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Before actors and Food Network stars Jazz, Jake, Jurnee, and Jussie Smollett conquered Hollywood, they spent their childhood crisscrossing the United States. Moving coast to coast thirteen times, they car-tripped to small towns and big cities across America.
But no matter where they lived, two things remained constant: their incredible family feasts and the long, wooden kitchen table where they shared food and lived their lives. Each time they arrived in a new home, their mother would transform planks of hard wood into a smooth, varnished butcher block table in a beloved ritual that took three days. That hand-crafted table would become the heart of the Smollett clan, where the most important and cherished events and accomplishments, no matter how large or small, were honored, and where holidays were celebrated: Christmas, Easter, Passover, Chanukah, birthdays, milestones. With a mother from New Orleans and a Jewish father from New York who met and married in California, the Smollett kids were exposed to diverse culinary heritages and grew up open to all the deliciousness the world had to offer.
In this warm and personal book, the Smolletts invite us all to take a seat at their table and enjoy the good times and good food that help families thrive. The Family Table includes more than 130 delicious, comforting recipes that pay tribute to their past and present, including:
- Crispy Beef Lettuce Wraps
- Potato Crab Au Gratin
- Brown Butter Lamb Chops
- Honey Sriracha Chicken Skewers
- 7th Ward Gumbo
- North African Chicken Stew
- Cast-Iron Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie
These favorite recipes from the Smolletts are suitable for intimate dinners and fabulous feasts alike, but more than that, The Family Table is a remarkable portrait of a loving, all-American family, rich with traditions that they continue to build to this day.
BIO
Jazz Smollett is an American actress who rose to fame after appearing as Jai Jerrico on the ABC sitcom 'On Our Own'.
Jake Smollett is an American actor and cooking personality.
Jurnee Smollett-Bell is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress appearing on television sitcoms, including On Our Own and Full House. She gained greater recognition with her role in Kasi Lemmons's independent film Eve's Bayou, which earned her a Critics' Choice Movie Award.
Jussie Smollett is an American actor and singer. He began his career as a child actor in 1991 debuting in The Mighty Ducks. From 2015 to 2019, Smollett portrayed musician Jamal Lyon in the Fox drama series Empire.
[H] William Morrow & Company / April 24, 2018
0.9" H x 10.0" L x 8.2" W (2.3 lbs) 288 pages