Books

Food Lovers’ Charleston and Savannah, The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings.  Released December, 2011, Globe Pequot Press. 264 pages; ISBN-10: 0762760125. The ultimate guide to the food scene in Charleston and Savannah provides the inside scoop on the best places to find, enjoy, and celebrate local culinary offerings. Written for residents and visitors alike to find producers and purveyors of tasty local specialties, as well as a rich array of other, indispensable food-related information including: food festivals and culinary events; specialty food shops; farmers’ markets and farm stands; trendy restaurants and time-tested iconic landmarks; and recipes using local ingredients and traditions. Read reviews on Amazon.

Tart Love – Sassy, Savory, and Sweet. Released October, 2011 (Gibbs Smith) ISBN-10: 1423618947. Filled with sweet and savory recipes for marvelous little pies, Tart Love is a course in pastry making as well as a guide to using seasonal fruits produce to create scrumptious, palate-pleasing desserts and main-dish tarts.

Holly Herrick is a multi-awarded food writer and an honors recipient of Le Grande Diplome in Pastry and Cuisine, Paris, France. She has written for many southern regional publications and was the award-winning restaurant critic for Charleston’s Post and Courier for eight years. She is the author of Southern Farmers Market Cookbook and The Charleston Chef’s Table Cookbook: Extraordinary Recipes from the Heart of the Old South (Three Forks Press, Dec., 2010). She resides in Charleston, South Carolina.

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Southern Farmers Market Cookbook. Publisher: Gibbs Smith, Publication date: 2009. Pages: 160 p. ISBN: 9781423604747. The time to eat healthy and buy locally has arrived. Buying at farmers markets means getting better, fresh-picked produce that leads to amazing home-cooked meals. Southern Farmers Market Cookbook teaches how to enjoy shopping at local markets and gives instruction on what to look for and what’s to be expected to make the experience more fulfilling and fun. Read selected reviews.

The Charleston Chef’s Table: Extraordinary Recipes from the Heart of the Old South Publisher: Globe Pequot Press. Publication date: 2010. Pages: 208 p. ISBN: 9780762750108. Charleston has matured into a world-class culinary destination, and now locals and visitors alike can take home a bit of the city’s incomparable flavor in The Charleston Chef’s Table. Thsi sumptuously illustrated book profiles more than sixty of the city’s best restaurants and includes a signature recipe from each. From Roadside Dives to upscale eateries, Southern to Chinese, Holly Herrick leaves no stone unturned as she winnows Charleston’s 1,500 restaurant down to her top picks. Read selected reviews.