Personal stories and recipes reveal the culinary journey of the James Beard Award-winning "Queen of Southern Cuisine" (Southern Living). Nathalie Dupree shares her favorite culinary stories, tracing her journey from a budding cook in college through her years as a restaurant cook and cooking instructor. Her activist spirit, humor, feisty personality, and authoritative knowledge of cooking make this a must-have cookbook for everyone who's watched her on TV, read her articles, or invoked her name in a conversation about Southern food.