High on the Hog: The Life and Work of Jessica B. Harris. With Andi Oliver
Channel: British Library
Date: 2022-04-27

Harris’s seminal book, High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America was the culmination of decades-long research. It was recently adapted into a hit Netflix documentary series of the same name, bringing the writer and her work to a global audience.

Jessica B. Harris is the author, editor, or translator of 18 books including 12 cookbooks including the acclaimed High on the Hog. Dr Harris holds numerous awards and accolades including an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Johnson & Wales University. In 2019, her food-related works were inducted into the James Beard Cookbook Hall of Fame and she is the 2020 James Beard Lifetime Achievement awardee.

Andi Oliver is an award-winning television chef and broadcaster who is a regular on screen with a brilliant knowledge of music, literature as well as food. Her BBC documentary series The Caribbean with Andi and Miquita won plaudits for its incisive look into the Black British identity of the Caribbean diaspora. She is host of BBC’s Great British Menu and Sky Arts Live Book Club and has presented C4’s Beat the Chef, Food Unwrapped and Saturday Kitchen. Andi is a regular panel member on BBC Radio 4’s The Kitchen Cabinet alongside Jay Rayner and has contributed to Radio 4’s The Food Programme. In 2018 she was head judge of the prestigious BBC Food & Farming awards alongside Sheila Dillon.