Jubilee

African American Cooking that goes far beyond soul food.
Throughout her career, James Beard Award-winning author Toni-Tipton-Martin has shed new light on the history, breadth, and depth of African American cuisine. She’s introduced us to Black cooks, some long forgotten, who established much of what’s considered to be our national cuisine. After all, if Thomas Jefferson introduced haute cuisine to this country, who do you think actually cooked it?

In “Jubilee”, Tipton-Martin brings these masters into our kitchens. Through recipes and stories, we cook along with these pioneering figures, from enslaved chefs to middle- and upper-class writers and entrepreneurs. With more than 100 recipes, “Jubilee” presents techniques, ingredients, and dishes that show the roots of African American cooking – deeply beautiful, culturally diverse, fit for celebration.