Book description
Acclaimed chef, restaurateur, and podcaster Tanya Holland shares recipes and stories from her celebrated Bay Area soul-food outpost that put West Oakland on the culinary map. Much more than a restaurant, Brown Sugar Kitchen was, for fifteen years, a community gathering spot, a place to fill the belly, and the beating heart of West Oakland, a storied postindustrial neighborhood across the bay from San Francisco. Since founding the original location, trailblazer Tonya Holland went on to open several dining destination hot spots, appear on Bravo's Top Chef, helm a show on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, host a podcast, and become a member of the Board of Trustees of the James Beard Foundation. In Brown Sugar Kitchen, the cookbook, Holland shares 86 recipes for re-creating the restaurant's favorites at home, from a thick Shrimp Gumbo to celebrated Macaroni & Cheese to a show-stopping Caramel Layer Cake with Brown Butter-Caramel Frosting. Soul-food classics get a modern spin in the case of B-Side BBQ Braised Smoked Tofu with Roasted Eggplant and a side of Roasted Green Beans with Sesame-Seed Dressing. Her interpretations also star locally grown, seasonal produce in crisp, creative salads such as Romaine with Spring Vegetables & Cucumber-Buttermilk Dressing and Summer Squash Succotash. Rich visual storytelling reveals the food and the people that made and make West Oakland what it is today. Straightforward, unfussy but inspired, these are recipes home cooks will turn to again and again. SOUL FOOD COOKBOOK: Brown Sugar Kitchen truly captures the sense--and flavor--of a richly textured and delicious place. With 86 mouthwatering recipes, there's something for everyone in this beautifully crafted celebration of soul food. BELOVED AND CELEBRATED: Chef Alice Waters proclaims this book, with "robust, soulful recipes using seasonal and local ingredients" to be "a wonderful reflection of the spirit [Holland] has fostered at Brown Sugar Kitchen." A foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon puts a literary local spin on the unique delights of Holland's offerings. OUTSTANDING GIFT FOR FOOD LOVERS: For anyone who loves to cook, loves to eat, or loves to celebrate the joys of authentic soul food, this is a gift to treasure. Perfect for birthday, housewarming, host/hostess, or holiday giving. Perfect for: Home cooks, cookbook collectors, and soul food aficionados Fans of Tonya Holland Devotees of the San Francisco Bay Area food scene Shelve alongside Kardea Brown's The Way Home, Sweet Home Café Cookbook, The Twisted Soul Cookbook, and Black Girl Baking
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience