At the intersection of food traditions—African, Southern and Jewish —you’ll find Michael W. Twitty. The James Beard award-winning culinary historian, memoirist and celebrated author of The Cooking Gene, and Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an American Jew, comes to UC to discuss his unique perspectives on food, faith, identity, and the liberal arts that unite us all.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
TIME 7:30PM
Probasco Auditorium
University of Cincinnati
2839 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati 45220
Learn more about Michael W. Twitty’s work
“Michael Twitty: The Antebellum Chef,” (Garden & Gun)
Michael William Twitty is worried, but he does not let it show. The original plan was for no one to talk to the historical slave interpreters as they went about their work, but that plan has gone out the window …
“Michael W. Twitty Is on the TIME100 Next 2022 List,” (TIME magazine)
Michael gets so clearly that food is how we understand ourselves and our history. With his latest book, Koshersoul, which looks at the creation of African Jewish cooking, he provides a new way to look at history and spotlight those …
Just before the American Revolution, a woman whose name I may never know disembarked a ship in the harbour of Charleston, South Carolina, destined for a rice field. She was a member of the Mende people of Sierra Leone. Her back bore the letters "R.A.C.E." – Royal African Company of England – seared into her flesh …
UC presents lecture on liberal arts featuring Michael W. Twitty
The University of Cincinnati welcomes Michael W. Twitty, award-winning author of “The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South,” for a presentation next month.
Twitty will share his views on the value of liberal arts study at a time when headlines show the discipline may be in decline.
Titled “What’s It Got to Do With Me? The Importance of the Humanities to Contemporary American Life,” the event will be held Tuesday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m. at UC’s Probasco Auditorium, 2839 Clifton Ave. Presented by UC’s College of Arts and Sciences, and sponsored by Taft Research Center, The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati, and a host of other supporters, the event is free and open to the public.
Probasco Auditorum is part of the University of Cincinnati's uptown campus. It is located at the intersection of Clifton Avenue and Probasco Street. View the location on UC's Maps page.
To view the location of UC Parking facilities, please visit the UC Parking Services Maps page. The closest pay parking lot to Probasco Hall is Clifton Court Garage.
