Bon Appetit, Y'all : Recipes and Stories from Three Generations of Southern Cooking

Before she attended the prestigious French cooking school La Varenne, Virginia Willis was shelling butterbeans alongside her mother and grandmother in her Georgia family kitchen ever since she could stand on a stool. These divergent influences inform her passionate homage to the cooking of the South. From simple starters and slaws to generous entrees and desserts, Willis makes the down-home refined and haute cuisine approachable, with recipes like Vidalia Onion Soup with Bacon Flan, Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Mama's Barbecue Sauce, and Hot Vanilla Souffles with Vanilla Ice Cream. Brimming with stories, photos, tips, and techniques, "Bon Appetit', Y'all" seamlessly blends Willis' Southern and French roots into a memorable and thoroughly modern cookbook.