A Real Southern Cook: In Her Savannah Kitchen -- Dora Charles, Hardcover

"Dora Charles is the real deal, and hers may be the most honest - and personal - southern cookbook I've ever read." - John Martin Taylor

In her first cookbook, a revered former cook at Savannah's most renowned restaurant divulges her locally famous Savannah recipes--many of them never written down before--and those of her family and friends

Hundreds of thousands of people have made a trip to dine on the exceptional food cooked by Dora Charles at Savannah's most famous restaurant. Now, the woman who was barraged by editors and agents to tell her story invites us into her home to taste the food she loves best.

These are the intensely satisfying dishes at the heart of Dora's beloved Savannah: Shrimp and Rice; Simple Smoky Okra; Buttermilk Cornbread from her grandmother; and of course, a truly incomparable Fried Chicken. Each dish has a "secret ingredient" for a burst of flavor: mayonnaise in the biscuits; Savannah Seasoning in her Gone to Glory Potato Salad; sugar-glazed bacon in her deviled eggs. All the cornerstones of the Southern table are here, from Out-of-This-World Smothered Catfish to desserts like a jaw-dropping Very Red Velvet Cake.

With moving dignity, Dora describes her motherless upbringing in Savannah, the hard life of her family, whose memories stretched back to slave times, learning to cook at age six, and the years she worked at the restaurant. "Talking About" boxes impart Dora's cooking wisdom, and evocative photos of Savannah and the Low Country set the scene.

Author: Dora Charles
Publisher: Harvest Publications
Published: 09/08/2015
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.35lbs
Size: 10.33h x 8.25w x 0.96d
ISBN: 9780544387683

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/15/2015
Essence 10/01/2015 pg. 60
Library Journal 11/15/2015 pg. 102

About the Author
From a huge Savannah family of accomplished cooks, DORA CHARLES worked in Savannah's most famous restaurant for 22 years, where she taught dozens of staffers and managers.