Big Bad Breakfast

<b>From the James Beard Award winner <i>Top Chef Masters</i> contestant and acclaimed author comes this fun festive and highly caffeinated ode to the joys and rituals of the Southern breakfast with over 125 recipes inspired by the author's popular restaurant in Oxford Mississippi.</b><br><br>John Currence is one of the most celebrated and well-loved chefs in the South. Among his string of highly successful restaurants in Oxford Mississippi Big Bad Breakfast holds a special place in diners' hearts: It is a gathering place where people from all walks come together to share the most important meal of the day breakfast. Southerners know how to do breakfast right and Currence has elevated it to an artform: dishes like Banana-Pecan Coffee Cake Spicy Boudin and Poached Eggs and Oyster Pot Pie are comforting soulful and packed with real Southern flavor. <i>Big Bad Breakfast</i> is full of delicious recipes that will make the day ahead that much better--not to mention stories of the wonderful characters who fill the restaurant every morning and a meditation on why the Southern breakfast is one of America's most valuable culinary contributions.