Heritage [Hardcover]

Sean Brock is the chef behind the game-changing restaurants Husk and McCradys, and his first book offers all of his inspired recipes. With a drive to preserve the heritage foods of the South, Brock cooks dishes that are ingredient-driven and reinterpret the flavors of his youth in Appalachia and his adopted hometown of Charleston. The recipes include all the comfort food (think food to eat at home) and high-end food restaurant food (fancier dishes when theres more time to cook) for which he has become so well-known. Brocks interpretation of Southern favorites like Pickled Shrimp, Hoppin John, and Chocolate Alabama Stack Cake sit alongside recipes for Crispy Pig Ear Lettuce Wraps, Slow-Cooked Pork Shoulder with Tomato Gravy, and Baked Sea Island Red Peas. This is a very personal book, with headnotes that explain Brocks background and give context to his food and essays in which he shares his admiration for the purveyors and ingredients he cherishes.