Twitty, who is Black, gay and Jewish, elegantly weaves Jewish and Black metaphors and expressions into tales of his travels throughout the American South and Africa.
As ordinary Americans have increased their time spent preparing food at home, so, too, have culinary celebrities, who have opened up their personal kitchens on social media.
Around the country, classically trained Jewish chefs are retraining their culinary focus on deli, curing pastrami in-house and making everything in their restaurants from scratch.
Turshen has established herself as an influential force in the highly competitive world of cookbook writing and a committed advocate for social justice.