Rufus Estes' Good Things to Eat: The First Cookbook by an African-American Chef (Dover Cookbooks)

Rufus Estes' Good Things to Eat, the first cookbook by an African American chef, has stood the test of time. Originally published in 1911, it showcases a highly accomplished African American chef and offers a fascinating glimpse into early-twentieth-century American cooking.

Estes was born into slavery in Tennessee in 1857. After the Civil War he began working as a railway attendant at the luxurious Pullman Palace Car Company, where he eventuall...