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Between Harlem and Heaven

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."

The Simple Art of Rice

The Simple Art of Rice is a celebration of rice and the many cultures in which this life‑giving grain takes pride in place at the center of every table. Featuring a fool‑proof method for turning out perfect rice every time, the recipes here are influenced by global flavors from Asia to Europe, Africa to the Americas, and feature many of the world's favorite dishes.