Bryant Terry
Bryant Terry | |
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Born | [1] Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | January 24, 1974
Education | Xavier University of Louisiana New York University (MA) |
Occupation(s) | Chef, author |
Spouse | Jidan Terry-Koon[2] |
Website | bryant-terry |
Bryant Terry (born January 24, 1974) is an
Early life and education
Terry's parents are Beatrice Terry, a neonatal nurse, and Booker Terry, an environmental protection specialist.[3]
Terry grew up in Memphis, Tennessee.[4] He attended Xavier University of Louisiana, graduating with a degree in English. He then moved to New York City to attend graduate school at New York University, where he earned an M.A. in history.[3] While at NYU, after hearing a hip-hop song about factory farming, he switched to a plant-based diet and started reading about early efforts to address food injustice.[5] He then enrolled in the chef's training program at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts in New York City.[3]
Career
In 2001, Terry founded b-healthy! (Build Healthy Eating And Lifestyles To Help Youth), a five-year initiative created to raise awareness about
In the spring of 2003, Terry met author
Among his national radio and television appearances, Terry has offered his commentary on the
Terry is a consultant for the
From 2008 to 2010, Terry was a
In 2015, Terry was named the inaugural Chef-in-Residence for the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco.[16][17]
Writing and speaking engagements
Terry's writing and recipes have been featured in
In 2015, Terry gave a talk at the annual TEDMED conference on "Stirring up political change from the kitchen".[21]
Recognition
In 2012 Terry was named to TheGrio's 100 list.[22] In 2014 Afro-Vegan was listed as one of the best cookbooks of 2014 by Mother Jones[23] (honorable mention) and Serious Eats.[24]
In 2015 Terry won a James Beard Foundation Leadership Award[5] for his food justice work.[25] He also received two additional nominations from the James Beard Foundation.[26]
Terry's 2020 book Vegetable Kingdom: The Abundant World of Vegan Recipes received a starred review from Publishers Weekly[27] and won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional.[28]
In 2023, Tasting Table named Terry as one of the “21 Plant-Based Chefs You Need To Know.”[29] and VegNews listed him as one of the "37 Creative Chefs Crafting the Future of Vegan Food."[30] In 2024, VegNews also listed Terry as one of the "17 Black Vegan Chefs Redefining Plant-Based Food and Community." [31]
VegNews listed Afro-Vegan as one of the "Top 100 Vegan Cookbooks of All Time" in 2024.[32]
Personal life
Terry married Jidan Koon, an organizational development consultant, in September 2010.[3] They reside in Oakland, California, with their children.[2]
Bibliography
- Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen (2006). With ISBN 9781440628252
- Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African-American Cuisine (2009). ISBN 9780786745036
- The Inspired Vegan: Seasonal Ingredients, Creative Recipes, Mouthwatering Menus. (2012) Da Capo Press. ISBN 9780738215471
- Afro-Vegan: Farm-Fresh African, Caribbean, and Southern Flavors Remixed. (2014).
- ISBN 9780399581045[28]
- Black Food: Stories, Art & Recipes from Across the African Diaspora (2021). Ed. Bryant Terry with Oriana Koren. Ten Speed Press. ISBN 9781984859723 [33]
References
- ^ "Terry, Bryant, 1974-". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ a b May, Meredith (June 3, 2014). "Bryant Terry cultivates new turf with front-yard edible lawn". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Jidan Koon, Bryant Terry". The New York Times. September 3, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
- ^ a b Bader, Beth (April 9, 2008). "An Interview with Bryant Terry, Eco-Chef, Author and Food Justice Activist". Eat Drink Better. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ a b "2015 Leadership Award Honoree Bryant Terry". James Beard Foundation. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ "Bryant Terry, food-justice activist, answers questions". Grist. June 20, 2006. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ Moss, Laura (February 2, 2011). "12 African Americans who are greening the nation". Mother Nature Network. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ "The basic pleasures of eating inside Bryant Terry's Vegetable Kingdom". www.splendidtable.org. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- Soros Foundation.
- ISBN 978-0738216324.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Nautilus Book Awards". www.nautilusbookawards.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2008.
- ^ Guggiana, Marissa (December 18, 2012). "For Oakland food desert: A people's grocery store". Berkeleyside. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ "Food Community Fellows". Archived from the original on February 3, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
- ^ Collier, Andrea King (December 15, 2010). "Expanding Food Advocacy with the Food and Society Fellows Program". Civil Eats. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ Kane, Peter Lawrence (November 9, 2015). "Chatting With MoAD's Chef-in-Residence Bryant Terry About Food Justice". SF Weekly. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ "Chef-in-Residence: Bryant Terry". Museum of the African Diaspora. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ Wilson, Korsha (October 4, 2021). "With 4 Color Books, Bryant Terry Looks to Color Outside the Lines". The New York Times. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ a b Terry, Bryant (February 29, 2008). "Reclaiming True Grits". The Root. Archived from the original on 2019-12-11. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "Stirring up political change from the kitchen". TEDMED. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- The Grio. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ a b Philpott, Tom (December 20, 2014). "The 9 Best Cookbooks of 2014". Mother Jones. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ a b Williams, Kate (December 2014). "The Year in Cookbooks: Our Favorite Reads of 2014". Serious Eats. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ "Past JBF Leadership Award Recipients | James Beard Foundation". www.jamesbeard.org. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ James Beard Foundation Awards and Nominations
- ^ "Lifestyle Book Review: Vegetable Kingdom: The Abundant World of Vegan Recipes by Bryant Terry. Ten Speed, $30 (256p) ISBN 978-0-399-58104-5". PublishersWeekly.com. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ a b Bosselman, Haley (March 28, 2021). "NAACP Image Awards 2021: The Complete Televised Winners List". Variety.
- ^ Kot, Anna (2023-06-02). "21 Plant-Based Chefs You Need To Know". Tasting Table. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ Pointing, Charlotte (July 27, 2023). "37 Creative Chefs Crafting the Future of Vegan Food". VegNews. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ Flink, Tanya (February 19, 2024). "The Top 100 Vegan Cookbooks of All Time". VegNews. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ Pointing, Charlotte (January 10, 2024). "The Top 100 Vegan Cookbooks of All Time". VegNews. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- OCLC 1235904680.
External links
- Official website
- Bryant Terry at IMDb