Resilient Kitchens

Fernay McPherson

ISBN 10: 1978832516 / ISBN 13: 9781978832510

Published by Rutgers University Press, US, 2023

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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.   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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Resilient Kitchens
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press, US
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1978832516
• ISBN 13: 9781978832510
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 8W x 0.8H x 10D inches 8 inches width by 0.8 inches height by 10 inches depth
• Weight: 916 grams

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Synopsis

Winner of the James Beard Award for Best Book in Food Issues and Advocacy

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. 

 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. 

 

About the Author

PHILIP GLEISSNER is an assistant professor of Slavic and East European languages and cultures at The Ohio State University. A native of Germany, he came to the United States for graduate studies at Princeton. He researches the Soviet literary press, socialist cultural networks, and queer community building in contemporary Eastern Europe.

HARRY ELI KASHDAN is a scholar of food and migration based in Washington, DC. A Ph.D. in comparative literature who has published research on cookbooks and migration in the Mediterranean, he has held fellowships at Harvard University, The Ohio State University, and the University of Pennsylvania.