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Acclaimed chef, restaurateur, and podcaster Tanya Holland shares recipes and stories from her celebrated Bay Area soul-food outpost that put West Oakland on the culinary map.

Much more than a restaurant, Brown Sugar Kitchen was, for fifteen years, a community gathering spot, a place to fill the belly, and the beating heart of West Oakland, a storied postindustrial neighborhood across the bay from San Francisco.

Since founding the original location, trailblazer Tonya Holland went on to open several dining destination hot spots, appear on Bravo’s Top Chef, helm a show on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, host a podcast, and become a member of the Board of Trustees of the James Beard Foundation.

In Brown Sugar Kitchen, the cookbook, Holland shares 86 recipes for re-creating the restaurant's favorites at home, from a thick Shrimp Gumbo to celebrated Macaroni & Cheese to a show-stopping Caramel Layer Cake with Brown Butter–Caramel Frosting. Soul-food classics get a modern spin in the case of B-Side BBQ Braised Smoked Tofu with Roasted Eggplant and a side of Roasted Green Beans with Sesame-Seed Dressing. Her interpretations also star locally grown, seasonal produce in crisp, creative salads such as Romaine with Spring Vegetables & Cucumber-Buttermilk Dressing and Summer Squash Succotash.

Rich visual storytelling reveals the food and the people that made and make West Oakland what it is today. Straightforward, unfussy but inspired, these are recipes home cooks will turn to again and again.

SOUL FOOD COOKBOOK: Brown Sugar Kitchen truly captures the sense—and flavor—of a richly textured and delicious place. With 86 mouthwatering recipes, there's something for everyone in this beautifully crafted celebration of soul food.

BELOVED AND CELEBRATED: Chef Alice Waters proclaims this book, with "robust, soulful recipes using seasonal and local ingredients" to be "a wonderful reflection of the spirit [Holland] has fostered at Brown Sugar Kitchen." A foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon puts a literary local spin on the unique delights of Holland's offerings.

OUTSTANDING GIFT FOR FOOD LOVERS: For anyone who loves to cook, loves to eat, or loves to celebrate the joys of authentic soul food, this is a gift to treasure. Perfect for birthday, housewarming, host/hostess, or holiday giving.

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“Tanya Holland has made a beautiful commitment to West Oakland, creating a vibrant, joyful restaurant that is a pillar of the local community. With robust, soulful recipes using seasonal and local ingredients, this book is a wonderful reflection of the spirit she has fostered at Brown Sugar Kitchen." - Alice Waters

“Tanya Holland and her Brown Sugar Kitchen represent everything that is great about Oakland: diversity, collegiality, rugged entrepreneurialism, and soulful authenticity. In her restaurant and this cookbook, she has captured something deliciously simple yet extraordinarily powerful: the food that embodies our shared American roots, and its power to bring us together.” - Aisha Tyler, comedienne, actress, and author of Self-Inflicted Wounds

“Tanya’s come-hither cookbook inspired both the armchair traveler and the armchair chowhound in me. Reading it, I imagined the pleasure of living in West Oakland, having a regular seat of my own at Brown Sugar’s counter, and ordering up my favorite dishes without even having to look at the menu. With this book in hand, I know that every choice is a winner.” - Sara Moulton, host of Sara’s Weeknight Meals on public television

“To be outside the South at the Brown Sugar Kitchen in Oakland, California eating shrimp n’ grits with a side of cornbread and a glass of lemonade is priceless!” - Taj Mahal

About the Author

Jan Newberry is a food writer and former San Francisco Magazine food and wine editor based in Oakland, CA.

Jody Horton is a food photographer based in Austin, TX.

Michael Chabon is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of more than 14 novels, novellas, and essay and short story collections, including The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Telegraph Avenue, and The Mysteries of Pittsburgh. He lives in Berkeley, CA.

Tanya Holland is the executive chef and owner of Brown Sugar Kitchen and B-Side BBQ in West Oakland, CA.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1452122342
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chronicle Books; 1st edition (September 9, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781452122342
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1452122342
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.85 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.88 x 10.25 inches

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Tanya Holland is the Executive Chef and Owner of Brown Sugar Kitchen and B-Side BBQ in Oakland, CA. Holland is known for her inventive takes on modern soul food, as well as comfort classics.
The author of Brown Sugar Kitchen: New-Style, Down-Home Recipes from Sweet West Oakland, and New Soul Cooking: Updating a Cuisine Rich in Flavor and Tradition (Stewart, Tabori, and Chang), Holland is perhaps best known for her role as a host and expert on Soul Food for the “Melting Pot” series on Food Network, where chefs such as Holland, Michelle Bernstein, Cat Cora, Rocco DiSpirito and Michael Symon focused on different foods from around the world.
Holland has also made guest appearances on national shows such as The Today Show, Vh1′s Soul Cities, Sarah Moulton’s Cooking Live, Ready, Set, Cook! and The Wayne Brady Show, as well as numerous appearances on local San Francisco shows such as Check, Please!, View from the Bay and Eye on the Bay.Tanya is a featured judge on the upcoming kitchen competition series My Momma Throws Down, airing on the cable network TV One.
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Southerncooker

