Reviews for Kentucky TALEgating II: More Stories with Sauce

The average rating for Kentucky TALEgating II: More Stories with Sauce based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-10-01 00:00:00 Larry Hurst Any history of Jews in America has the same narrative arc: German/French/Alsatian Jews come to the U.S. and assimilate. Eastern/Central European Jews follow and the first wave try and help the last wave assimilate/blend in. Some tension ensues. Jews in the South follow this pattern but Ferris' book is still fascinating, due to her respect for Jewish food and for Southern culture. She tracks the Jewish experience by Southern region and teases out the subtleties. Her most complete chapter covers Jews in the Delta, which isn't surprising given that Ferris is from that region. The book includes recipes, but I would hardly call it a cookbook. The recipes really help flesh out the narrative, so when someone talks about a brisket their mom (or maid) used to make, you can see exactly how it was made. Ferris does a great job welding history and scholarship to personal interviews. The book is never dull nor dumb.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-07-02 00:00:00 Rachelle Dodson Worth it even if you do nothing but make the gumbo recipe. Fuckin' A. I did not give this book a rating because I did not make most of the recipes and I read almost none of the stories, which makes up a good 60% of the pages. They sound interesting, though, so if you're a fan of foodways, you will probably enjoy this.