Vital Culture Books

Food & Cooking

Cookbooks and food writing by Black chefs and historians, from soul food and barbecue to plant-based and diaspora kitchens. Recipes for weeknights and celebrations, plus the stories behind the food from Toni Tipton-Martin, Michael W. Twitty and more.

34 books

Soul Food & Southern Kitchens 14 books

Make Do with What You HaveKardea Brown$32.00
The Way HomeKardea Brown$34.99
Rodney Scott's World of BBQRodney Scott, Lolis Eric Elie$35.00
Watermelon and Red BirdsNicole A. Taylor$30.99
The Dooky Chase CookbookLeah Chase$27.95
RiceMichael W. Twitty$22.00
Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs, and JuiceToni Tipton-Martin$30.00
From Crook to CookSnoop Dogg$24.95
JubileeToni Tipton-Martin$35.00
The Taste of Country CookingEdna Lewis$40.00
Carla BakesCarla Hall$40.00
We FancyJerrelle Guy$35.00
Melba's American ComfortMelba Wilson$26.99
Saltbox Seafood Joint CookbookRicky Moore$28.00

Plant-Forward & Healthy 7 books

Cooking from the SpiritTabitha Brown$32.00
Vegetable KingdomBryant Terry$30.00
Sweet Potato SoulJenné Claiborne$19.99
Everyone's TableGregory Gourdet, Jj Goode$40.00
Back to GreenMarcus Samuelsson$40.00
The Southern Comfort Food Diabetes CookbookMaya MS Rd Cdn Feller$18.99
Vegan Soul Food CookbookNadira Jenkins-El$17.99

Diaspora Kitchens 4 books

Ghana to the WorldEric Adjepong$40.00
Black FoodBryant Terry$40.00
New World SourdoughBryan Ford$27.99
All HoursKwame Onwuachi, Joshua David Stein$40.00

Food Stories & History 9 books

KoshersoulMichael W. Twitty$21.99
The Cooking GeneMichael W. Twitty$18.99
Black SmokeAdrian Miller$33.00
Eating While BlackPsyche A. Williams-Forson$29.00
Hog and HominyFrederick Opie$24.95
My Soul Looks BackJessica B. Harris$19.00
Vibration CookingVertamae Smart-Grosvenor$28.95
Farming While BlackLeah Penniman$34.95
Soul FoodAdrian Miller$26.00