Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor is a poet, actress, culinary anthropologist, and writer. She is the author ofThursdays and Every Other Sunday Off: A Domestic Rap,Vertamae Cooks in the Americasrsquo; Family Kitchen, andVertamae Cooks Again: More Recipes from the Americasrsquo; Family Kitchen. She has served as a correspondent and host for National Public Radio and written for theNew York Times, theVillage Voice, theWashington Post,Life,Ebony, andEssence.