Alexander Smalls

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Alexander Smalls

Biography

Alexander Smalls is an iconic figure in American cooking. He is the former chef-owner of Café Beulah, the Cecil (named the best new restaurant in America by Esquire magazine in 2014), and three other NYC restaurants. He co-authored with JJ Johnson and Veronica Chambers Between Harlem and Heaven, the 2019 James Beard award winner for Best American Cookbook. Smalls is a world-renowned opera singer and the winner of a Grammy and a Tony Award.

Read an excerpt from the book Food and the City which describes Smalls’ restaurant, The Cecil.


ISNI: 0000 0004 5893 5095

Three Books by Alexander Smalls

The Contemporary African Kitchen: Home Cooking Recipes from the Leading Chefs of Africa

The Contemporary African Kitchen

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Meals, Music, and Muses: Recipes from My African American Kitchen

Meals, Music, and Muses

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Between Harlem and Heaven: Afro-Asian-American Cooking for Big Nights, Weeknights, and Every Day

Between Harlem and Heaven

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