Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago

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“Why do I need another cookbook?” you may ask, after having spent most of quarantine pouring over this particular genre. We promise you, Kwame Onwuachi’s My America: Recipes from a Young Black Chef is worth it. From this James Beard award-winner comes a cookbook that celebrates the cuisine of the African diaspora, “the world’s wisest food.” Onwuachi returns to CHF to season our stage with the stories behind his family’s recipes; the connections between cuisine, place, and culture; and how food helps us make sense of the world. Onwuachi is joined in conversation by Dario Durham and Sara Faddah, hosts of the podcast 77 Flavors of Chicago.

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