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tatumreads's review
5.0
Giving this book a five-star review because it contains amazing recipes along with the history of Harlem and where the Afro-Asian American foods originated from. I also saw JJ on Netflix's show Somebody Feed Phil while I was reading the book, which was so cool!
lraven13's review
4.0
This book is so beautiful! I haven't had a chance to cook out of it, but between the photos, the recipes, and the stories, you will not find a moment wasted. I am excited to be able to try the recipes!
dray's review
4.0
Amazed by the narration of Harlem as a cultural center, including food. The recipes are delicious and unique. There is a line in the book about the opera yet to be sung, this is the recipe yet to be cooked. Recommended.
klduncan86's review
4.0
This cookbook is very chef-fy. Most of the recipes have side recipes, and though the times are mostly accurate, they don't take into account chopping time (or recipe within a recipe time). That said, of the dishes I made from the book, I like the majority of them. I found the salads were the only area were the book faltered (one was due to how they wanted me to cook the beets, the other just wasn't that good). On the other hand, I know I will be making the tofu gnocchi again, as it was really good, and much quicker to make then regular potato gnocchi. The adobo chicken I served with the apple glazed brussel sprouts, and was a huge hit. I look forward to making more of the recipes, but knowing the are incredibly time intensive I'll mostly make them on the weekend.
adrianna80's review
4.0
On top of just being a very beautiful book, the culinary history of the Afro-Asian-American flavor profiles they aspire to bring to the table as a way to honor the heritage foods of "the foodway that reflects the depth and breadth of the African diaspora" is eye opening.
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