Black White And The Grey by Mashama Bailey, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

Food brings people together, but can it help heal the racial divide? At The Grey in Savannah, Georgia, a star Black woman chef and a food-obsessed White businessman are equal partners who're breaking barriers-one meal, one conversation, at a time. Black, White, and The Grey is a story about the mission, trials, and triumphs of two individuals with seemingly little in common-chef Mashama Bailey and media startup defector John O. Morisano-who came together to build what they hoped would be a special restaurant. Bailey and Morisano, co-owners of The Grey, tell their story in stereo, explaining how they went from tentative business partners to best friends as they turned a dilapidated Jim Crow-era Greyhound bus station in historic Savannah, Georgia, into one of the hottest restaurants in the country, all while facing down their inherent biases about race, class, and culture through honest, unflinching discussions. As they reveal the rawness, vulnerability, and humanity that make their partnership so inspiring, they show how they've played a part in bridging the deep cultural divide in America during a time of national division, activated racism, and raging classism. In celebration of the food and drinks that bring people together, a recipe caps each chapter-from Country Pasta (with pork belly) to Salted Honey Chess Pie-peppering the narrative with food from their story. Everyone fascinated by food culture will savor the behind-the-scenes details of building and running a destination restaurant-in this case, one that is attempting to reshape cultural conversation beyond food. | Black White And The Grey by Mashama Bailey, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters