Ice Cream Queen: Flavors from Black America's Past, Present, & Future (Lokelani Alabanza) Mendocino TARTES is more than just

TARTES is more than just a recipe book

NOTE: Text is in Italian

and deep reflection – but what stays with you is the humanity

melding the Cantonese flavors with which she grew up and the French

Ice Cream Queen: Flavors from Black America's Past, Present, & Future (Lokelani Alabanza) Mendocino TARTES is more than justAn ode to Black joy and creativity with 100 wildly inventive ice cream, sorbet, and nondairy recipes. Back in the 1840s, a free Black woman ran a successful ice cream saloon in Nashville. Her name was Sarah Estell, and she became known as the Ice Cream Queen. Now taking up her crown is Lokelani Alabanza, a trained pastry chef and avid collector of all things Black Americana. Her love of ice cream and appreciation for those who preceded her come