Culinary historian Michael Twitty, author of The Cooking Gene.
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Culinary historian Michael Twitty, author of The Cooking Gene.

Culinary historian Michael Twitty traces his ancestry—both black and white—through food. In his memoir, "The Cooking Gene," he asks the question: "Who owns Southern food?" We talked with him ahead of his appearance on Thursday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. at the Atlanta History Center.

 

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