Let James Beard Award-winning authors and hometown heroes Matt Lee
and Ted Lee be your culinary ambassadors to Charleston, South
Carolina, one of America's most storied and buzzed-about food
destinations.
Growing up in the heart of the historic downtown, in a
warbler-yellow house on Charleston's fabled "Rainbow Row," brothers
Matt and Ted knew how to cast for shrimp before they were in middle
school, and could catch and pick crabs soon after. They learned to
recognize the fruit trees that grew around town and knew to watch
for the day in late March when the loquats on the tree on Chalmers
Street ripened. Their new cookbook brings the vibrant food culture
of this great Southern city to life, giving readers insider access
to the best recipes and stories Charleston has to offer.
No cookbook on the region would be complete without the city's
most iconic dishes done right, including She-Crab Soup, Hoppin'
John, and Huguenot Torte, but the Lee brothers also aim to
reacquaint home cooks with treasures lost to time, like
chewy-crunchy, salty-sweet Groundnut Cakes and Syllabub with
Rosemary Glazed Figs. In addition, they masterfully bring the
flavors of today's Charleston to the fore, inviting readers to sip
a bright Kumquat Gin Cocktail, nibble chilled Pickled Shrimp with
Fennel, and dig into a plate of Smothered Pork Chops, perhaps with
a side of Grilled Chainey Briar, foraged from sandy beach paths.
The brothers left no stone unturned in their quest for Charleston's
best, interviewing home cooks, chefs, farmers, fishermen, caterers,
and funeral directors to create an accurate portrait of the city's
food traditions. Their research led to gems such as Flounder in
Parchment with Shaved Vegetables, an homage to the dish that became
Edna Lewis's signature during her tenure at Middleton Place
Restaurant, and Cheese Spread a la Henry's, a peppery dip from the
beloved brasserie of the mid-twentieth century. Readers are
introduced to the people, past and present, who have left their
mark on the food culture of the Holy City and inspired the brothers
to become the cookbook authors they are today.
Through 100 recipes, 75 full-color photographs, and numerous
personal stories, "The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen "gives readers
the most intimate portrayal yet of the cuisine of this exciting
Southern city, one that will resonate with food lovers wherever
they live. And for visitors to Charleston, indispensible walking
and driving tours related to recipes in the book bring this food
town to life like never before.
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