Makes me 'wannabe' a Southern chef!

Truth time: I never wanted to learn about Southern cooking.

Well, what I mean is I didn’t want to learn about it as much as French, Italian and other sorts.

That is until quite recently as a combination of events came together.

First, I’ve found much of my family in the South… and when they talk about food, it sounds

s-o-o-o GOOD!

Secondly, I was tempted and succumbed to “The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook” by Matt Lee and Ted Lee (published by W.W. Norton & Company).

If this doesn’t make a person one want to run to the kitchen and cook “Southern-style,” I’m not sure if: 1) they are alive, and 2)...