The Southern Food & Beverage Museum: SoFAB COOKBOOK – Recipes From The Modern South by Elizabeth M. Williams & Maddie Hayes celebrates not only the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Southern Food & Beverage Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana in 2004, but also celebrates the food and drink of the American South. This delightful and oh so tasty debut cookbook takes readers’ palates on a trip across the American South featuring recipes from Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Cheers and Bon Appetit!
Published in June 2024 by LSU Press, The Southern Food & Beverage Museum: SoFAB COOKBOOK by Elizabeth M. Williams & Maddie Hayes, 272-page hardcover cookbook celebrates Southern cuisine and is a treasure trove of 140 wonderful recipes. However, it is much more than a compilation of delicious recipes, it is the stories about the states, their culture, and the recipes that compel you to turn the page and read more. From the Foreword written by New Orleans restauranteur Dickie Brennan to the recipes themselves, The Southern Food & Beverage Museum: SoFAB Cookbook by Elizabeth M. Williams & Maddie Hayes makes a perfect gift for yourself or for your favorite foodie.
A sampling of a few of our favorite recipes, state by state, from The Southern Food & Beverage Museum: SoFAB COOKBOOK by Elizabeth M. Williams & Maddie Hayes: from Alabama: Kumquat Marmalade; from Arkansas: Fried Pickles; from the District of Columbia: Presidential Barbecue Sauce (United States 34th President, Dwight D. Eisenhower); from Florida: Conch Fritters and Aioli; from Georgia: Old-Fashioned Peach Ice Cream; and from Kentucky: a savory Corn Pudding with bacon in it.
The Louisiana recipes for Gumbo, Bananas Foster, SoFAB Sazerac, and Café Brûlot had our taste buds dancing with wonderful memories of our trips to New Orleans. From the state of Maryland, we love the recipe for Crab Cake Benedict with Corn & Tomato Relish: from Mississippi: the Fried Catfish with Comeback Sauce; from North Carolina: Hibiscus Tea; from Oklahoma: Coconut Cream Pie; from South Carolina, its famous She-Crab Soup and Carolina Gold Sauce; from Tennessee: Competition Baby Back Ribs; from Texas: Chili: from Virginia: Spicy Peanut Butter Soup; and from West Virginia: their Appalachian Punch.
The cookbook has memorable cocktail recipes, appetizers, snacks, main courses, and being that it’s a cookbook featuring Southern cooking, there are also wonderful dessert recipes. As they say in New Orleans, this cookbook is a “lagniappe” (a special gift). So, Laissez les bon temps roulez (let the good times roll) as you sit back with a Sazerac, Sweet Tea, or Hibiscus Tea in hand, as you peruse this cookbook and try to figure out which recipe you will want to try first!
The Southern Food & Beverage Museum: SoFAB COOKBOOK – Recipes From The Modern South by Elizabeth M. Williams & Maddie Hayes is available for purchase on the following websites: Southern Food & Beverage Museum, Amazon, LSU Press, and others.
About the Authors
“Elizabeth M. Williams is the founder of the Southern Food & Beverage Museum in New Orleans, now part of the larger National Food and Beverage Foundation. She has a weekly podcast, Tip of the Tongue, about food, drink, and culture. She is the author of many books and articles about foodways in New Orleans and the South.”
“Charleston, South Carolina native Maddie Hayes is a curator and collections manager who conducts research for museums and archives. She recently returned from Anna Tasca Lanza Cooking School in Sicily and is diving back into New Orleans food and beverage culture.”
About the Southern Food & Beverage Museum and National Food & Beverage Foundation
“The Southern Food and Beverage Museum is home to several entities: The Museum of the American Cocktail (MOTAC), SoFAB Research Center, Delightful Roux School of Cooking, National Culinary Heritage Register, the Culinary Heritage Sign Gallery, The Gumbo Garden, and Nitty Grits Media Network. NATFAB continues to grow into the nation’s most comprehensive cultural institution studying food and drink. The Southern Food & Beverage Museum is also one of New Orleans most exciting and eclectic event spaces, from weddings to corporate events SoFAB is ready to host.”
Visiting or Live Near New Orleans?
If you are planning a trip to New Orleans and are a foodie or cocktailian, a visit to the Southern Food & Beverage Museum and National Food & Beverage Foundation is a “must.”
Southern Food & Beverage Museum Hours: The National Food & Beverage Foundation is open from Thursday through Monday from 11:00 am until 5:00 pm. They are closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays and all major holidays.
Southern Food & Beverage Museum Admission: Adults (21+): $12, Seniors: $9, Student/Military (please bring valid ID): $9, Children 10 and under: Free
For all General admission, tours, classes, and field trip inquiries please contact them at: visit@southernfood.org.
For all Private event bookings & Venue rental inquiries please contact us at events@southernfood.org.
For all Kids camp inquiries please contact us at kidscamp@southernfood.org.
Southern Food & Beverage Museum and National Food & Beverage Foundation
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United States
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