Sunday Best

Cooking Up the Weekend Spirit Every Day

Sunday Best
Adrienne Cheatham, Sarah Zorn
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Hardback
h254 x 203mm - 288pg
15 Mar 2022 US
International import eta 10-19 days
9780593233122
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Cook your "Sunday best" any day of the week with 100 recipes that celebrate the joy of home cooking and family meals, from Top Chef finalist Adrienne Cheatham. Chef Adrienne Cheatham spent her career cooking in some of the country' s most prestigious restaurants, from Eric Ripert' s Le Bernardin to Marcus Samuelsson' s Red Rooster. She went on to become a finalist on Top Chef and founded a popular pop-up series, SundayBest, where she honed her signature style of cooking that combined her family' s Southern roots and her own childhood food memories with her classical training in professional kitchens. The name of that series, and this book, were inspired by the special set of clothes that many in the Black community have reserved for church. During segregation, people would put on their "Sunday best" just to go into town as a way of demanding respect from those who didn' t accept them as equal. This tradition and its meaning are at the core of Adrienne' s debut book which shows how everyday moments should be appreciated, celebrated, and made special for those you love. Now, inspired by her family' s Sunday suppers and their humble dishes made with care and joy, Adrienne presents a heartfelt collection of recipes suffused with deep, familial comfort. The dishes feature creative twists and multicultural influences as Adrienne highlights the beautiful fact that across religions and cultures, weekly rituals around food are often a universal opportunity for connection and camaraderie. Adrienne' s fresh but familiar recipes in Sunday Best include a feast-worthy pork roast crusted with pecans, charred okra roasted with tomatoes and warm spices, skirt steak topped with chimichurri of sharp mustard greens, and Brussels sprouts tossed with a nutty brown butter. She shares tips and methods for upgrading classic, staple recipes into a dish worth talking about, like a roasted chicken that gets incredibly deep flavor from a marinade made with stout and soy sauce or a split pea salad that suddenly feels special when tossed with a bacon-sherry vinegar glaze. Full of beautiful photographs and personal stories, Sunday Best will help you make everyday meals something to celebrate no matter the day of the week.
"Adrienne' s Sunday Best is a collection of memorable soul food recipes at their best. Just reading the book makes me smile as there are so many relatable cultural moments that take me back to the big family dinners of my childhood. The tips throughout are invaluable and will completely up your cooking game for eternity. "-Carla Hall, chef, cookbook author, and TV host "Sunday Best is a beautiful cookbook that invites you to create special moments with those you love through food. This vibrant collection delivers a deep sense of home, family, history, and the feeling that no matter how different we may look, we can all relate to gathering around the table to honor the little victories we achieve everyday. "-Marcus Samuelsson, chef, author, and restaurateur "Sunday Best could easily be called ' every day' s best. ' Adrienne has already solidified her name in the culinary rafters, but this book gets her into the hall of fame. From her refined sauces to her Sunday vibes, make sure you treat this book like a good album that you play from the first to the last recipe. "-Kwame Onwuachi, chef, author, executive producer for Food & Wine "A celebration of Adrienne' s cooking that pays homage to her roots and fine dining techniques, Sunday Best reminds us how sharing a meal can bring people together. "-Eric Ripert, chef
Adrienne Cheatham cooking in some of the country' s most prestigious restaurants, from Eric Ripert' s Le Bernardin to Marcus Samuelsson' s Red Rooster, until she struck out on her own and founded the popular pop-up series SundayBest. Adrienne also competed on Season 15 of Top Chef, finishing in second place, has been featured as a speaker ? at Cherry Bombe Jubilee, and was the subject of a New York Times documentary series titled Taste Makers. She lives in New York City with her husband. Sarah Zorn is a food writer and editor with more than a decade of professional experience. She' s the coauthor of numerous books, including Homage- Recipes and Stories from an Amish Soul Food Kitchen and Levant- New Middle Eastern Cooking from Tanoreen, and was the recipe tester for the Xi' an Famous Foods and Nom Wah Tea Parlor cookbooks. She' s also a regular contributor ? and recipe developer for outlets like Food Network, Rachael Ray In Season magazine, Epicurious, Esquire, Eater, and Saveur.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780593233122
Published: 15 Mar 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Random House Books
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Format: Hardback
Height: 254mm
Width: 203mm
Pages: 288

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