For African American culinary historian Michael W. Twitty, there was a giant hole in the story of American cooking as big as the one in the story of most African American families. Putting the microscope on himself, Twitty decided to fully trace his family history through the story of Southern and American food. Using genetic research, historic interpretation, nature study, heirloom gardening and interviews with contemporary voices in food, his journey led him back to his family’s origins in West and Central Africa and a front ring seat in the debate over race and food in American life.

The result was the book “The Cooking Gene,” which Twitty will discuss via Zoom in this program co-sponsored by the Medford Public Library. Register here: https://www.libraryinsight.com/eventdetails.asp?jx=ii&cnf=1&lmx=1254353