Cookbooks & Travel Guides

We are fortunate to live in an area of the country that has recently made the headlines as a foodie destination. What better way to celebrate this accolade than to give kudos to those who have helped make that happen.

Southern Cookbooks and Foodways:

A Southerly Course: Recipes and Stories from Close to Home. By Martha Hall Foose

BBQ Joints: Stories and Secret Recipes from the Barbeque Belt. By David Gelin, Forward By John T. Edge

Bill Neal’s Southern Cooking. By Bill Neal

Chef Paul Prudhomme’s Always Cooking! Cookbook. By Paul Prudomme

Cooking in the Moment. By Andrea Reusing

Cookin’ Southern Vegetarian Style. By Ann Jackson

Cooking Up a Storm: Recipes Lost and Found from The Times-Picayune of New Orleans. By Marcelle Bienvenu

Cornbread Nation: Five Irresistible Collections of Southern Food Writing at its Finest. By The Southern Foodways Alliance

Deviled Eggs: 50 Recipes From Simple to Sassy. By Debbie Moose

Farm Fresh North Carolina: The Go-To Guide to Great Farmers’ Markets, Farm Stands, Farms, Apple Orchards, U-Picks, Kids’ Activities, Lodging, Dining, Choose-and-Cut Christmas Trees, Vineyards and Wineries, and More. By Diane Daniel

Frank Stitt’s Southern Table: Recipes and Gracious Traditions from Highlands Bar and Grill. By Frank Stitt

Holy Smoke: The Big Book of North Carolina Barbeque. By John and Dale Reed

Louis Osteen’s Charleston Cuisine. By Louis Osteen

Mama Dip’s Cookbooks, Two-Volume Set. By Mildred Council

Matzoh Ball Gumbo: Culinary Tales of the Jewish South. By Marcie Cohen Ferris

New Southern Kitchen: Traditional Flavors for Contemporary Cooks. By Damon Lee Fowler

Not Afraid of Flavor: Recipes from Magnolia Grill. By Karen and Ben Barker

Pig: King of the Southern Table. By James Villas

Putting Up: A Year Round Guide To Canning In The Southern Tradition. By Steve Dowdney

Sara Foster’s Southern Kitchen. By Sara Foster

Screen Doors and Sweet Tea: Recipes and Tales from a Southern Cook. By Martha Hall Foose

Simple Fresh Southern: Knockout Dishes with Down-Home Flavor. By Matt and Ted Lee

Southern Belly: The Ultimate Food Lover’s Companion to the South. By John T. Edge

Southern Pies: A Gracious Plenty of Pie Recipes, From Lemon Chess to Chocolate Pecan. By Nancie McDermott

Sweet Stuff: Karen Barker’s American Desserts. By Karen Barker

The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Cookery. Edited By Linda Garland Page and Eliot Wigginton

The Happy Table of Eugene Walter: Southern Spirits in Food and Drink. By Eugene Walter (Available: October 2011)

The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, Volume 7. Edited By John T. Edge

The New Southern Garden Cookbook: Recipes for Enjoying the Best from Homegrown Gardens, Farmers’ Markets, Roadside Stands and CSA Farm Boxes. By Sheri Castle

The New Southern-Latino Table: Recipes That Bring Together the Bold and Beloved Flavors of Latin America and the American South. By Sandra A. Gutierrez (Available: September 2011)

The Taste of Country Cooking: 30th Anniversary Edition. By Edna Lewis

The Southern Foodways Alliance Community Cookbook. By SFA Writers and Cooks

Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African-American Cuisine. By Bryant Terry

Wildly Affordable Organic: Eat Fabulous Food, Get Healthy, and Save the Planet—all on $5 a Day or Less. By Linda Watson

Other Cookbooks I Can’t Live Without:

Charcuterie: The Craft of Salting, Curing and Smoking. By Michael Ruhlman and Brian Polcyn

Encyclopedia of Healing Foods. By Michael Murray N.D and Joseph Pizzorno N.D

Joy of Cooking. By Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker and Ethan Becker

Momofuku. By David Chang and Peter Meehan

On Cooking 5th Edition: A Textbook of Culinary Fundamentals. By Sarah R. Labensky, Alan M. Hause and Priscilla A. Martel

Pork & Sons. By Stephane Reynaud

The Flavor Bible. By Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg