Celebrate Black History with the world-renowned, James Beard Award-winning chef, author, and Renaissance man, Alexander Smalls! Over the past three decades, Chef Smalls, the co-owner of the acclaimed restaurants The Cecil and Minton's, has traveled the world studying the cooking techniques and foodways of the African diaspora. Chef Smalls will share how music, world travel, and his Low Country, South Carolina roots have inspired and influenced his restaurants and his life in the food industry. He will also talk about his new cookbook, "The Contemporary African Kitchen: Home Cooking Recipes from the Leading Chefs of Africa," which is a vibrant library of home cooking recipes and texts contributed by 33 chefs, restaurateurs, caterers, cooks, and writers at the heart of Africa's food movement. QPL Hip Hop Coordinator Ralph McDaniels will host our conversation with Chef Smalls.