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Food and socially conscious history together; I wish I would have liked it more.

The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South by Michael W. Twitty

July 7, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

**30 Books in 30 Days** Book 11/30 I’m feeling like a dick on this one, but I didn’t have the reading experience I was hoping for with such glowing reviews. I didn’t hate it, or even dislike it, but I didn’t really like it all that much either. I had two main problems here. The first may or may not have been exacerbated by the second, but as of right now, I have no way of knowing. Before I get to my issues, this book […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Cooking/Food, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #food, #memoir, african american history, cooking, culinary memoir, Michael W Twitty, narfna, Non-Fiction, read harder challenge 2021, The Cooking Gene

narfna's CBR13 Review No:91 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Cooking/Food, Non-Fiction · Tags: #food, #memoir, african american history, cooking, culinary memoir, Michael W Twitty, narfna, Non-Fiction, read harder challenge 2021, The Cooking Gene ·
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