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The Best Cook in the World : Tales from My Momma's Table by Rick Bragg (2018, Hardcover)

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the beloved, best-selling author of All Over but the Shoutin' , a delectable, rollicking food memoir, cookbook, and loving tribute to a region, a vanishing history, a family, and, especially, to his mother. Including seventy-four mouthwatering Bragg family recipes for classic southern dishes passed down through generations. Margaret Bragg does not own a single cookbook. She measures in "dabs" and "smidgens" and "tads" and "you know, hon, just some." She cannot be pinned down on how long to bake corn bread ("about 15 to 20 minutes, depending on the mysteries of your oven"). Her notion of farm-to-table is a flatbed truck. But she can tell you the secrets to perfect mashed potatoes, corn pudding, redeye gravy, pinto beans and hambone, stewed cabbage, short ribs, chicken and dressing, biscuits and butter rolls. Many of her recipes, recorded here for the first time, pre-date the Civil War, handed down skillet by skillet, from one generation of Braggs to the next. In The Best Cook in the World, Rick Bragg finally preserves his heritage by telling the stories that framed his mother's cooking and education, from childhood into old age. Because good food always has a good story, and a recipe, writes Bragg, is a story like anything else.

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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1400040418
ISBN-13
9781400040414
eBay Product ID (ePID)
240195428

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Book Title
Best Cook in the World : Tales from My Momma's Table
Author
Rick Bragg
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Personal Memoirs, Regional & Ethnic / American / Southern States, Essays & Narratives
Publication Year
2018
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Cooking
Number of Pages
512 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.6 in
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Width
6.6 in
Item Weight
27.9 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Tx715.2.S68b725 2018
Reviews
"A beautifully written memoir... For readers who crave soul with their recipes this is a fitting tribute to foodways that are fast escaping." --Library Journal (starred review) "Readers of this book will learn about Bragg's mother's kitchen, of course, but also about what makes food good, and what role food can play in a family and in a culture. Just thinking about this book is making us hungry." --Bookish "The beloved author of All Over but the Shoutin' has written a loving tribute to his mother, the South, stories, tradition, and a disappearing way of life." --Saturday Evening Post
Copyright Date
2018
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2017-024979
Dewey Decimal
641.5975
Dewey Edition
23

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5 out of 5 stars
by eu-062May 16, 2018
Full as a tic.
After so many great successes I have high expectations for any Rick Bragg book, and he never disappoints. In the case of his latest "The best cook in the world" He,for myself, raises the bar even higher....acquainted with many of the characters from previous books, it's a delight to revisit tales of misadventures and successes related to the down home recipes...Like many of my deep south amigos, I " know" all the folks he's writing about...When my Mississippi grandmother enjoyed a great meal..she often declared she felt " full as a tic."...This book is magnificent on many levels no matter if your from Montana or Maine...The humanity is rich and described in wonderful fashion.
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by chancebusterDec 13, 2018
Bragg’s writing makes my brain smile
Sometimes a song will cement a place and time in your mind. That’s the way I remember discovering Rick Bragg. I was at my local tire store thumbing through a worn copy of Southern Living magazine. His writing of rural Alabama as a young boy took me back to my childhood in Texas. He’s genuine. A true craftsman with our language. Any subject, whether a cook book or Alabama football, when touched by Bragg, will make your brain smile. Get this book. ...and everything else he’s written. Jump on the Bragg train. Hmmmmm. I think I need new tires!
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by sheets1556Feb 07, 2019
Couldnt have said it better.
This is one of the best books I've read in years. Very funny but heart warming.
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5 out of 5 stars
by nittarte4Dec 01, 2021
Great Book
Bragg's usual greatness with a new twist--Southern cooking! Brilliant
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by clarkbmccordMay 27, 2023
Stories that delight
Memories by a man descended from a family of good cooks. Very humorous. Outrageous stories. There aren't tons of recipes; those included are narratives. Characters will leave you shaking your head in disbelief.
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