a conversation with Auzerais Bellamy
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Award-winning author and food journalist Toni Tipton-Martin shares more than 100 recipes inspired by two centuries of African-American cooking in her book Jubilee. Through stories and recipes adapted from people ranging from enslaved chefs to writers and food entrepreneurs, Jubilee sheds new light on the history, breadth, and depth of African-American cuisine. With classics such as Sweet Potato Biscuits and Seafood Gumbo to lesser-known and even more decadent recipes like Bourbon & Apple Hot Toddies and Baked Ham Glazed with Champagne, Jubilee presents techniques, ingredients, and dishes that show the roots of African-American cooking—deeply beautiful and fit for celebration. Published by Clarkson Potter
“A celebration of African American cuisine right now, in all of its abundance and variety.”—Tejal Rao, The New York Times
JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER • IACP AWARD FINALIST • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • The New Yorker • NPR • Chicago Tribune • The Atlantic • BuzzFeed • Food52
Auzerais Bellamy is the owner of Blondery in New York. Auzerais served as pastry sous-chef at Bouchon Bakery, executive pastry chef at Pies -N- Thighs and Alain Ducasse’s Benoit Bistro before founding Blondery. She has staged at Per Se, French Laundry, and Daniel.
In 2016, launched her business online due to the overwhelming demand for her caramel and pecan blondies. For nearly 3 years, she’s been shipping blondies nationwide and continues to grow while maintaining the same high standards of quality and presentation. These blondies are another item going into the gift guide!
Toni Tipton-Martin is an award-winning food and nutrition journalist who is busy building a healthier community through her books, classes, and foundation. She is a James Beard Book Award winner and has appeared as a guest judge on Bravo’s Top Chef. In 2016, Toni was featured on CBS Sunday Morning’s annual Food Show; in the anthology, Best Food Writing of 2016; and in Aetna’s 35th Annual African American History Calendar. She received Notable Mention in The Best American Essays of 2015.
Former First Lady Michelle Obama invited Toni to the White House twice for her outreach to help families live healthier lives, and in 2014 she earned the Southern Foodways Alliance John Egerton Prize for this work. With the Egerton Prize as seed money, Toni hosted Soul Summit: A Conversation About Race, Identity, Power and Food, an unprecedented 3-day gathering that invited writers, scholars, authors, chefs, students and anyone interested in food justice to come together and celebrate African American Foodways.
