Prior to becoming known for her cooking, she experienced a fair amount of success in the fashion world. She left the South as a part of the Great Migration to ultimately end up in New York City. Lewis was born in 1916 in Virginia in a community established by African-Americans, some of who were former slaves. There really is no better person to kick of this list than the late Edna Lewis. ‘The Taste of Country Cooking’ by Edna Lewis No matter your culture or background, if you’re a Southerner - or at least just love Southern food - there is no better guide to cooking than these eight cookbooks. When you’re cooking a recipe out of any one of these books, it’s impossible not to go about it with a sense of reverence for the people and context that helped create such a dynamic cuisine. One of the best things about the cookbooks below is being able to get a glimpse at the historical origins of many of the dishes we’ve come to love.
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