Dupree Nathalie - Appalachian appetite: recipes from the heart of America

Passion and exuberance fill this book like the sweet layers of an Appalachian stack cake. Bringing together the regions music, food, stories, and its great chefs and home cooks from among her vast circle of friends, Chef Sguret reveals the glories of Appalachian food and the rich soup beans, mess of greens tradition and innovation it embodies.

D R . J EAN H ASKELL , A PPALACHIAN H IGHLANDS C ONSULTING AND CO-EDITOR OF Encyclopedia of Appalachia

With her classical French training and deep roots in Madison County, Susi Sguret is the perfect person to pen an ode to Appalachian cuisine. Her involvement in many regional projects and her expansive network of chefs, winemakers, farmers, and educators makes her uniquely qualified to assemble such an authoritative and colorful guide.

J ESS M C C UAN , C ONTENT M ANAGER FOR Q UID , I NC ., B USINESS E DITOR FOR The San Francisco Chronicle, AND F OUNDING E DITOR OF The Asheville Scene

Susi Sgurets culinary education in France not only refined her talents in the kitchen, it deepened her respect for the cooking of her Madison County, North Carolina homeland. This book, filled with mountain tunes and tastes, is the loving product of that convergence. When a classically-trained chef fully understands the meaning of the measurement mounta i n people call a mess, you know you have something good.

F RED S AUCEMAN, AUTHOR OF THE BOOK Buttermilk & Bible Burgers: More Stories from the Kitchens of Appalachia

Every now and then, one encounters a person with great depth, energy, and resources to contribute as a volunteer to a common cause. My experience has been such with Susi in the course of years. Susi is a citizen of the world with feet resting securely on either side of the Atlantic Ocean. She continues to amaze me with her graciousness and insight along with steady work in the trenches.

S COTT G IVOT , CCP, C ULINARY E DUCATOR, AND P RESIDENT E MERITUS OF THE I NTERNATIONAL A SSOCIATION OF C ULINARY P ROFESSIONALS

I have known and worked with Susi through the International Association of Culinary Professionals for years and Im always amazed at the inventive and savvy way she approaches her business. Id recommend her to do anything, even catering on a space shuttle. Shed figure it out.

K ATHLEEN F LINN, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry, The Kitchen Counter Cooking School, AND Burnt Toast Makes You Sing Good

There are many chefs, but few of them are also great cooks. It is a rare person to master both and to also excel at writing, photography, and making music. Susi brings together all of these and more in her life and in the writing of Appalachian Appetite.

B OB B OWLES , F OUNDER OF THE A SHEVILLE W INE & F OOD F ESTIVAL , S LOW F OOD A SHEVILLE, AND THE W ESTERN N ORTH C AROLINA W INE T RAIL

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Appalachian Appetite

Text copyright 2016 SG Sguret

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request.

ISBN: 978-1-57826-657-9

Ebook ISBN: 978-1-57826-705-7

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher.

C OVER AND I NTERIOR D ESIGN BY C AROLYN K ASPER

A LL PHOTOS SG S GURET, EXCEPT

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Dedication

T O THE CHEFS, FARMERS, PRODUCERS , historians, restaurateurs, and citizens of Appalachia who contributed to this collection, and to the generations of Appalachian people who led to this moment. And, most of all, to the generations who will read this tribute and carry us forward.