At the end of the day, it's gathering around the table and sharing a meal with the ones you love that make time spent in the kitchen worthwhile.

According to tailgating enthusiast Taylor Mathis, "You'll understand why a game day in the South is unlike any other" when you read this cookbook. Mathis traveled across twelve states to document the favorite foods and game-day traditions embraced by thousands of fans at colleges and universities throughout the football-crazy South. Featuring 110 vibrant recipes inspired by Mathis's tailgating tours, The Southern Tailgating Cookbook is chock-full...

In this insightful and eclectic history, Adrian Miller delves into the influences, ingredients, and innovations that make up the soul food tradition. Focusing each chapter on the culinary and social history of one dish--such as fried chicken, chitlins, yams, greens, and "red drinks--Miller uncovers how it got on the soul food plate and what it means for African American culture and identity. Miller argues that the story is more complex and surprising...

"Chef Edward Lee's story and his food could only happen in America. Raised in Brooklyn by a family of Korean immigrants, he eventually settled down in his adopted hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, where he owns the acclaimed restaurant 610 Magnolia. A multiple James Beard Award nominee for his unique patchwork cuisine, Edward creates recipes--filled with pickling, fermenting, frying, curing, and smoking--that reflect the overlapping flavors and techniques...

The bestselling author of "Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen" returns with this collection that highlights Southern cooking at its finest. Full-color photos throughout.--

Collects every recipe published in 2015 as well as a selection of bonus recipes, sharing easy-to-follow instructions for an array of everyday and special-occasion meals complemented by cooking and preparation times.

"Serve up classic recipes and new favorites from a Southern perspective. In The Southern Entertainer's Cookbook, Courtney Whitmore shares her party go-tos, from appetizers and salads, to entrees, drinks and desserts. Consider this your Southern primer on party food: in addition to sharing recipes for quintessential favorites (but not to worry, no archaic methods or hard-to-find ingredients here), as well as modern twists on classic favorites, Courtney...

Presents a collection of recipes which include new versions of favorite classic Southern dishes, including hot catfish sandwich with ranch sauce, jerk-spiced grilled corn with coconut confetti, brown stew chicken, and curried shrimp and okra.