Ina's Kitchen: Memories and Recipes from the Breakfast Queen

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Ina Pinkneythe beloved restaurateur known affectionately as the Breakfast Queenhas been feeding Chicago for more than 30 years. When she closed her namesake restaurants doors in 2013, it headlined news across the Midwest. Now, the favorite dishes that thousands came to love at Ina's are showcased in the first paperback edition of her newly retitled book, Ina's Kitchen: Taste Memories and Recipes from the Breakfast Queen. Ina first self-published this book in hardcover in 2014, and it has already sold thousands of copies with minimal bookstore distribution.
Ina's Kitchen is part cookbook part memoir, collecting 39 of Inas favorite recipes with stories from her life. From milestone moments and warm memories to the truth about owning a restaurant, readers will gain a deeper understanding of one of Chicagos best-known culinary icons.
Ina views her life as a recipe, and the books chapters reflect that notion. From Ingredients and Preparation to Clean Up, readers will come to understand what inspired and drove Inas love of foodand her culinary success. Recipes include everything from Inas signature Blobbs and Heavenly Hots to Foolproof Pancakes and Baked French Toast. In addition to breakfast favorites, Ina has also included savory dishes and dessert recipes.
Ina's Kitchen is a love letter to the diners Ina has fed over the years. In it, she shares her wisdom with the same generosityboth of food and of spiritthat kept people coming back to her restaurant for decades.

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Praise for Ina Pinkney, her restaurant, and her book, Ina's Kitchen: "Ina's... is famous for the proprietor's breakfast specialties, such as the Heavenly Hots, sour cream pancakes served with fruit compote, and her spicy vegetable hash." -Brenda Fowler, New York Times "In this book Ina is opening up her kitchen and her heart to us by sharing her stories and recipes from her famous breakfast restaurant, Ina's. It's a diary, a confession, a legacy, a love letter, and a cookbook all in one. And no one does breakfast better!" -Gale Gand, James Beard award-winning chef and author of Gale Gand's Brunch! "For all of us who are used to being fed well by our Jewish mothers, Ina's is a delicious comfort-as is Ina, herself." -David Axelrod, Political Strategist, Institute of Politics, University of Chicago "I always count on Ina's for fresh ingredients and the GREATEST PANCAKES on the planet!" -Jim Rose, Sports Anchor, WLS-TV Chicago "Ina Pinkney is an American treasure who has awakened in the early a.m. for decades to feed people her famous breakfast, always with a smile and pride. Delicious comforting food I want to make for my own loved ones." -Chef Art Smith, bestselling author of Art Smith's Healthy Comfort and founder of Common Threads "Part memoir, part cookbook, all heart. That's what [this book] is. If you think you're woman (or man) enough to cook like Ina, the recipes are here, but if you want the heart, you'll want the stories, powerful, poignant, and funny by turn, they'll keep you on the edge of your seat while you're eating six or ten or twelve 'Heavenly Hots'." -Sara Paretsky, bestselling author of Critical Mass and the V.I. Warshawski novels

Author Bio

Ina Pinkney opened Ina's Kitchen in 1991, and it quickly became Chicago's premier breakfast restaurant. She was also the chef/owner of INA's restaurant and The Dessert Kitchen Ltd. catering company. She has appeared on the Food Network's Sweet Dreams with Gale Gand and The Best Of program, as well as on CNN's The Turnaround. She has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, Details, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, Gourmet, Midwest Living, as well as trade and in-flight magazines. Stephen Hamilton is a commercial food and beverage photographer whose work has appeared almost everywhere you see images of food; from national magazines, cookbooks, packaging, TV, news programs, national publications, food and photography blogs, to Top Chef (Bravo TV). He lives in Chicago.