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Cook up excellence with these titles that celebrate Black food and culture. Interested in submitting your own recipes to feature in the Library's Black Cultural Recipe Book? Visit pickeringlibrary.ca/adults!

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  • By age 27, Kwame Onwuachi opened and closed one of the most famous restaurants in America, with money made by selling candy on the subway. This is a memoir about the intersection of race, fame, and food.
    Book, 2019New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019. — 641.5092 Onwua
  • Halia is invited to guest judge a popular cooking competition and takes it upon herself to investigate the sudden murder of the competition's frontrunner.
    Book, 2020New York : Kensington Publishing, 2020. — FIC Herbe
  • Eating While Black

    Food Shaming and Race in America

    Williams-Forson, Psyche A.
    How does anti-Black racism operate in the practice and culture of eating? Psyche A. Williams-Forson shares her knowledge about food and race to encourage us to think and speak differently about food.
    eBook, 2022The University of North Carolina Press, 2022
  • High on the Hog

    a Culinary Journey From Africa to America

    Harris, Jessica B.,
    Welcome to the culmination of years of Jessica Hog's research on the history of the African Diaspora's food and foodways, beginning with slavery.
    Book, 2012New York : Bloomsbury, 2012. — 641.59296073 Har
  • Forced back together following a family tragedy, the Bordelons must now run their sugarcane farm in the Deep South.
    DVD, 2017Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment, [2017]
  • Soil

    the Story of a Black Mother's Garden

    Dungy, Camille T., 1972-
    Camille T. Dungy tells the story of her 7-year journey to diversify her garden in her mostly white community in Fort Collins, Colorado.
    Book, 2023New York : Simon & Schuster, 2023. — 635.09788 Dungy
  • Two estranged siblings must deal with their mother's death and uncover her mysterious past, beginning in the Caribbean and ending with her famous Black cake recipe.
    Book, 2022New York : Ballantine Books, 2022. — FIC Wilke
  • A book about food, family, and forgiveness, spanning three continents and three Nigerian women.
    Book, 2020Vancouver : Arsenal Pulp Press, 2020. — FIC Ekwuy
  • A visual manifesto for living and eating, delivered by a Bronx-based creative and culinary collective, which includes recipes and art.
    Book, 2022New York : Artisan, [2022] — 641.59296073 Gra
  • Noma, named 'world's best restaurant' four times, offers recipes involving fermentation to excite your taste buds.
    Book, 2018New York : Artisan, a division of Workman Publishing Co., Inc., [2018] — 664.024 Red
  • The Rise

    Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food

    Samuelsson, Marcus,
    Chef, author, and TV star Marcus Samuelsson highlights the diverse deliciousness of modern Black cooking through 150 recipes and Marcus' own journey in the culinary world.
    Book, 2020New York, NY : Voracious, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company, 2020. — 641.59296 Sam
  • Traditional African Recipes

    Authentic Classic Dishes From All Over Africa Adapted for the Western Kitchen, All Shown Step by Step in 300 Simple to Follow Photographs

    Grant, Rosamund
    Explore Africa through its unique and mouth-watering cuisine, from Tunisia to Mozambique.
    Book, 2012Wigston, UK : Southwater, [2012] — 641.596 Gra
  • Black Food Matters

    Racial Justice in the Wake of Food Justice

    Various Authors
    Explore how the food system is broken for Black Americans when it comes to nutrition in this powerful collection written and recorded by nonwhite scholars.
    eAudiobook, 2021Tantor Media, Inc., 2021
  • Jubilee

    Recipes From Two Centuries of African-American Cooking

    Tipton-Martin, Toni,
    The result of decades of research and the collection of almost 400 cookbooks, spanning two centuries of black cooking in the United States.
    Book, 2019New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, [2019] — 641.59296073 Tip
  • Black Food

    Stories, Art & Recipes From Across the African Diaspora

    Curated by food activist Bryant Terry, this collection of recipes, stories, and art explores Black foodways within America and across the globe.
    Book, 2021California : 4 Color Books, [2021] — 394.1208996073 Bla
  • Sweet Potato Soul

    100 Easy Vegan Recipes for Southern Flavors of Smoke, Sugar, Spice, and Soul

    Claiborne, Jenné,
    Discover hundreds of delicious and easy-to-make vegan recipes.
    Book, 2018New York : Harmony Books, [2018] — 641.5636 Cla
  • In Bibi's Kitchen

    the Recipes & Stories of Grandmothers From the Eight African Countries That Touch the Indian Ocean

    Hassan, Hawa, 1982-
    Somali chef Hawa Hassan and food writer Julia Turshen present 75 recipes and stories gathered from bibis (or grandmothers) from eight African nations: South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, Comoros, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, and Eritrea.
    Book, 2020California : Ten Speed Press, 2020. — 641.59676 Has
  • Vegetable Kingdom

    the Abundant World of Vegan Recipes

    Terry, Bryant, 1974-
    Recipes that teach you the basics of a great vegan meal centred on real food, not powders or meat substitutes.
    Book, 2020California : Ten Speed Press, [2020] — 641.5636 Ter
  • Carla Hall's Soul Food

    Everyday and Celebration

    Hall, Carla,
    Carla Hall takes us back to her own Nashville roots to offer a fresh, lip-smackin’ look at America’s favoruite comfort cuisine.
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Harper Wave, [2018] — 641.5975 Hal