As much fun to read as to cook from

Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2014

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Sometimes a book just calls your name and this one has been calling mine often since it arrived. Not only is it a fun read, it's fun to cook from as well. I have already made sixteen of the recipes and have marked several more to try soon. One of my families favorites was the Burnt Ends Chili. Both my son and husband said I could make this one again any time. There are so many wonderful sounding recipes in this book that really satisfy my southern roots. Some of the other recipes that we loved are BSK Breakfast Potatoes, Creole Meatloaf, Sweet Potato Scones with Brown Sugar Glaze, Apple Bundt Cake with Brown Sugar Glaze, Mixed Greens with Roasted Tomato & Thyme Vinaigrette, Spinach Salad with Roasted Apple Dressing, Toasted Pecans & Goat Cheese, Caramelized Banana Pudding, Baked Sweet Potato Wedges, and BBQ Baked Beans. A first for me was the Cornmeal Waffles with Apple Cider Syrup which I served with the Fried Chicken. I've always wanted to try chicken and waffles but for some reason just never got around to it. A very satisfying meal indeed. The batter for the cornmeal waffles was a bit tricky though as it was a bit thinner than any waffle batter I've worked with before, but once I got the hang of how much to add to my waffle maker it was a cinch. The macaroni and cheese and the spicy green slaw were also delicious. I'm always up for trying new mac and cheese recipes. If you decide you too need this amazing book then come join us as we cook our way through the deliciousness in a cook along group on facebook run by Jenny Hartin https://www.facebook.com/groups/609019839210664/

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Korina

Chicken & Waffles done right...

Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2014

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This book is worth buying for the first 2 recipes that I've tried. We don't live far from the Brown Sugar Kitchen here in Oakland, and love their chicken & waffles. This book has made up for the disappointment we experienced one day when we stopped by to do a Saturday morning pick-up for take out (rushing to the City to take care of some family business)... the BSK does not do take out on their wonderful chicken & waffles. Sigh. The craving has been hanging in the background since. So when I saw the book, I had to buy it.

I made the chicken last night. A wonderful recipe, and the first time that I actually got fried chicken right... crispy and flavorful, step #1 calls for coating the chicken with an herb blend before the buttermilk happens... succulent & juicy, fry til golden then finish in the oven until cooked through (to 165 degrees F!) If you like to cook, you'll know how much this makes sense.

And the waffles. Well, let me say first, that one must have faith in the recipe's instructions. The 4-hour to overnight rest period is necessary. This is a yeast-based waffle batter that requires the proliferation of certain chemical processes in order to be right. Furthermore, if you've never made yeast-based waffles, you will think you that you got it all wrong. This batter is thin & runny, and looks nothing like the typical baking powder/baking soda thick waffle batter. If you cook these waffles right away, they'll be dense and flat in flavor. Exercise patience. Let the batter rest and you'll be rewarded with magically light, crunchy, melt in your mouth treats. You'll never go back.

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Mzscahlett

Everything a Cookbook should be, and MORE

Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2014

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This book contained every one of the recipes from Brown Sugar Kitchen that I have eaten, and thus longed to translate, to my own table. Tanya hasn't held back any of her treasured gems, trusting us to perform them to snuff in our own kitchens. I've tried many of them already, and because her style of cooking is fairly different from the traditional Italian on which I was raised, I followed them to the letter the first time through. Each one mirrored delightfully the flavors and sensations I've come to love when dining at Brown Sugar Kitchen. I have to say I'm rather surprised and a bit disheartened by the buyer who asserts that Tanya's loving tribute to my hometown of Oakland is somehow misplaced. There is no shortage of recipes, rather she added extra pages and photographs to share the love and inspiration that brought these dishes to life. They are her tribute to the place of my birth and I was more than moved that she chose to reinvigorate my oft-beleagured hometown with her style and presence. I can't recommend this book highly enough. It's got the goods, in more ways than one.

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Mikesha Green

Decent recipes

Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2021

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The recipes doesn't look good to me. I only wanted the book because of the selena gomez show. The biscuits are the only thing I've made from the book they were yummy tho. Will give the book to my mom as a gift. Maybe she can make something out of it.

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Richard Mortillaro

Down home southern comfort food with a light updated twist!

Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2017

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These recipes are very straightforward, uncomplicated and deliver big time on flavor and satisfaction.

This book is so much more than just a collection of recipes. The amazing forward by Michael Chabon, the beautiful photography and a look into the soul of a chef who puts all of herself into each and every dish she cooks results in a great read that will have a permanent place in your kitchen.
I also enjoyed reading the slices of West Oakland life that are incorporated throughout the book. You get a true sense of place and time that is woven throughout the food, and Tanya Holland's descriptions, voice, and stories make you feel like you are cooking with and old friend. I've cooked my way through this book and each and every recipe turned out beyond my expectations. She makes me feel like I'm a better cook than I actually am - and my family (including the kids) can't get enough of this food! Thank you Tanya!

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C. Anderson

Came for the shrimp and grits, left with a full tummy, and a book.

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2016

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I got this book for the shrimp and grits recipe, having had it at the restaurants more than a couple times. I was surprised at how simple the recipe was for the depth of flavor in the creole sauce, truly inspired. That recipe is posted online if you don't want to buy the book. It's too bad oakland doesn't get their act together with revitalizing west oakland industrial area with some rezoning. You don't have to knock everything down and build high rise apartments. They have the opportunity to become a hub with cheap live work, start up office space. The popularity of this place is a litmus for that desire. People get some tasty grub and get to tell their lame friends they slummed it up on Sunday morning in west oaktown, wha wha?

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