Reviews" South is a game changer and could be called The Southern Bible of Cooking . Sean has created one of the most beautiful and powerful books on Southern food ever written." -- Frank Stitt, chef/owner and author of Frank Stitt's Southern Table "With prose, passion, and photographs, Sean Brock authoritatively sweeps us through his South, the land of shrimp and oysters, poke salad, tomatoes, and morels, with recipes designed to cook at home, whether grilling, sautéing, or stewing or cooking for groups of friends or just a few. He includes some of my favorite recipes, including caramel cake, doable at home with no fancy equipment needed and always delicious." -- Nathalie Dupree, cookbook author "Sean Brock understands that the American South is more than one region and more than one cuisine. He understands that it is American, yes, but also West African and European. He understands that, whether you know it or not, this is a cookbook distilled by and filtered through centuries of Southern sensibility. Read it for the history. Cook it for the recipes." -- Lolis Eric Elie, food writer "I love Sean's cooking because it does the same thing for me that a good song does: It transports me to another place, often one that exists in my childhood memories of the South." -- Jason Isbell, musician
SynopsisNew York Times Bestseller Amazon's Best Cookbook of the Year A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2019 Named a Best New Cookbook of Fall 2019 by the New York Times , Food & Wine , Epicurious , Grub Street , and more "I will keep this book forever in my collection because no one cooking today is doing more to help the Southern culinary flame burn brighter." -- New York Times Southern food is one of the most beloved and delicious cuisines in America. And who better to give us the key elements of Southern cuisine than Sean Brock, the award-winning chef and Southern-food crusader. In South , Brock shares his recipes for key components of the cuisine, from grits and fried chicken to collard greens and corn bread. Recipes can be mixed and matched to make a meal or eaten on their own. Taken together, they make up the essential elements of Southern cuisine, from fried green tomatoes to smoked baby back ribs and from tomato okra stew to biscuits. Regional differences are highlighted in recipes for shrimp and grits, corn bread, fried chicken, and more. Includes key Southern knowledge too: how to fry, how to care for cast iron, how to cook over a hearth, and more. This is the book fans of Sean Brock have been waiting for, and it's the book Southern-food lovers the world over will use as their bible., New York Times Bestseller and James Beard Award Finalist Named One of the Ten Best Cookbooks of 2019 by The New Yorker Named a Best Book of 2019 by Publishers Weekly Named the Best Cookbook of 2019 by Amazon Named a Best New Cookbook of Fall 2019 by the New York Times , Food & Wine , Epicurious , Grub Street , Chowhound , Robb Report , and more " If Southern food is your comfort food and pantry cooking is the name of your game right now, this is an excellent book to order." --Epicurious "I will keep this book forever in my collection because no one cooking today is doing more to help the Southern culinary flame burn brighter." -- New York Times Southern food is one of the most beloved and delicious cuisines in America. And who better to give us the key elements of Southern cuisine than Sean Brock, the award-winning chef and Southern-food crusader. In South , Brock shares his recipes for key components of the cuisine, from grits and fried chicken to collard greens and corn bread. Recipes can be mixed and matched to make a meal or eaten on their own. Taken together, they make up the essential elements of Southern cuisine, from fried green tomatoes to smoked baby back ribs and from tomato okra stew to biscuits. Regional differences are highlighted in recipes for shrimp and grits, corn bread, fried chicken, and more. Includes key Southern knowledge too: how to fry, how to care for cast iron, how to cook over a hearth, and more. This is the book fans of Sean Brock have been waiting for, and it's the book Southern-food lovers the world over will use as their bible., New York Times Bestseller Named One of the Ten Best Cookbooks of 2019 by The New Yorker Named a Best Book of 2019 by Publishers Weekly Named the Best Cookbook of 2019 by Amazon Named a Best New Cookbook of Fall 2019 by the New York Times , Food & Wine , Epicurious , Grub Street , Chowhound , Robb Report , and more " If Southern food is your comfort food and pantry cooking is the name of your game right now, this is an excellent book to order." --Epicurious "I will keep this book forever in my collection because no one cooking today is doing more to help the Southern culinary flame burn brighter." -- New York Times Southern food is one of the most beloved and delicious cuisines in America. And who better to give us the key elements of Southern cuisine than Sean Brock, the award-winning chef and Southern-food crusader. In South , Brock shares his recipes for key components of the cuisine, from grits and fried chicken to collard greens and corn bread. Recipes can be mixed and matched to make a meal or eaten on their own. Taken together, they make up the essential elements of Southern cuisine, from fried green tomatoes to smoked baby back ribs and from tomato okra stew to biscuits. Regional differences are highlighted in recipes for shrimp and grits, corn bread, fried chicken, and more. Includes key Southern knowledge too: how to fry, how to care for cast iron, how to cook over a hearth, and more. This is the book fans of Sean Brock have been waiting for, and it's the book Southern-food lovers the world over will use as their bible., In the follow-up to the award-winning and bestselling Heritage, Sean Brock writes the bible on Southern cooking and teaches all the elements of this beloved cuisine.