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Our Harlem
- Seven Days of Cooking, Music and Soul at the Red Rooster
- Narrated by: Marcus Samuelsson
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Make an audio pilgrimage to Harlem with Ethiopian and Swedish chef, TV personality, and restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson, and get to know the food, history, music, and - most importantly - the people of an iconic neighborhood that Marcus knows as his home and the home of his Red Rooster restaurant.
Special guests join Marcus each day of the week to cook, sip cocktails, and make their Harlem our Harlem, including Melba Wilson, Jelani Cobb, Bevy Smith, and Kevin Young, for starters.
For Wednesday, with writer Jelani Cobb, Marcus will recreate the short ribs he made for President Obama’s fundraiser at the Red Rooster and discuss the significance of the first African American President. With food historian Jessica Harris, Marcus will discover the African and Southern roots of his ingredients. He’ll make fried chicken with Harlem’s very own Charles Gabriel and visit La Marqueta with Spanish Harlem native Aurora Flores.
You’ll learn about Harlem’s amazing history, diversity, and current vibrant life and the institutions that are the pillars of the neighborhood - the Apollo Theater, the Studio Museum, and the Schomburg Center. Writers Isabel Wilkerson and Nicholas Lehmann explain the Great Migration from the South that brought mac and greens, new voters, and amazing creative talent to Harlem. And Dapper Dan talks about Harlem style.
And like Red Rooster itself, music provides a foundation for each day - from El Barrio Night’s Latin rhythms to Sunday’s Teenage Gospel Choir.
As an added bonus for Audible listeners, with purchase you’ll receive recipes from The Red Rooster Cookbook that are featured in Our Harlem.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
What the critics say
"Our Harlem is an Audible Original adaptation of Samuelsson’s Red Rooster Cookbook with a few vital differences. In the print version, he tells us about the history, culture, and food of the remarkable place he’s chosen to call home. In the audiobook, he takes you there.” (Forbes)
"We listened to the full series and found it immersive, educational, and entertaining - not to mention packed with great recipes. Our one disclaimer: don’t listen on an empty stomach. The sound of frying chicken is too much to handle." (Food & Wine)
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- Connie Francis
- 2019-07-21
Looking for written recipes.
Would love to try his recipes but can’t find them on the audible website. Please help if you’ve found them. Thanks!
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- Jayne
- 2019-09-04
Thoroughly enjoyed it!
It felt like my social life was greatly improved while I was listening to this book. I really enjoyed spending time with Marcus and his wonderful guests while they discussed history, culture, music, food - I learned a lot too. I'm so glad the delicious recipes were included. I highly recommend spending time with these folks.
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