The Twisted Soul Cookbook: Modern Soul Food with Global Flavors [Hardcover]

Invigorating authentic Southern soul cooking with new inspiration, acclaimed chef Deborah VanTrece elevates classic comfort food into unique, surprising dishes worth celebrating.

Deborah VanTrece's Kansas City roots, wide travel, and celebrated career in Atlanta have gifted her with a uniquely rich way with food--keeping soulful recipes fresh and fun while honoring cultures, ingredients, and tradition. In her first cookbook, the Twisted Soul chef makes clear that soul cooking has always been as seasonally driven as la cucina povera, as versatile as California cuisine, and as impressive as French technique. In VanTrece's hands, familiar components become dramatic and dynamic dishes, and classic recipes reveal surprising twists.

Across bountiful chapters studded with vibrant photography, The Twisted Soul Cookbook offers almost 100 fresh salads and side dishes, generous main courses, exciting seafood, rich desserts, and brilliant pantry staples to enhance everyday cooking, including dressings, relishes, and sauces. VanTrece is an able teacher and storyteller, guiding the reader through techniques both simple and sophisticated.“The Twisted Soul Cookbook is a fun and funky combination of uptown, downtown, urban, country, down-home, and global recipes. Coupled with loads of bright, colorful photography, you feel the joy in this cookbook, just like you feel the joy when you meet Deborah and eat in her restaurant. Twisted Soul delivers bold yet balanced flavors, opening up a world of exciting tastes and mind-blowing combinations for cooks at any level. It’s a must have on your kitchen shelf.”
— VIRGINIA WILLIS, chef and James Beard Award-winning cookbook author

“We’ve long adored the striking originality and comforting indulgence of Deborah VanTrece’s cooking. The Twisted