You don't have to be southern to cook southern.From the New York Times food writers who defended lard and demystified gumbo comes a collection of exceptional southern recipes for everyday cooks. The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook tells the story of the brothers' culinary coming-of-age in Charleston—how they triumphed over their northern roots and learned to cook southern without a southern grandmother. Here are recipes for classics like Fried Chicken...

James Beard Award–winning journalists expose food industry secrets in "the Kitchen Confidential of the big-ticket catering world" ( New York Times).Hotbox reveals the real-life drama behind cavernous event spaces and soaring white tents, where cooking conditions have more in common with a mobile army hospital than a restaurant. Award-winning food writers the Lee brothers steeped themselves in the catering business for four years, learning ...

Let James Beard Award–winning authors and hometown heroes Matt Lee and Ted Lee be your culinary ambassadors to Charleston, South Carolina, one of America’s most storied and buzzed-about food destinations.Growing up in the heart of the historic downtown, in a warbler-yellow house on Charleston’s fabled “Rainbow Row,” brothers Matt and Ted knew how to cast for shrimp before they were in middle school, and could catch and pick crabs soon after. They learned to recogni...

"As the Lees deftly interview chefs, workers, and clients, their Southern charm enhances their narration...Even non-foodies will savor lesser known morsels of information and marvel at how the wealthy celebrate." — AudioFile Magazine**This program is read by the authors.Matt Lee and Ted Lee take on the competitive, wild world of high-end catering, exposing the secrets of a food business few home cooks or restaurant chefs ever experience.**

The members of the North American branch of an ancient guild of monster slayers struggle to co-exist with one another as they hunt the monsters lurking in the shadows of the modern world.Blood: Thomas Chen, sociopathic psychic brings along rookie Grey Richards to investigate conjoined twins gone missing. They meet up with Robin Blythe, the one-woman army, as they are forced to confront the dark intellect whose schemes stretch far beyond the scope of their encounter.Silence:...

You can pick the protein, switch the sides, and even swap the sauce—but when it comes to being a barbecue pitmaster there are three ingredients that you just can’t do without: Meat. Smoke. And, most importantly, time.Barbecue is a pillar of American cookery, steeped in rich tradition and regional variety. And when it comes to celebrating America’s best barbecue, not just any ol’ cookbook will do. Be the BBQ Pitmaster is your start-to-finish roadmap through...

**"[A] beautiful book full of recipes that fit a food stamp budget," this IACP Cookbook Award winner shows that skill, not cost, is the key to great food. (Michael Pollan, New York Times–bestselling author of The Omnivore's Dilemma).Created for people who have to watch every dollar—but particularly those living on the U.S. food stamp allotment of $4.00 a day— Good and Cheap is a cookbook filled with delicious, healthful recipes backed by ideas tha...

“My go-to resource for simple meal recipes that my entire family loves . . . this book makes healthy eating a part of my everyday lifestyle.” —Jadah Sellner, author and cofounder of Simple Green SmoothiesIn 2012, My Nguyen—a mother of two with a background in finance and dreams of becoming a dietitian—logged onto Instagram and started posting photos of meals she was making for her family on a regular basis. Two years later, she’d hit the one-million mark i...

The much-anticipated debut cookbook from two of the most admired and innovative young chefs in the South, with 100 recipes featuring their refined, classically-inspired takes on the traditional Southern food they grew up with.Allison Vines-Rushing and Slade Rushing are two of the most admired and innovative young chefs in the South. Their distinctive brand of cooking is praised for its brilliant juxtaposition of rustic flavors with refined, classically inspired pre...

An elevated guide to the craft of pasta-making by rising star chef Thomas McNaughton of San Francisco's hottest Italian restaurant, flour + water.Chef Thomas McNaughton shares his time-tested secrets to creating simple, delicious, and beautiful artisan pasta—from the best fresh doughs to shaping and cooking every type of pasta. A true celebration of Italy’s pasta traditions, flour + water includes fifty seasonally influenced recipes for home cooks of every skill le...

A cookbook featuring more than 65 recipes that make use of the parts of vegetables that typically get thrown away, including stalks, tops, ribs, fronds, and stems, with creative tips for making the most of seasonal ingredients to stretch the kitchen dollar.Make the Most of Your Produce!Don’t discard those carrot tops, broccoli stalks, potato peels, and pea pods. The secret that creative restaurant chefs and thrifty great-grandmothers share is that these, an...

A Southern cook shares the simple secrets to delicious homemade biscuits in this cookbook that explores the wide array of biscuit recipes and uses.Delicious on their own, traditional Southern biscuits can be an ideal vehicle for fillings and toppings, or a key ingredient adding flavor and texture to a variety of recipes. Yet as beloved as they are, biscuits often intimidate home cooks. Jackie Garvin overcame her decades long biscuit-making failures by research and ...