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.

In Jubilee, 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