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Big bad breakfast : the most important book of the day / John Currence ; photographs by Ed Anderson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Berkeley : Ten Speed Press, [2016]Edition: First editionDescription: xiii, 257 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781607747369 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 1607747367 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
The welcome basket -- The incredible, edible, omnipresent egg -- Omelets and frittatas -- Pancakes, waffles, crepes, and other things "bready" -- BFD : breakfast for dinner (and vice versa) -- Cereals, grains, and other pseudo-virtuous things -- Breakfast sandwiches -- Sides, condiments, meats, and extras -- Eye-openers.
Summary: "John Currence is one of the most celebrated and well-loved chefs in the South. Among his string of highly successful restaurants in Oxford, Mississippi, Big Bad Breakfast holds a special place in diners' hearts: It is a gathering place where people from all walks come together to share the most important meal of the day, breakfast. Southerners know how to do breakfast right, and Currence has elevated it to an art form: dishes like Banana-Pecan Coffee Cake, Spicy Boudin and Poached Eggs, and Oyster Pot Pie are comforting, soulful, and packed with real Southern flavor. Big Bad Breakfast is full of delicious recipes that will make the day ahead that much better--not to mention stories of the wonderful characters who fill the restaurant every morning, and a meditation on why the Southern breakfast is one of America's most valuable culinary contributions,"--Amazon.com.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 641.52 C976 Available 33111008467926
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From the James Beard Award winner, Top Chef Masters contestant, and acclaimed author comes this fun, festive, and highly caffeinated ode to the joys and rituals of the Southern breakfast, with over 125 recipes inspired by the author's popular restaurant in Oxford, Mississippi.

John Currence is one of the most celebrated and well-loved chefs in the South. Among his string of highly successful restaurants in Oxford, Mississippi, Big Bad Breakfast holds a special place in diners' hearts- It is a gathering place where people from all walks come together to share the most important meal of the day, breakfast. Southerners know how to do breakfast right, and Currence has elevated it to an artform- dishes like Banana-Pecan Coffee Cake, Spicy Boudin and Poached Eggs, and Oyster Pot Pie are comforting, soulful, and packed with real Southern flavor. Big Bad Breakfast is full of delicious recipes that will make the day ahead that much better--not to mention stories of the wonderful characters who fill the restaurant every morning, and a meditation on why the Southern breakfast is one of America's most valuable culinary contributions.

Includes index.

The welcome basket -- The incredible, edible, omnipresent egg -- Omelets and frittatas -- Pancakes, waffles, crepes, and other things "bready" -- BFD : breakfast for dinner (and vice versa) -- Cereals, grains, and other pseudo-virtuous things -- Breakfast sandwiches -- Sides, condiments, meats, and extras -- Eye-openers.

"John Currence is one of the most celebrated and well-loved chefs in the South. Among his string of highly successful restaurants in Oxford, Mississippi, Big Bad Breakfast holds a special place in diners' hearts: It is a gathering place where people from all walks come together to share the most important meal of the day, breakfast. Southerners know how to do breakfast right, and Currence has elevated it to an art form: dishes like Banana-Pecan Coffee Cake, Spicy Boudin and Poached Eggs, and Oyster Pot Pie are comforting, soulful, and packed with real Southern flavor. Big Bad Breakfast is full of delicious recipes that will make the day ahead that much better--not to mention stories of the wonderful characters who fill the restaurant every morning, and a meditation on why the Southern breakfast is one of America's most valuable culinary contributions,"--Amazon.com.

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