An Manje: A Celebration of Haitian Foodways
An Manje: A Celebration of Haitian Foodways
What’s Inside . . .
An Manje: A Celebration of Haitian Foodways is a multimedia anthology of written and video essays, interviews, recipes & artwork highlighting Ayiti/Haiti's culinary histories and future visions by Haitian and Haitian-American authors, chefs/cooks, creatives, and more.
Click below to learn more about each of its components, and order your copy of the book here.
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Included in this 110+ page spiral, bound book are essays, poems, and recipes by Haitians of the diaspora, alongside photos and room for notes.
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Accompanying the book and learning guide are videos by contributing authors Shana Jeannot-Thomas and Merelis Catalina Ortiz.
Shana Jeannot-Thomas’ mini series An Manje: A Culinary Flight to Haiti will be released January 2024 (see below), and Merelis Catalina Ortiz’s video will be released in Summer 2024.
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To supplement the content of this book, a full teaching guide with lesson plan, activity, and writing prompt suggestions alongside a further reading/viewing guide will be available in late-January 2024.
NOTE: Book purchasers will receive a notification via email when it is available.
If you haven’t ordered a copy of the book yet, check back here in late January, or join our email list to get notified.
A Culinary Flight to Haiti
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A Culinary Flight to Haiti 🎥
An Manje: The Culinary Flight to Haiti is an unscripted mini series co-produced by The Global Taste and Deep Routes, created and led by Shana Jeannot-Thomas for An Manje’s anthological curriculum.
Haitian cuisine offers a truly diverse culinary experience throughout the 10 departments of Haiti, where rich, spicy, and explosive flavors range from region to region. This mini-film takes viewers on an inspiring journey to explore and celebrate the diverse traditions of Haitian cuisine right here in the melting pot of New York and New Jersey through the eyes of chefs Alain Lemaire, Nicky Marcelin, and Vanessa Coquillo. As these chefs tell their stories through their cooking, viewers are invited to learn more about Haiti and get excited to prepare Haitian dishes in their own homes.
Learning Guide
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Learning Guide 📖
Coming February 2025
Join Chef Vanessa Coquillo as she describes her experiences growing up cooking and enjoying Haitian cuisine.
In this first installment of the series we follow chef Vanessa Coquillo, mother, self taught chef, caterer, and photographer; who has roots in the Artibonite and Gonaives regions of Haiti. She shares her background growing up cooking and enjoying Haitian cuisine, as well as the influences and experiences she’s had on her culinary journey as she prepares Lalo ak Diri Blanc.
Duration: 10 minutes.
Recipes can be found in the An Manje: A Celebration of Haitian Foodways book.