I let out an audible gasp upon seeing the beautiful black hands gracing Jerrelle Guy’s lovely photographs, those hands as much a visual reminder of what has been missing for so long from American culinary culture as they hold promise for a possible, more equitable future, one where credit is given where credit is due. Your graceful writing beckons, your immaculate historical research illuminates, your recipes are ones I will be cooking at the holidays for years to come. Toni Tipton-Martin, I thank you for writing “ Jubilee,” for continuing the process you began in 2015’s “ The Jemima Code” of reframing African-American cooking for what it is - American cooking - and for re-educating us that they are, more often and not, linked beyond separation.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |