffith Day, owners of Savannah’s must-visit Back in the Day Bakery and award-winning authors of the New York Times bestselling Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook and the national bestselling Back in the Day Bakery Made with Love. Make the happiest...
The Artisanal Kitchen: Baking for Breakfast : 33 Muffin, Biscuit, Egg, and Other Sweet and Savory Dishes for a Special Morning Meal

Cheryl Day & Griffith Day

The Cooking Gene
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 is integral to the American culinary tradition,...
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 Gathering Table
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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)

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after May 6, 2025.

Fish Fry Friday
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A child joins his grandmother in catching and cooking to prepare for the family’s fish fry in this mouthwatering companion to Soul Food Sunday, a Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor Book.On Friday evenings, we go to Granny’s for a fish fry.And on Friday mornings, Granny fishes.This Friday, “You coming fishing...
Fish Fry Friday : A Picture Book

Winsome Bingham, C. G. Esperanza (Illustrated by)

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after Jul 8, 2025.

Vegan Soulicious
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Charlise Rookwood, the vegan influencer and host of The Black Vegan Cooking Show, brings a vegan approach to African and Caribbean-style cooking.Whether you are new to vegan cooking, simply want to reduce the amount of meat and dairy you are consuming, or are an experienced plant-based cook, Vegan Soulicious has a fresh and...
Vegan Soulicious : Plant-Based Island Cooking

Charlise Rookwood

This book is currently available for pre-order, and will be ready for shipping and instore pickup after May 6, 2025.