I Am from Here: Stories and Recipes from a Southern Chef - Signed Copy Edition:Standard Edition Award: Pat Conroy Southern Book

Award: Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize - Finalist

Louisiana Cookin' Magazine and on AOL Food

They are born of the authors' cultural heritage and travels--from riffs on family dishes like Strong Back Stew and memories of Uptown with Red Velvet Cake to neighborhood icons like Triboro Tres Leches and Chopped Stease (their take on the classic bodega chopped cheese) to recipes redolent of the African diaspora like Banana Leaf Fish and King Jaffe Jollof

James Stroman

she left a promising career as a neuroscientist to apply her creativity and precision in professional kitchens

I Am from Here: Stories and Recipes from a Southern Chef - Signed Copy Edition:Standard Edition Award: Pat Conroy Southern BookAuthor: Vishwesh Bhatt A Vishwesh Bhatt dish conjures an evolving American South. Peanut Masala Stuffed Baby Eggplant alongside fried okra, tossed in tangy chaat masala. Collard Wrapped Catfish with a spicy Peanut Pesto. These much loved dishes are stars on the menu at Snackbar in Oxford, Mississippi, where Bhatt has been the executive chef since 2009, earning him Best Chef: South (2019 James Beard Awards) and induction into the Fellowship of Southern