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The Africa cookbook tastes of a continent

Gathers information on the unique foods of Africa and the lands they come from, and provides more than two hundred traditional and new recipes.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Harris, Jessica B. (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, [2010]
Edition:	First Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition.
Subjects:	Cooking, African. Cookbooks.
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Summary:	Gathers information on the unique foods of Africa and the lands they come from, and provides more than two hundred traditional and new recipes.
Item Description:	Originally published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 1998.
Physical Description:	xii, 382 pages : illustrations, color map ; 25 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-366) and index.
ISBN:	9781439193303 1439193304
Author Notes:	Jessica B. Harris holds a PhD from NYU and taught English at Queens College for more than thirty years. She lectures internationally. She is the author of High on the Hog , which inspired the hit 2021 Netflix show of the same name. She is also the author of a memoir, M y Soul Looks Back , as well as twelve cookbooks. Her articles have appeared in Vogue , Food & Wine , Essence , and The New Yorker , among other publications. She has made numerous television and radio appearances and has been profiled in The New York Times . Considered one of the preeminent scholars of the food of the African Diaspora, Harris has been inducted into the James Beard Who's Who in Food and Beverage in America, she received the James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020, and an Augie Award from the Culinary Institute of America in 2022. She also received an honorary doctorate from Johnson & Wales University and recently helped the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture to conceptualize its cafeteria.