Flavor Pursuit: The Classic Cookbook from the Acclaimed Author of The Taste of Country Cooking

The "first lady of Southern cooking" (NPR), Edna Lewis, is the author of this classic cookbook, which features a new foreword by the James Beard Award–winning chef Mashama Bailey. Decades before cornbread, shrimp and grits, and peach cobbler became ubiquitous on menus, Edna Lewis was pioneering the celebration of seasonal food as a distinctly American cuisine. This James Beard Foundation Cookbook Hall of Fame-inducted cookbook shares the recipes of Miss Lewis's childhood, spent in a Virginia farming community founded by her grandfather and his friends after emancipation, as well as those that made her one of the most revered American chefs of all time.

Interspersed throughout the book are personal anecdotes, cooking insights, notes on important Southern ingredients, and personally developed techniques for maximizing flavor. Across six charmingly illustrated chapters—From the Gardens and Orchards; From the Farmyard; From the Lakes, Steams, and Oceans; For the Cupboard; From the Bread Oven and Griddle; and The Taste of Old-fashioned Desserts—encompassing almost 200 recipes, Miss Lewis captures the spirit of the South.

From Whipped Cornmeal with Okra; Pan-Braised Spareribs; and Benne Seed Biscuits to Thirteen-Bean Soup; Pumpkin with Sautéed Onions and Herbs; a Salad of Whole Tomatoes Garnished with Green Beans and Scallions; and Raspberry Pie Garnished with Whipped Cream, In Pursuit of Flavor is a modern classic and a timeless compendium of Southern cooking at its very best.

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