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Contemporary Conversations with Michael W. Twitty - Virtual

African-Jewish Cooking: Culinary Traditions, Identity & Food

2022-12-10 19:00:00 2022-12-10 20:00:00 America/New_York Contemporary Conversations with Michael W. Twitty - Virtual Join us for a conversation with award-winning culinary historian and food writer Michael W. Twitty. Virtual Branch -

Saturday, December 10
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-12-10 19:00:00 2022-12-10 20:00:00 America/New_York Contemporary Conversations with Michael W. Twitty - Virtual Join us for a conversation with award-winning culinary historian and food writer Michael W. Twitty. Virtual Branch -

Join us for a conversation with award-winning culinary historian and food writer Michael W. Twitty.

Culinary historian, food writer, teacher, and author Michael W. Twitty will discuss the connection between the foods and traditions of the African Atlantic and the global Jewish diaspora. His books, The Cooking Gene (2017), Rice: A Savor the South Cookbook (2021), and KosherSoul (2022), have been released to great acclaim. The Cooking Gene won the 2018 James Beard Award, making him the first Black author so awarded.

Registration required. Registration will close at 1 pm on Saturday, December 10, 2022. The Zoom link to participate in the program will be sent to registrants 24 hours prior to the event and again 2 hours before the program starts.

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The Contemporary Conversations series is sponsored by the Friends of the Library, Montgomery County (FOLMC).

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