Author Michael Twitty will take part in the virtual “Contemporary Conversations” series of Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) on Dec. 10 at 7 p.m.. The series is free and sponsored by Friends of the Library, Montgomery County, Inc. according to a press release from the county.
Twitty will be discussing the connection between the foods and traditions of the African Atlantic and the global Jewish diaspora according to the release.
Twitty is an African-American Jewish writer, culinary historian, and educator. He has appeared on Bizarre Foods America with Andrew Zimmern, Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, and Taste the Nation with Top Chef’s Padma Lakshmi.
His book publications include “The Cooking Gene”, “Rice: A Savor the South Cookbook”, and “KosherSoul”. “The Cooking Gene“ won the 2018 James Beard Award making Twitty the first Black author to earn the award according to the release.
“The Contemporary Conversations series is a community forum to discuss cultural and current issues with renowned authors and journalists and to engage in enriching dialogues, “said MCPL Director Anita Vassallo. “To bring a culinary historian with such national appeal as Michael W. Twitty to the series is a wonderful opportunity for MCPL and the community.”
Registration for this event is required and can be done here. For more information about previous speakers, visit the MCPL website here.
