{"product_id":"chef-edna-queen-of-southern-cooking-edna-lewis-9781951836399","title":"Chef Edna: Queen of Southern Cooking, Edna Lewis","description":"\u003cb\u003eFeaturing gorgeous color illustrations by Coretta Scott King- and Caldecott-honor recipient Cozbi A. Cabrera, Melvina Noel's \u003ci\u003eChef Edna\u003c\/i\u003e is a warm and inviting picture book portrait of African American culinary legend Edna Lewis, who brought Southern cooking to the masses.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Edna loved to cook. Growing up on a farm in Freetown, Virginia, she learned the value of fresh, local, seasonal food from her Mama Daisy; how to measure ingredients for biscuits using coins; and to listen closely to her cakes to know when they were done. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Edna carried these traditions with her all the way to New York, where she became a celebrated chef, who could infuse traditional French food into her signature Southern style. The author of several cookbooks and the recipient of numerous awards, Chef Edna introduced the world to the flavors of her home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelvina Noel\u003c\/b\u003e loves to write and to bake cakes. Thanks to Edna, she listens for her cakes to tell her when they are done. Noel lives in Virginia. \u003ci\u003eChef Edna\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut picture book. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCozbi A. Cabrera\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning illustrator whose gorgeous books--including \u003ci\u003eExquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Abrams--have garnered a Coretta Scott King honor as well as a Caldecott honor for illustration. She lives in Illinois.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Abrams Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50612000424210,"sku":"9781951836399","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_64e48bcc-bd4f-4546-8661-0ecd0d6a3958.jpg?v=1732368198","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/chef-edna-queen-of-southern-cooking-edna-lewis-9781951836399","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}