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Black, White, and the Grey: The Story of an Unexpected Friendship and a Beloved Restaurant
Contributor(s): Bailey, Mashama (Author), Morisano, John O. (Author)
ISBN: 1984856200     ISBN-13: 9781984856203
Publisher: Lorena Jones Books
OUR PRICE:   $25.20  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: January 2021
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BISAC Categories:
- Cooking | Essays & Narratives
- Cooking | Regional & Ethnic - American - Southern States
- Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations
Dewey: 647.950
LCCN: 2019030187
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.7" W x 8.4" (1.00 lbs) 304 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - South
 
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A story about the trials and triumphs of a Black chef from Queens, New York, and a White media entrepreneur from Staten Island who built a relationship and a restaurant in the Deep South, hoping to bridge biases and get people talking about race, gender, class, and culture.

"Black, White, and The Grey blew me away."--David Chang

In this dual memoir, Mashama Bailey and John O. Morisano take turns telling how they went from tentative business partners to dear friends while turning a dilapidated formerly segregated Greyhound bus station into The Grey, now one of the most celebrated restaurants in the country. Recounting the trying process of building their restaurant business, they examine their most painful and joyous times, revealing how they came to understand their differences, recognize their biases, and continuously challenge themselves and each other to be better.

Through it all, Bailey and Morisano display the uncommon vulnerability, humor, and humanity that anchor their relationship, showing how two citizens commit to playing their own small part in advancing equality against a backdrop of racism.