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The President's Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, from the Washingtons to the Obamas by Adrian Miller

April 4, 2021 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

The Slow Food North Louisiana book club was having its inaugural meeting, I mean, no time like pandemic-time for a virtual book group, and this was their first pick, in honor of Black History Month. Quick FYI, “Slow Food” is an International Movement, started in the 1960s in Italy, as sort of a direct response to the commercialization and “fast food-ing” of our culture: it is about celebrating food that is good, clean and fair. It isn’t about healthy or health foods, but about knowing […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Adrian Miller, african american history, presidential history, The President's Kitchen Cabinet, U.S. history

cheerbrarian's CBR13 Review No:14 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Adrian Miller, african american history, presidential history, The President's Kitchen Cabinet, U.S. history ·
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