Sixteen years ago on Father's Day in Chicago, Kofi and Yvette Moyo, gathered together a group of men for a family food celebration. The goal was to raise money for local charitable organizations and shine a light on the "real men" -- the unsung heroes of the black community - who care for their families throughout the year. Real Men Cook for Charity® is now the largest National Father's Day event in the United States, with more than 30,000 husbands, uncles, brothers and teachers participating. The event reaches a media audience of 136 million and has raised nearly a million dollars for a variety of charities, such as the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and the YMCA.

Kofi now brings his unbridled enthusiasm to the page with REAL MEN COOK: Rrtes, Rituals and Recipes for Living, a delicious, heartwarming collection of soul-stirring stories and more than one hundred mouthwatering, finger-lickin'-good recipes (some handed down over the generations). Through stories of family traditions, picnics, block parties, and courtship rituals, in REAL MEN COOK, more than one hundred Real Men open their hearts, and share recipes, poetry, photos from family archives, and the memories that inspire them to live as Real Men.

Here's a sample of the treasures you'll find in REAL MEN COOK:

• Captain Kofi's Candlelight Catfish
• William Higgonbotham's Red Velvet Cake
• Peter Henderson's Buffalo Soldiers' Stampede Stew
• Captain Leander Carter's Famous Chesapeake Bay Fish Chowder
• Otis Henderson's This Ain't Momma's Tuna Casserole
• Derrick Malone's Boozy Black Beans
• Dr. Horace C. Broy, Jr.'s Sticky Caramel Pecan Rolls

A beautiful hardcover with full-color photographs, this unique book Is a priceless legacy that will nourish your family in spirit and body. Father's Day is quickly approaching and what better way to celebrate than to spend it with family and food!

The Real Men Cook events continue on Father's Day (June 19th, 2005) for the 16th consecutive year, in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. For more information please visit www.realmencook.com.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Kofi Moyo is the co-founder and chair of Real Men Cook for Charity. His awards include the Community Mental Health Council's Leadership Award and the Chicago Tribune's 2002 "Good Eating" Award. A regular guest on ABC Radio Networks and PBS, Moyo lives in Chicago.

REAL MEN COOK: Rites, Rituals and Recipes for Living
A Fireside Hardcover/Simon & Schuster
Price: $24.95
ISBN #: 0-7432-7242-0