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Winner of the James Beard Award for Best American Cookbook
“Between Harlem and Heaven presents a captivatingly original cuisine. Afro-Asian-American cooking is packed with unique and delicious layers of flavor. These stories and recipes lay praise to the immense influence the African Diaspora has had on global cuisine.”― Sean Brock
In two of the most renowned and historic venues in Harlem, Alexander Smalls and JJ Johnson created a unique take on the Afro-Asian-American flavor profile. Their foundation was a collective three decades of traveling the African diaspora, meeting and eating with chefs of color, and researching the wide reach of a truly global cuisine; their inspiration was how African, Asian, and African-American influences criss-crossed cuisines all around the world. They present here for the first time over 100 recipes that go beyond just one place, taking you, as noted by The New Yorker, “somewhere between Harlem and heaven.”
between harlem and heaven
"Between Harlem and Heaven presents a captivatingly original cuisine"
-Sean Brock
"Alexander and JJ have elevated the cuisines of West Africa and its diaspora without losing any of its essence."
-Chef Pierre Thiam
"a celebration of food, culture, and the historic legacy of proud people unsung"
-Cicely Tyson
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