Monthly Archive for December, 2008

feeding the president Print This Post Bookmark and Share

i was recently asked to complete an “application” for a job as obama’s white house chef.  here are my answers.

what i’m reading over the next 2 months Print This Post Bookmark and Share

Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II by Douglas A. Blackmon

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

Ida: A Sword Among Lions: Ida B. Wells and the Campaign Against Lynching by Paula J. Giddings

Hog and Hominy: Soul Food from Africa to America by Fredrick Douglass Opie

Gumbo Tales: Finding My Place at the New Orleans Table by Sara Roahen