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Nicole A. Taylor is an American writer and cookbook author.[1] Originally from Georgia, she moved to Brooklyn, New York in 2008 which became the basis for her 2015 cookbook, The Up South Cookbook: Chasing Dixie in a Brooklyn Kitchen. Taylor's food writing has twice been nominated for a James Beard Foundation Award. She has also hosted a podcast called Hot Grease.

Biography

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Raised in Athens, Georgia,[2] Taylor lived in Atlanta for 12 years.[3] She moved to Brooklyn in 2008, which ultimately led to her cookbook The Up South Cookbook: Chasing Dixie in a Brooklyn Kitchen (Countryman Press, 2015).[4] Developed over three years, the book contains more than 100 recipes which Nneka Okona described in Brooklyn Magazine as "approachable for even novice cooks and all...restorative because they’re accompanied not only by instruction but also a story, a context for why the dish means something to [Taylor] on a deeper level...making Up South as much a cookbook as a narrative. Stories to move you. Stories you can feel in the same way good food, true comfort food, feeds and nourishes your soul and spirit." Writing in The New Republic, Stacia L. Brown similarly described the cookbook as "combined personal history, migration story, and recipe collection."[5] NBC News called it a "must-have" cookbook for southern soul cooking[4] and Essence,[6] USA Today,[7] Paste Magazine[8] and Yahoo Food[9] all named it to lists of best cookbooks in 2015. Yahoo praised Taylor's "knack for using new ingredients and her own personal experiences to create wholly original interpretations."[9]

In 2017, Brooklyn Magazine named Taylor to its list of 100 influential people in Brooklyn culture,[10] citing her work on The Up South Cookbook as well as her earlier podcast on food culture called Hot Grease,[11] which aired on the Heritage Radio Network from 2009 to 2013.[12]

Taylor served as director of special projects for chef Claus Meyer's Brownsville Community Culinary Center.[13]

In 2020, Taylor was nominated for two James Beard Foundation Awards, in the categories of Best Personal Essay, Short Form, and Innovative Storytelling.[14][15]

Her second cookbook, Watermelon & Red Birds: A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations, was published in 2022 by Simon & Schuster.[16][17][18]

References

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  1. ^ Steed, Munson (October 3, 2015). "'The Up South Cookbook' serves food for the soul". Rolling Out. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  2. ^ Subramaniam, Arthi (February 28, 2016). "Capturing the soul of African-American foodscape". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  3. ^ Okona, Nneka (December 12, 2016). "A Southern State of Mind: Nicole Taylor on Food, Cooking, and Publishing". Brooklyn Magazine. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Collier, Andrea King (November 25, 2015). "7 Must Have Cookbooks for a Southern Kitchen". NBC News. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  5. ^ Brown, Stacia (October 27, 2015). "The Untold History of African American Cookbooks". New Republic. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  6. ^ Townsend, Tyrus (December 2, 2015). "#EssenceEats: 10 Current Cookbooks That Will Upgrade Your Kitchen Game". Essence. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  7. ^ Saladino, Emily (December 13, 2016). "The 16 best food and beverage books of 2016". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 8, 2017. See bottom of page for 2015 list.
  8. ^ Burt, Stephanie (December 14, 2015). "The Best Cookbooks We Read in 2015". Paste Magazine. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  9. ^ a b Salkeld, Lauren (December 4, 2015). "2015′s Best Cookbooks for Holiday Gift Giving". Yahoo Food. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  10. ^ "The 100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture 2017". Brooklyn Magazine. March 13, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  11. ^ Correal, Annie (November 20, 2015). "How Nicole A. Taylor, Cookbook Author, Spends Her Sundays". The New York Times. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  12. ^ "Episode 022 ft. Nicole Taylor". The Seam. March 29, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  13. ^ McArdle, Molly (March 13, 2017). "Brooklyn 100 Influencer: Nicole Taylor, cookbook author". Brooklyn Magazine. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  14. ^ "The 2020 James Beard Award Nominees". James Beard Foundation. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  15. ^ Hallinan, Bridget (May 4, 2020). "These Are the 2020 James Beard Awards Finalists". Food & Wine. Archived from the original on May 9, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  16. ^ "Simon & Schuster to Publish Nicole Taylor's Essential Cookbook for the All-American Celebration of Juneteenth". News and Corporate Information about Simon & Schuster, Inc. December 16, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  17. ^ Harris, Elizabeth A.; León, Concepción de (August 24, 2020). "Black Chefs Are Landing More Cookbook Deals. Is That Enough?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  18. ^ Taylor, Nicole A. (2022). Watermelon & Red Birds: A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations (First Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781982176211. OCLC 1277140075.
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