Tanya Holland's California Soul

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80+ comfort-filled recipes that trace the roots of modern California soul food to the Great Migration-from the acclaimed chef and author of Brown Sugar Kitchen. "The new California Cuisine is California Soul."-Questlove "California Soul is a book that will live on my kitchen counter with drips of California olive oil and splats of buttermilk on every page."-Bobby Flay ONE OF THE TEN BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR- San Francisco Chronicle ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR- Saveur, Food & Wine, Epicurious, Library Journal Through more than 80 seasonally inspired recipes, Tanya Holland'sCalifornia Soul showcases modern soul food from the acclaimed chef of Brown Sugar Kitchen and host of Tanya's Kitchen Table. Tanya's inventive cuisine-rooted in a Black Southern cultural repertoire with a twenty-first-century sensibility using local, sustainable, chef-driven, seasonal ingredients-is showcased in recipes for every season, such as Collard Green Tabbouleh, Zucchini-Scallion Waffles with Toasted Pecan Romesco, Grilled Shrimp and Corn with Avocado White BBQ Sauce, Fried Chicken Paillards with Arugula and Pea Shoots Salad, Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake, and Honey Lavender Chess Pie. The recipes-influenced by the historical migration of African American families, including Tanya's own-reveal the key ingredients, techniques, and traditions that African Americans brought with them as they left the South for California, creating a beloved version of soul food. Beyond recipes, Tanya spotlightsfifteen contemporary Black Californian foodmakers-farmers, coffee roasters, and other talented artisans-whose work help defines California soul food, with stunning portraiture and stories. Filtered through the rich history of African American migration that brought her own family from the Deep South to the West Coast, Tanya's recipes are as comforting and delicious as they are steeped in history.

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California Soul is a book that will live on my kitchen counterwith drips of Californiaolive oil and splats of buttermilk on every page.Bobby Flay

Organized by season, California Soul by Tanya Holland takes a creative approach to recipes, marrying unexpected ingredients with established traditions. . . . With this gorgeously photographed book, Holland, the chef and owner of the now closedBrown Sugar Kitchenin Oakland, shows how intertwined the story of California food is with that of the migration of Black folk out of the South to the West.Bon Apptit

The cookbook deserves a spot on your bookshelf for the recipes alone, but you should save room for it on your nightstandCalifornia Soul is a work of journalism and history as well.Food & Wine

When Alice Walker writes in the foreword, California Soul is the most beautiful cookbook Ive ever read, the rest of us writers can just sit down because she said it best. The lyrical writing tells the story of the Great Migration of Black Southerners to the rest of the country through the lens of chef Tanya Hollands own family, foodways, and recipes.Garden & Gun

California Soul is a book to savorboth literally, with its recipes, and figuratively, as you absorb its beautiful and informative prose.Robb Report

The new California Cuisine is CaliforniaSoul. Tanya Hollands cookbook spotlightsseasonal recipes featuring Californias finest ingredients, along with a guide to Black-owned food businesses operated by entrepreneurs who are bringing innovation to agriculture on the West Coast.Questlove

If there is a person whodefines CaliforniaSoulit is Chef Tanya Holland.. . .
she lives and breathes the lexicon of African American cuisineinto her craft and graciously into thiswork of art.Kwame Onwuachi, James Beard awardwinning chef and author

In CaliforniaSoul,Tanya masterfully weavesthe history(and lore) of Black American farmers, businesses, and culinary legendsin California to her personal love and ties to this culturally rich region.Carla Hall, chef, author, Food Network host

With CaliforniaSoul, Chef Tanya Holland sets a lavish table in order to teach yall Californias food story through a Black lens. Youll be glad that you pulled a chair up to Chef Hollands table!Adrian Miller, James Beard Awardwinning author

Tanyas California-style cooking combined with the unique anddelicious flavors brought to the West by African Americans make for unforgettable recipes. This book preserves the legacy of Californiasoulfood.Alice Waters, founder of Chez Panisse restaurant and The Edible Schoolyard Project

What a treatto have Tanyas recipes for delectable andsoulful California-inspired dishes.Phil Rosenthal, host of Somebody Feed Phil

Author Bio

Tanya Holland is the host of Tanya's Kitchen Table on the Oprah Winfrey Network and the podcast Tanya's Table. She is the author of Brown Sugar Kitchen and New Soul Cooking, was the host and soul food expert on the television series Melting Pot, and competed on the fifteenth season of Top Chef. She is the executive chef of Town Fare. She holds a Grande Dipl me from La Varenne Ecole de Cuisine, and has served as the president of the San Francisco chapter of Les Dames d'Escoffier. Maria C. Hunt is a California-based journalist specializing in cultural stories around wine, food, design, and wellness. Maria has written for Esquire, Wine Enthusiast, Dwell, Architectural Digest, the New York Times, and Christian Science Monitor. She's the author of The Bubbly Bar Champagne + Sparkling Wine Cocktails for Every Occasion. Dr. Kelley Fanto Deetz holds a PhD in African diaspora studies and anthropology from the University of California at Berkeley; an MA in African American studies from the University of California at Berkeley; and a BA in Black studies and history from the College of William and Mary.