Culinary historian Michael Twitty has made a name for himself touring the country to lecture about southern food traditions. His new book, ‘The Cooking Gene,’ is out today. The book explores the history of cuisine in the American south, by focusing on the people who laid the foundation for it -- enslaved Africans. Twitty is currently on a teaching residency in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. VICE New's Dexter Thomas joined him there for a meal.

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