Hot Chicken Cookbook: The Fiery History & Red-Hot Recipes of Nashville's Beloved Bird Paperback – Import, 14 October 2015

One of the most disappointing cookbooks I've ever read there's only one actual hot chicken recipe. Everything else are side items and half the book is just anecdotal stories of what possibly is the history behind it and history lessons about racial injustice in Tennessee. It's a really bogus book and I actually returned it because I was so insulted that I paid money for it don't waste your time it's not a hot chicken cookbook.

I did not want to give this book less than five stars even though I had issues with it. But those issues are more personal and the book shouldn't suffer a bad review because of them. I have a food blog devoted to fried chicken (the fried chicken blog). Now, in the past I have researched and recipe tested for another writer whose approach to cookbooks is much the same as Davis's. That is, "tell the story, the history, the anecdotes and also provide recipes". The book meets this criteria. But. For me most of the sidebars and comments by other were more fluff pieces or filler pieces. It's like those documentaries one sees where it is just talking heads talking about the particular artist but not saying much 'news you can use', just "how my life was changed by the artist when I was growing up" stuff.Well, for me, I didn't really need nor care to read Carla Hall, Andrew Zimmerman, the mayors, or others comments and I skipped over them. Mostly fluff. But, for the purposes of this book, Davis was right to flesh it out and include these to help create a definitive book on Nashville hot chicken.And so, I give the book five stars and recommend it.

Love everything about this cookbook and it’s history

I love this book! They have a ton of helpful tips, and tricks. Plus, I like how they knowledge Princess Hot Chicken in Nashville TN as the founder of Hot Chicken. Don't forget to watch some YouTube videos before cooking the chicken for extra ideas.

Nice book with lots of photos and information. Recipes look great throughout. You'll need to half all if them or make enough to feed a lot of people.