<DIV>Atlanta is a city of contradictions-a hotbed of growth and business but steeped in a tradition of Southern hospitality. Its food is no different, and its chefs have everything to offer, including peaches, peanuts, fried chicken, and Coca-Cola. Features recipes from 56 of the best restaurants, including Watershed, Mary Mac's Tea Room, Babette's Café, Gravity Pub, Horseradish Grill, Wisteria, Busy Bee's Café, The Pecan, and Cakes & Ale.</div>

First published in 1986, Hearthside Cooking offers twenty-first-century cooks an enjoyable, informative resource for traditional cooking. It contains recipes for more than 250 historic dishes, including breads, soups, entrees, cakes, custards, sauces, and more. For each dish, Nancy Carter Crump provides the original recipe, followed by two sets of instructions--one for preparation over the open fire and a second making use of modern kitchen appliances. Crump also includes information about the men and women who wrote the original recipes, which she discovered by scouring old Virginia cookbooks

An authentic collection of recipes celebrating Southern traditions.Southern cooking as most people think of it doesn't exist. After all, there are as many ways to make real corn bread, gumbo or fried chicken as there are cooks. Instead of dwelling on conventional notions of authenticity, Essentials of Southern Cooking honors the spirit, the history, the people, and the taste of the classic Southern table by focusing on the essence of great Southern food and combining traditional ingredients in fresh ways. In this tempting collection of over 200 recipes, author Damon Lee Fowler balances the enduring appeal of rural Southern flavors with the modern sensibilities of today's cook. It's an engaging and informative look at the heritage of Southern cuisine.Sampling of recipes:Creamy Chicken Pot PiesSweet Potato CobblerScalloped OystersLowcountry Crab au Gratin Baked Vidalia Sweet Onions with Ham Bourbon-Grilled Flank SteakShrimp ÉtoufféePecan-Crusted Cat FishButter-Bean and Okra RagoutOld-Fashioned Southern Shortcake.

A southern Renaissance man, Eugene Walter (1921-1998) was a pioneering food writer, a champion of southern foodways and culture, and a legendary personality among food lovers. The Happy Table of Eugene Walter, which introduces a new generation of readers to Walter's culinary legacy, is a revelation to anyone interested in today's booming scene in vintage and artisanal drinks--from bourbon and juleps to champagne and punch--and a southern twist on America's culinary heritage.Assembled and edited by Walter's literary executor, Donald Goodman, and food writer Thomas Head, this charming cookbook i

"Bonjour, Y'All," the slogan for Heidi Vukov' Croissants Bistro and Bakery in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, perfectly encapsulates the popular restaurant's elegant and delicious pairing of two distinct culinary traditions-European cuisine and Southern home cooking. This book celebrates Croissants' diversity, featuring dozens of menu delights such as Crab Cakes, Angry Bulls Bay Clams, and Peach Pork Tenderloin, recipes that successfully combine the elegance and finesse of the French palate with the hospitality and warmth of the Southern kitchen. Also included among the more than fifty recipes a

<DIV> Nathalie Dupree was ahead of the curve eight years ago with her classic book <I>Shrimp and Grits</I>. Now this Lowcountry comfort combo is found on restaurant menus all around the country-from top to bottom, coast to coast. All-new photography, new recipes from southern chefs, and a fresh design revamp makes this southern food cookbook perfect for gift giving or one's own kitchen library. </div>

Whatever an event's raison d'etre, a dinner on the grounds is filled with the classic elements of Southern culture-reshly cultivated food, family tradition, heirlooms, laughter and stories, all enjoyed in an outdoor venue. James T. Farmer III presents a collection of menus with mouthwatering recipes for every occasion, from traditional country church- hosted homecomings to lavish southern weddings, while reminding us that the art of grand Southern entertaining is not that each event need be grand, but that they are all grandly presented with style and confidence rooted in a heritage of

Nicky Garratt's love of Arabian, Indian, and North African cuisine is obvious in this mouth-watering collection of vegan recipes. Challenging the notion that meals require a centerpiece-historically based around the kill from the hunt or domesticated herd-this recipe collection offers satisfying menus in both buffet style and formal sit-down meals using the vegan philosophy of an intelligent use of the resources available. The full-color photographs offer ideas for presentation, and the book includes sections on planning meals in advance to save

Surrounded by water, the Florida Keys yields a bounty that easily could qualify as the eighth wonder of the world. The Keys can confidently boast that nowhere else in the continental US will you find fresher, more innovatively prepared fish and seafood. Special natural resources, from stone crabs and yellowtail snapper to cracked conch and key limes, are served any way you like and the relaxed atmosphere of the restaurants is reflected in the cuisine. Be it a roadside cafe or a resort dining room, the cuisine is all "Keys casual." With 80 recipes for the home cook from Florida's most celebrate