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Author and Culinary Historian
Michael Twitty is an author and culinary historian. His book "The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South," won the 2018 James Beard Award for Best Book of the Year and Best Writing of the Year. Known by his twitter handle @koshersoul, Twitty explores identity cooking through his relationships with the African American, Jewish and gay communities.