# Edna Lewis

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/edna-lewis/
- Published: 2022-02-17T09:00:30-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photography by John T. Hill. Article by Sara Franklin. Kinfolk: Food, Issue 25. The grande dame of Southern cooking. When Edna Lewis died in 2006, she was among the most beloved figures of American food. The author of four cookbooks — the best known being her 1976 memoir-infused The Taste of Country Cooking — she earned the praise of the food literati of her era, including Craig Claiborne, M.F.K. Fisher and James Beard. […] Click here to view original web page at www.kinfolk.com Related articles: Edna Lewis: The Grande Dame of Southern Cooking – The Spruce Eats My Life With Edna Lewis – Bon Appétit Edna Lewis & Scott Peacock’s Sweet Potato Casserole – Food52