{"product_id":"edna-lewis-evangeline-peterson-the-edna-lewis-cookbook","title":"The Edna Lewis Cookbook (Edna Lewis, Evangeline Peterson)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdna Lewis was recently honored with the issuance of a postal stamp by the US Post Office. She is renowned as one of the greatest American chefs and as an African-American woman who almost single handedly revived a forgotten world of refined Southern cooking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother celebrated American chef, James Beard, remarked: “Edna Lewis makes me want to go right into the kitchen and start cooking.” Lewis won many industry awards and was often referred to as “the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrande Dame\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof Southern Cooking” and the “South’s answer to Julia Child.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLewis (1916-2006) also had a remarkable life story. She was born and grew up in rural Virginia in an area called Freetown. She learned to cook from an extended family that included grandparents who had been enslaved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Edna Lewis Cookbook\u003c\/em\u003e, Lewis’s first book, published in 1972, contains over 100 recipes, arranged in menu form and organized according to the season of the year: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Christmas. With its focus mostly although not exclusively on Southern food, it began the revival of true Southern cooking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLewis went on to publish three more books:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Taste of Country Cooking\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1976),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Pursuit of Flavor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1988), and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Gift of Southern Cooking\u003c\/em\u003e, co-authored with Scott Peacock (2003).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer menus and recipes were featured in a variety of publications, including the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGourmet\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFood \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCook’s\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHouse \u0026amp; Garden\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRedbook\u003c\/em\u003e, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Edna Lewis Cookbook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emarks the 100th Anniversary of Miss Lewis’s birth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvangeline Peterson studied with Edna Lewis and assisted her in compiling\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Edna Lewis Cookbook.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NBN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34986261938338,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/0463\/6790\/products\/81x7XLISBGL.jpg?v=1593992329","url":"https:\/\/omnivorebooks.myshopify.com\/products\/edna-lewis-evangeline-peterson-the-edna-lewis-cookbook","provider":"Omnivore Books on Food","version":"1.0","type":"link"}