The Lee Bros. are coming to the Morris!

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For those of you who don't know the Lee Bros., they are two brothers from Charleston who have made it in the food world. You can read about them here.  To be so young, they have become so accomplished with such humble beginnings.  I mean, they got their start by selling boiled peanuts, for goodness sake.  How much more humble can you get? 

Anyway, we have finally, after years of begging, gotten them to make a stop in May at the Morris for a talk and demonstration on their 2011 tour.  Yay!  That got me thinking about their cookbooks.  I have made several, actually many, dinners from their cookbooks.  I love their take on Southern food--simple yet elegant, traditional yet updated, delicate yet decadent.  From their traditional recipes like pimento cheese and crab cakes to their new favorites like boiled peanut soup and sweet potato buttermilk pie, the Lee Bros. conjure up sweet memories from my youth, but recreate my Southern favorites in ways that are fit for even the foodiest of foodies. 

Their first cookbook is one of my all-time favorite cookbooks.  It's 589 pages of pure cooking magic.  They give tips, variations, sourcery and recipes for ingredients in recipes.  It has everything. It even won the coveted James Beard Award for cookbook of the year in 2007.  Their new cookbook is a new take on an idea from their first book, QKO (Quick Knock Out) dishes. Whether it's from the new or old book, every recipe makes my mouth water.

In honor of their upcoming weekend at the Morris, I decided to treat Adam to a Lee Bros. feast.  I only had the first cookbook on hand so I made their
Oven BBQed Picnic Shoulder

Hot Slaw A La Greyhound Grill

Macaroni and Cheese

Finished product!

It was amazing. Truly, those books are a must buy.

The boys are coming to the museum on May 7 for a talk, demonstration, tasting and book signing.  There are two sessions, 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.  Each ticket is $35.  If you want up close and personal time with the brothers, we have a VIP ticket that includes one session, a book and a private reception after session 2.  These tickets are a steal at $75 each.  Call the museum to get your tickets today!