Buttermilk Graffiti by Edward Lee

[heidih]

Ed Levine's interview with the author spurred my curiosity. Has anyone read it?   

 

Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef’s Journey to Discover America’s New Melting-Pot Cuisine

 

https://www.seriouseats.com/2018/06/special-sauce-edward-lee-on-finding-home-in-a-bowl-of-collard-greens.html

[blue_dolphin]

Yes!  I mentioned the first chapter about New Orleans over here, when @ProfessionalHobbit was visiting the city.  That chapter and two recipes can be read in the Amazon preview and give a good sense of the book.

 

I very much enjoy his writing and I think it's an excellent read.   It's more of a memoir than a cookbook, although each chapter does include a couple of recipes.

No photos either, though they are available on his website or Instagram.  He says, "I want you to pay attention to the aromas, flavors, textures, to the feel of the food in your mouth. Don't worry if what you make doesn't look good enough to be on the cover of a magazine. If it tastes good, you've succeeded."

 

 

 

 

 

[heidih]

Part 2 of the referenced interview  - excellent    

 

[suzilightning]

YES!  Just posted in the other food book thread.  Pick it up and read it soon...more memoir than cookbook.

[Anna N]

 Downloaded a Kindle sample and I am hooked.  I am just here for the language.  

[blue_dolphin]

49 minutes ago, Anna N said:

 Downloaded a Kindle sample and I am hooked.  I am just here for the language.  

 

He has a gift for translating both food and the personalities of those who cook and eat into prose

[Anna N]

17 minutes ago, blue_dolphin said:

 

He has a gift for translating both food and the personalities of those who cook and eat into prose

Yes I sometimes get so involved in cooking I forget that my first love is and always will be language. When the two join up  I am in heaven.

[gfweb]

His cookbook Smoke and Pickles  is great too.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Smoke-Pickles-Recipes-Stories-Southern/dp/1579654924/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2/141-0581139-6229509?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1579654924&pd_rd_r=fabd237d-6d84-11e8-9aef-6179505da048&pd_rd_w=HTPn4&pd_rd_wg=Culfq&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=3914568618330124508&pf_rd_r=FP3ZBT0V80PWXEX18A8H&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=FP3ZBT0V80PWXEX18A8H

Edited June 11, 2018 by gfweb (log)

[Anna N]

28 minutes ago, gfweb said:

His cookbook Smoke and Pickles  is great too.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Smoke-Pickles-Recipes-Stories-Southern/dp/1579654924/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2/141-0581139-6229509?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1579654924&pd_rd_r=fabd237d-6d84-11e8-9aef-6179505da048&pd_rd_w=HTPn4&pd_rd_wg=Culfq&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=3914568618330124508&pf_rd_r=FP3ZBT0V80PWXEX18A8H&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=FP3ZBT0V80PWXEX18A8H

 

Yup. Own that one. Thanks. 

[gfweb]

I move that eG nominates Ed Lee to succeed Bourdain.  He's done TV very well in Mind of a Chef. 

[Anna N]

4 minutes ago, gfweb said:

I move that eG nominates Ed Lee to succeed Bourdain.  He's done TV very well in Mind of a Chef. 

NO!  NEVER. 

 

He was a man, take him for all in all,
I shall not look upon his like again.

William Shakespeare, Hamlet

[suzilightning]

Remember back in the "old days" when eG would have Spotlight Conversations with various chefs?  He would be a dynamite one I believe.

[Anna N]

1 minute ago, suzilightning said:

Remember back in the "old days" when eG would have Spotlight Conversations with various chefs?  He would be a dynamite one I believe.

 Indubitably but no one can replace Tony.  

[suzilightning]

Just now, Anna N said:

 Indubitably but no one can replace Tony.  

True, "Skull Fucked by a Walrus" was inimitable.  I just meant I would love to see those Conversations restarted and he would be a good one.