Southern Food: At Home, on the Road, in History Indonesia like a lot of folks

like a lot of folks my mine and prior generations

melding the flavors of suburban America with the ingredients and techniques his parents grew up with

in every neighborhood

plus twelve intimate essays on picking a ripe tomato

these pages make for good food and a good read

Southern Food: At Home, on the Road, in History Indonesia like a lot of folksHailed as an instant classic when it appeared in 1987, John Egerton's Southern Food captures the flavor and feel of what it has meant for southerners, over the generations, to gather at the table. This book is for reading, for cooking, for eating (in and out), for referring to, for browsing in, and, above all, for enjoying. Egerton first explores southern food in more than 200 restaurants in eleven southern states; he describes their specialties and