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Koshersoul

The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew

Audiobook (Includes supplementary content)
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0 of 2 copies available
Wait time: About 3 weeks

The James Beard award-winning author of the acclaimed The Cooking Gene explores the cultural crossroads of Jewish and African diaspora cuisine and issues of memory, identity, and food.

In Koshersoul, Michael W. Twitty considers the marriage of two of the most distinctive culinary cultures in the world today: the foods and traditions of the African Atlantic and the global Jewish diaspora. To Twitty, the creation of African-Jewish cooking is a conversation of migrations and a dialogue of diasporas offering a rich background for inventive recipes and the people who create them.

The question that most intrigues him is not just who makes the food, but how the food makes the people. Jews of Color are not outliers, Twitty contends, but significant and meaningful cultural creators in both Black and Jewish civilizations. Koshersoul also explores how food has shaped the journeys of numerous cooks, including Twitty's own passage to and within Judaism.

As intimate, thought-provoking, and profound as The Cooking Gene, this remarkable book teases the senses as it offers sustenance for the soul.

Koshersoul includes recipes.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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    • AudioFile Magazine
      Chef Michael Twitty's candid and warm style allows his intimate memoir to excel as an audiobook. Far more than an autobiography, KOSHERSOUL is a revealing account of Twitty's lifelong journeys--as a Black man, as a Jew, and as a gay man--and how those worlds have united and clashed. Twitty's style is engaging, and he narrates in a tone that embraces listeners and invites them into his world, not to offer judgment, but to recognize the differences and challenges Twitty and others face. But there is also a deeper message, one that Twitty intermingles with his love of food and reveals itself in the vignettes and cooking tips that he supplies, all showing situations to which all listeners can relate. D.J.S. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      March 17, 2023

      Culinary historian Twitty's latest endeavor, a follow-up to The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South, explores the intersection of food, culture, and identity. A gay Black man and a proud convert to Judaism, Twitty delves into the rich history of the Jewish people while revealing the prejudices that Jewish and Black Americans still experience. Narrating his own book, Twitty is in his element when describing cultural food history and the food journeys of displaced peoples. He rightly posits that food is a great unifier and notes that disparate cultures often have dishes in common. Particularly amusing is his observation that many cultures want to be credited with the invention of the salad. While Twitty has done his homework, listeners might feel that he tries to include too much information here; the narrative suffers from regrettable repetitions and contradictions. Twitty enthusiastically quotes from various cookbooks, which enriches his account. Unfortunately, his own recipes are scattershot, with some omitting measurements; others require ingredients that may be difficult to find for U.S. audiences. VERDICT Although Twitty's latest is rather uneven, it is enhanced by his engaging narration. Share with listeners looking for an original analysis of food and cultural history.--Susan G. Baird

      Copyright 2023 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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