Deep Run Roots by Vivian Howard

Deep Run Roots: Stories and Recipes from My Corner of the South by Vivian Howard

 

Vivian Howard, star of PBS’s A Chef’s Life, celebrates the flavors of North Carolina’s coastal plain in more than 200 recipes and stories.

This new classic of American country cooking proves that the food of Deep Run, North Carolina — Vivian’s home — is as rich as any culinary tradition in the world. Organized by ingredient with dishes suited to every skill level, from beginners to confident cooks, Deep Run Roots features time-honored simple preparations alongside extraordinary meals from her acclaimed restaurant Chef and the Farmer. Home cooks will find photographs for every single recipe.

Ten years ago, Vivian opened Chef and the Farmer and put the nearby town of Kinston on the culinary map. But in a town paralyzed by recession, she couldn’t hop on every new culinary trend. Instead, she focused on rural development: If you grew it, she’d buy it. Inundated by local sweet potatoes, blueberries, shrimp, pork, and beans, Vivian learned to cook the way generations of Southerners before her had, relying on resourcefulness, creativity, and the traditional ways of preserving food.

Deep Run Roots is the result of years of effort to discover the riches of Eastern North Carolina. Like The Fannie Farmer CookbookThe Art of Simple Food, and The Taste of Country Cooking before it, this is landmark work of American food writing.

Recipes include: Family favorites like Blueberry BBQ Chicken Creamed Collard-Stuffed Potatoes Fried Yams with Five-Spice Maple Bacon Candy Chicken and Rice Country-Style Pork Ribs in Red Curry-Braised Watermelon Show-stopping desserts like Warm Banana Pudding, Peaches and Cream Cake, Spreadable Cheesecake, and Pecan-Chewy Pie.

You’ll also find 200 more quick breakfasts, weeknight dinners, holiday centerpieces, seasonal preserves, and traditional preparations for all kinds of cooks.

 

Praise for Deep Run Roots

 

“A comprehensive, thoughtful study of the food and culture of North Carolina’s coastal plain.”

The New York Times

“[Vivian’s] warm banana pudding is a dream come true.”

Bon Appetit

The book reads like a memoir, with lengthy and lush descriptions of Howard’s hometown thoughts…I was prepared to pick this book based on the story… alone…. Certifiably delicious... [and] Howard’s voice is folksy and endearing, and I loved her stories about her family and the Piggly Wiggly-and I wanted very badly for her to be cooking instead of me…. Gorgeously photographed, with [an] encouraging, warm voice, and scores of enticing recipes.”―Emma StraubFood52

“[One of] our favorite new cookbooks… Vivian Howard overdelivers on the comfort food of her Southern home with drippy, crunchy, tangy dishes for every season.”

Food and Wine

“Chef and television star Vivian Howard can now add cookbook author to her impressive resume. Deep Run Roots focuses on her brand of Southern food and country cooking, both from her home and from her acclaimed Kinston, NC restaurant, Chef and the Farmer. These are compelling recipes, like fried yams paired with five-spice maple bacon and fried okra updated with a tempura batter. There are over 200 recipes and, remarkably, each has a photo.”―Hillary DixlerEater

The first lady of Carolina cooking…. Howard has been restoring Kinston’s soul.”―Saveur

“You won’t find a fried chicken recipe anywhere in [Deep Run Roots’] 570 pages…Vivian has the opportunity to redefine the cuisine of her region.”Vice Munchies

About the Author

Vivian Howard is the chef and owner of the acclaimed Chef and the Farmer restaurant in Kinston, North Carolina, fifteen miles from her home of Deep Run. She trained under Wylie Dufresne and Sam Mason at WD-50 and was a member of the opening team at Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Spice Market in New York. The first woman since Julia Child to win a Peabody Award for a cooking program, she co-created and stars in the PBS series A Chef’s Life.

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