Food Quote by Michael W. Twitty

“It is also clear that structural racism is beating down the black chef. It started with segregation; black chefs in the South were either…

— Michael W. Twitty

“Jewish food is a matter of text expressed on the table.”

— Michael W. Twitty

“So much was lost—names, faces, ages, ethnic identities—that African Americans must do what no other ethnic group writ large must do: take a completely…

— Michael W. Twitty

“The Old South is a place where people use food to tell themselves who they are, to tell others who they are, and to…

— Michael W. Twitty

“Before I officially began the journey to dig deeper into my food and family roots, I was racking up an internal encyclopedia about other…

— Michael W. Twitty

“My entire cooking life has been about memory. It's my moth indispensable ingredient, so wherever I find it, I hoard it. I tell stories…

— Michael W. Twitty

“Jewish food and black food crisscross each other throughout history. They are both cuisines where homeland and exile interplay. Ideas and emotions are ingredients…

— Michael W. Twitty

“You have to know a lot of songs to cook the way our ancestors cooked. The songs are like clocks with spells. Some enslaved…

— Michael W. Twitty

“So much was lost - names, faces, ages, ethnic identities - that African Americans must do what no other ethnic group writ large must…

— Michael W. Twitty

“There is no chef without a homeland. To be a chef today is to center yourself in the traditions of your roots and use…

— Michael W. Twitty

“Nothing ever really escapes memory, and even the things we forget often are condemned to it.”

— Michael W. Twitty

“Your heritage foods are your health and your wealth.”

— Michael W. Twitty