My Table magazine

Book reviews

Welcome to My Table magazine’s coffeehouse and bookstore. We’ve highlighted some cooking-, wine- and dining-related books that we think you’ll enjoy. Many (but not all) have a Texas, Houston or Southern connection.

Food for the Soul

Food for the Soul by Monique Y. Wells ($44.95, Elton-Wolf Publishing) This is a labor of love, written by an African-American Houstonian living in Paris trying to explain soul food.  Beautifully illustrated, it presents family recipes, Texas and Louisiana culinary culture and a history of ingredients commonly used in soul food dishes.  To order this book here.



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