First published in 1976, The Taste of Country Cooking is a tribute to the rhythms of seasonal life and the Virginia farming community that shaped Edna Lewis, renowned American chef, teacher and author.
Part memoir, part culinary guide, each Southern recipe and story celebrate simple ingredients, careful technique, and the enduring connection between good food and the land it comes from. Considered one of the most important cookbooks of the 20th century, it remains just as inspiring fifty years later.
Why we love it:
A landmark of American food writing.
Organized by seasons and menus. It begins with “An Early Spring Dinner after Sheep-Shearing” and ends, in winter, with “A Dinner of Chicken and Dumplings and Warm Gingerbread.”
Cooking through this book helped make the South feel like home for our founders Connie and Alex.
Dimensions: 9.25” L x 7.25” W
288 pages
Material: Hardcover
Printed in New York
Celebrating Edna Lewis
The Taste of Country Cooking turns 50. Relish in the moment with us and East Fork Co-Founder Connie Matisse through reading, writing, cooking and eating.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
4 years ago
A classic
Edna Lewis's cookbook is a classic. In the fall of 1993, I was fortunate to meet Ms. Lewis at the Madison County Fair in Virginia, close to our respective homes. Having loved this book for decades, I was thrilled to find a new edition (with a forward by Alice Waters!) at your shop. I bought this copy for a close friend in New York who is an exceptional cook (and collector of EF pottery). She was familiar with Ms. Lewis but did not have a copy of her cookbook. Happily ever after!
Elizabeth W.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
4 years ago
One of my fave cookbooks!
Ms. Lewis' cook book reads like a comforting short story. No joke, I keep this one next to my bed and read her recipe intros, I treat them like sweet short stories to be savored. Much like her food, her writing is a special kind of southern comfort. A special snapshot of place, time, and most importantly Black Joy.