Hatherleigh Press, Ratgeber, Appalachian Appetite: Recipes from the Heart of America (Englisch, Susi Gott S�guret, 2016)

Foreword to Appalachian Appetite by Nathalie Dupree, James Beard Award-Winning Cookbook Author, PBS and Food Network Host, Grande Dame of Les Dames d&rsquo Escoffier International It is time. At long last, Appalachian food is emerging vibrantly from a long-time cocoon of stereotypes. With unique culinary roots deeply connected to its geography, agriculture, and traditions, it shows a creativity that ensues from the basic needs of survival combined with the independence and solidness of a mountain people surrounded with peaks and valleys. I first encountered Susi at the 2010 Finale of the Asheville Wine & Food Festival, where we both sat on the panel of judges that awarded the prize to the most promising chef of the day&mdash Nate Allen&mdash who, incidentally is featured in this book. Since then, our paths have crossed many times, through activities with the International Association of Culinary Professionals and Les Dames d&rsquo Escoffier International, as well as for the 2015 opening of her Seasonal School of Culinary Arts. I have been intrigued by Susi&rsquo s passion for bringing people together over food and for singing out about the place that made her what she is. A perpetual dreamer with a solid culinary talent, she is a &ldquo connector&rdquo with the purpose of bringing her cuisine to the light. Appalachian Appetite will indeed whet your appetite for the flavor of the mountains you can taste in the recipes found within, and for the cadence of the ballads which lead you into each chapter. Sight and sound and taste mingle on each page with the deep scents of the woods and the texture of ripe fruit which jumps out from the jar. I am happy to share this tome with its readers, encouraging all to sip and savor its spirit of celebration, and then to lose yourselves in the kitchen and put its principles into practice!.