Michael W. Twitty

Michael "Kosher Soul " Twitty is a culinary historian and editor of the blog Afroculinaria . Michael is currently working on his food history and family history memoir, The Cooking Gene, connecting his identity, faith and family roots through Southern cuisine.


Articles by Michael W. Twitty

Soulfood for Shavuot

Shavuot is one of the rare Jewish holidays that really specifies a dairy meal.READ: Why Do We Eat Cheesecake on Shavuot?Some ...

An Afro-Ashkefardi Recipe For Rosh Hashanah

From black-eyed pea hummus spiked with homemade horseradish harissa to matzoh-meal fried chicken cooked in shmaltz, to peach noodle kugels ...

“Kosher Soul” Shabbat

If you could only cook three dishes for Shabbat dinner what would they be?This was the question we posed to ...