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Meals, Music, and Muses

Alexander Smalls is at once a renowned opera singer, chef, and storyteller. With roots in the
South Carolina Lowcountry, he’s made a career exploring the foods of his upbringing and those
of his African heritage with a handful of acclaimed restaurants in New York (all while winning
awards for his singing, including on the cast recording of George Gershwin’s Charleston-based
folk opera, Porgy and Bess). In his new release, Meals, Music, and Muses: Recipes from my
African American Kitchen, Smalls explores the intersection of his passions: “In the United States,
food and music are inextricably linked, especially in African-American culture,” he explains.
“Cooking without a song—in your heart, if nothing else—is like cooking without salt and
pepper.” Touted as a playlist of essential African-American dishes, the curated collection of
recipes spans classic preparations of field greens and spicy okra to frogmore stew and sweet
potato muffins. (Flatiron Books)

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Date Published: 06.12.24

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