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Bon Appetit, Y'All: Recipes and Stories from Three Generations of Southern Cooking | 
 enlarge | Author: Virginia Willis
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Category: Book
List Price: $32.50
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Avg. Customer Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 20837
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 8.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 1580088538
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5975
EAN: 9781580088534
ASIN: 1580088538
Publication Date: March 15, 2008
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Product Description
Before she attended the prestigious French cooking school Ecole de Cuisine La Varenne, Virginia Willis had been shelling butterbeans alongside her mother and grandmother in her Georgia family kitchen ever since she could stand on a stool. These divergent influences inform her passionate homage to the cooking of the South. From simple starters and slaws to generous entrees and desserts, Willis makes down-home cooking refined and haute cuisine friendly, with recipes like Vidalia Onion Soup with Bacon Flan, Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Mama's Barbecue Sauce, and Hot Vanilla Souffles with Vanilla Ice Cream. Brimming with stories, tips, techniques, and gorgeous photographs, BON APPETIT, Y'ALL seamlessly blends Willis's Southern and French roots into a memorable and thoroughly modern cookbook.
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Terrific Book for a Transplanted Southerner November 14, 2008
This is a great book for a transplanted southerner, who grew up in the South, but has lived in the Boston area for 40 years! The writing and photographs are perfect. I was somewhat disappointed to discover that a perfect, sugar-free cornbread recipe with white cornmeal was not included, but I typed and pasted in my own time-proven recipe for this delicacy baked in a seasoned iron skillet or seasoned iron cornbread stick pans. The South has, indeed, risen again with this great treasure trove of recipes!
Wonderful Cookbook November 7, 2008
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Last night I had the opportunity to experience Virginia Willis making some of her delicious recipes from her new book, Bon Appetite, Y'All. Not only was she charmingly delightful, her Southern style, mixed with French cuisine,was refreshing to me. My daughter and I were entertained with stories and recipes from her mother and grandmother. As she read the introduction to her book, I was flooded with emotion, relating to the same Southern heritage, recipes written on scrapes of paper taped to cabinet doors, and the smell of fresh baked cake coming out of the oven. Virginia Willis is able to take complicated techniques and explain in terms everyone can understand. You will love her stories as she introduces her recipes. This is a beautiful cookbook to display in your kitchen or keep on your coffee table. I love Bon Appetit, Y'all and getting to meet Ms. Willis in person was a treat. What a wonderful evening to experience with my daughter.
Bon Apetite Y'All, Delightful Southern Cookbook With A French Twist October 10, 2008
After being a fan of Virgina Willis, I by chance got to meet her in person at the American Royal Bar B Que competition at which she was a speaker in their guest chef segment. She prepared Coca Cola Ribs, Finglering Potato Salad and a fantastic light Black eye pea salad with a light vinegerette. I had to hand it to her to prepare Ribs with so many Rib pros on the show ground. I didn't want to tell my husband and his team that they were better than theirs, but the truth is they were! I was also fortunate enough to win a book & speak with her. She was as warm and friendly as your neighbor next door. As we parted I felt I had to give a big thank you hug.
On the flight back to California I read the entire cookbook. The stories were charming as Virgina, straight from the heart, the recipes as filled with love as the flavor of food sounded.
I have made many some light and some rich, my California friends all ask me how I found old time recipes that are the comfort food we all crave in our busy California lives, yearning for the memories via food of Grandma. It also has tips for some of the more difficult techniques such as how to keep a souffle from falling, slicing herb techniques to name a few. I hope ya'll enjoy the book as
Best Cookbook October 10, 2008
Bon Appetit, Ya'll is the best Southern Cookbook on the market. It is the perfect blend of your grandma's southern dishes and gourmet sophistication. The recipes are easy to follow and the ingredients are readily available. I would recommend it to everyone, Southern or not!
Great book! October 9, 2008
This book is fantastic. Lovely, personal and full of recipes I actually make and want to make.
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