FINALIST: IACP Crystal Whisk Award, American - 2009
FINALIST: SIBA Book Award, Cooking - 2009

Annotations:
Reflecting three generations of family recipes and stories, this beautiful gift book combines a contemporary Southern sensibility with classical French technique.

Publisher's Remarks:
The daughter and granddaughter of consummate Southern cooks, Virginia Willis is also a classically trained French chef. These divergent influences come together splendidly in "Bon Appetit, Y'all," a modern Southern chef's passionate and utterly appealing homage to her culinary roots.
Espousing a simple-is-best philosophy, Virginia uses the finest ingredients, concentrates on sound French technique, and lets the food shine in a style she calls "refined Southern cuisine." More than 200 approachable and consistently delicious recipes are arranged by chapter into starters and nibbles; salads and slaws; eggs and dairy; meat, fowl, and fish main dishes; sides; biscuits and breads; soups and stews; desserts; and sauces and preserves.
Collected here are stylishly updated Southern and French classics (New SouthernChicken and Dumplings, Boeuf Bourgignonne), rib-sticking, old-timey favorites (Meme's Fried Okra, Angel Biscuits), and perfectly executed comfort food (Mama's Apple Pie, Fried Catfish Fingers with Country Remoulade). Nearly 100 photographs bring to life both Virginia's food and the bounty of her native Georgia.
You'll also find a wealth of tips and techniques from a skilled and innovative teacher, and the stories of a Southern girl steeped to her core in the food, kitchen lore, and unconditional hospitality of her culinary forebears on both sides of the Atlantic. "Bon Appetit, Y'all" is Virginia's way of saying, "Welcome to my Southern kitchen. Pull up a chair." Once you have tasted her food, you'll want to stay a good long while.

Product Detail:

Author: Willis, Virginia

Photographer: Silverman, Ellen

Publisher: Ten Speed Pr, 5/1/2008

Content Language: English

Book,

Hardcover: 312 pages

Weight: 2.91 lbs.

Dimensions: L: 10.32 in. x W: 8.22 in. x H: 1.11 in.

Comes with Illustrations