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BARUCH TICKER–The lifetime achievement award is given annually to a person whose life work has had a positive and lasting impact on the way society eats, cooks and thinks about food in America. Last year, Harris obtained the 2019 James Beard Award Cookbook.
“Doctor Jessica B. Harris damn near knows it all when it comes to African and Caribbean cuisines and culinary history. She’s a living legend,” stated the Heritage Radio Network.