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A celebration of African American cuisine right now, in all of its abundance and variety.Tejal Rao,The New York Times

JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER IACP AWARD WINNER IACP BOOK OF THE YEAR NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BYThe New York Times Book ReviewThe New Yorker NPR Chicago TribuneThe AtlanticBuzzFeedFood52

Throughout her career, Toni Tipton-Martin has shed new light on the history, breadth, and depth of African American cuisine. Shes introduced us to black cooks, some long forgotten, who established much of whats considered to be our national cuisine. After all, if Thomas Jefferson introduced French haute cuisine to this country, who do you think actually cooked it?

InJubilee,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, from classics such asSweet Potato Biscuits,Seafood Gumbo,Buttermilk Fried Chicken, andPecan Pie with Bourbonto lesser-known but even more decadent dishes likeBourbon & Apple Hot Toddies,Spoon Bread, andBaked Ham Glazed with Champagne,Jubileepresents techniques, ingredients, and dishes that show the roots of African American cookingdeeply beautiful, culturally diverse, fit for celebration.

Praise forJubilee

There are precious few feelings as nice as one that comes from falling in love with a cookbook. . . . New techniques, new flavors, new narrativeseverything so thrilling you want to make the recipes over and over again . . . this has been my experience with Toni Tipton-MartinsJubilee.Sam Sifton,The New York Times

Despite their deep roots, the recipeseven the oldest onesfeel fresh and modern, a testament to the essentiality of African-American gastronomy to all of American cuisine.The New Yorker

Jubileeis part-essential history lesson, part-brilliantly researched culinary artifact, and wholly functional, not to mention deeply delicious.Kitchn

Tipton-Martin has given us the gift of a clear view of the generosity of the black hands that have flavored and shaped American cuisine for over two centuries.Taste