Harris, Jessica B.
Summary: Gathers information on the unique foods of Africa and the lands they come from, and provides more than two hundred traditional and new recipes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.596 HARHarris, Jessica B.
Summary: In this captivating new memoir, award-winning writer Jessica B. Harris recalls a lost era--the vibrant New York City of her youth, where her social circle included Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, and other members of the Black intelligentsia. In the Technicolor glow of the early seventies, Jessica B. Harris debated, celebrated, and danced her way from the jazz clubs of the Manhattan's West Side to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARRIS, JESSICA B. HARHarris, Jessica B.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.821 HarrisSummary: Filmmaker Byron Hurt looks at the past and future of soul food, covering its roots in Western Africa, its incarnation in the American South, and the role it plays in the health crisis in the African American community. Examines the socioeconomics of the modern American diet, and how the food industry profits from producing cheap calories while healthy options remain expensive and hard to find.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2013
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SOUGray, Jon
Summary: Ghetto Gastro, a Bronx-based creative and culinary collective, delivers a highly visual manifesto for living and eating to stimulate the mind, body, and heart, in a book that promotes Black excellence through recipes, art, and thought-provoking text. Predominantly plant-based recipes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59296 GRALukas, Albert
Summary: Since the 2016 opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, its Sweet Home Café has become a destination in its own right. Showcasing African American contributions to American cuisine, the café offers favorite dishes made with locally sourced ingredients, adding modern flavors and contemporary twists on classics. With African, Caribbean, and European influences...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Books 2018