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Who's really behind America's appetite for foods from around the
globe? This group biography from an electric new voice in food
writing honours seven extraordinary women, all immigrants, who left
an indelible mark on the way Americans eat today. Taste Makers
stretches from the Second World War to the present, with absorbing
and deeply researched portraits of figures including Mexican-born
Elena Zelayeta, a blind chef; Marcella Hazan, the deity of Italian
cuisine and Norma Shirley, a champion of Jamaican dishes. In
imaginative, lively prose, Mayukh Sen-a queer, brown child of
immigrants-reconstructs the lives of these women in vivid and
empathetic detail, daring to ask why some were famous in their own
time but not in ours and why others shine brightly even today.
Weaving together histories of food, immigration and gender, Taste
Makers challenges the way readers look at what's on their plate-and
the women whose labour, overlooked for so long, makes those meals
possible.
Who's really behind America's appetite for foods from around the
globe? This group biography from an electric new voice in food
writing honours seven extraordinary women, all immigrants, who left
an indelible mark on the way Americans eat today. Taste Makers
stretches from the Second World War to the present, with absorbing
and deeply researched portraits of figures including Mexican-born
Elena Zelayeta, a blind chef; Marcella Hazan, the deity of Italian
cuisine and Norma Shirley, a champion of Jamaican dishes. In
imaginative, lively prose, Mayukh Sen-a queer, brown child of
immigrants-reconstructs the lives of these women in vivid and
empathetic detail, daring to ask why some were famous in their own
time but not in ours and why others shine brightly even today.
Immigrants have left their mark on the great melting pot of
American cuisine, and they have continued working hard to keep
America’s kitchens running, even during times of crisis like the
COVID-19 pandemic. For some immigrant cooks, the pandemic brought
home the lack of protection for essential workers in the American
food system. For others, cooking was a way of reconnecting with
homelands they could not visit during periods of lockdown.Â
 Resilient Kitchens: American Immigrant Cooking in a Time of
Crisis is a stimulating collection of essays about the lives
of immigrants in the United States before and during the COVID-19
pandemic, told through the lens of food. It includes a vibrant mix
of perspectives from professional food writers, restaurateurs,
scholars, and activists, whose stories range from emotional
reflections on hardship, loss, and resilience to journalistic
investigations of racism in the American food system. Each
contribution is accompanied by a recipe of special importance to
the author, giving readers a taste of cuisines from around the
world. Every essay is accompanied by gorgeous food photography, the
authors’ snapshots of pandemic life, and hand-drawn illustrations
by Filipino American artist Angelo Dolojan. Â
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