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Best Cook in the World : Tales from My Momma's Table by Rick Bragg (2018, Hardcover)
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Including seventy-four mouthwatering Bragg family recipes for classic southern dishes passed down through generations. Margaret Bragg does not own a single cookbook. She cannot be pinned down on how long to bake corn bread ("about 15 to 20 minutes, depending on the mysteries of your oven").
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-101400040418
ISBN-139781400040414
eBay Product ID (ePID)240195428
Product Key Features
Book TitleBest Cook in the World : Tales from My Momma's Table
Number of Pages512 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPersonal Memoirs, Regional & Ethnic / American / Southern States, Essays & Narratives
Publication Year2018
IllustratorYes
GenreCooking, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorRick Bragg
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight27.9 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2017-024979
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
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal641.5975
SynopsisNEW 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.
LC Classification NumberTX715.2.S68B725 2018
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- May 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.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Dec 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!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Feb 07, 2019
Couldnt have said it better.
This is one of the best books I've read in years. Very funny but heart warming.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Dec 01, 2021
Great Book
Bragg's usual greatness with a new twist--Southern cooking! BrilliantVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- May 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.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Feb 04, 2020
Anything by Rick Bragg is a winner!
Anything Rick Bragg writes is memorable and this book is probably the most memorable of all. Wonderful stories precede each recipe. I also have this on audio and it's just wonderful!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Nov 07, 2018
Fantastic
A great story and wonderful country recipes. Even people who do not cook would enjoy this bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Nov 24, 2020
Wonder read
I loved this book and found myself loving the author's mama!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jul 25, 2018
Reads like a novel, great fun
I gave Facebook to my husband because he loves southern cooking and southern stories. He’s read it cover to cover and loves it.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Aug 02, 2021
Not just a cookbook
These stories will make you laugh out loud. They will make you cry for the unbelievable hardship this family endured. The food recipes are incredible, but the story of the family will stay with you forever.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
