Authentic Southern Cooking: Four Generations of Black Culinary Tradition

by LaMont Burns

LaMont Burns is a renowned chef, restaurateur, and television personality. But he is much more than that. Most importantly, Mr. Burns is heir to four generations of black culinary tradition that began over 150 years ago in the kitchen of a Tennessee plantation where his great-grandmother gained fame as one of the finest cooks of the Old South. She passed on her recipes, secrets, techniques, and love of southern cuisine to her daughter who in turned shared them with her daughter, LaMont's mother. Here are those original, heirloom recipes and secrets of sauces, spices, and herbs presented with wit, warmth, pride and love. "This book," says Burns, "is a sort of love letter to Miss Lucinda, Miss Aussibelle, Mis Thelma, and generations of courageous, creative black women whose Southern cuisine cannot be forgotten."

Genres: Cooking

179 pages, Paperback

First published July 30, 2009

Reviews

[Fredrick Danysh · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of four generations of recipes from Southern blacks. Covers those recipes associated with the author's family. They range fromappitizers, through main courses and sides, to deserts. A good collection to a cook's library. A good read on tax day.

[Mollie *scoutrmom* · Rating 5 out of 5]

This cookbook contains all my favorite southern meal memories in one place... and I didn't even expect that! Not only are the recipes good, but the stories in the text are well worth enjoying also.