Cookbook Giveaway: Down South: Bourbon, Pork, Gulf Shrimp & Second Helpings of Everything

February 25, 2014·Darcie

We're delighted to be able to offer three copies of New Orleans chef Donald Link's latest cookbook, Down South: Bourbon, Pork, Gulf Shrimp & Second Helpings of Everything. Chef Link, a James Beard Award winner, sat down with EYB to discuss his love of Southern food and share his memories of his grandfather's down-home cooking.

From quintessential Southern classics like hamhocks & crowder peas and sweet potato gratin, to less traditional recipes like the Herbsaint champagne cocktail and blue crab beignets with white rémoulade sauce, Down South is filled with Southern charm.

To win a copy, just answer the following question: What is your favorite Southern food?

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The giveaway will expire in 4 weeks on March 24, 2014.

This contest is now closed. The 3 lucky winners, chosen by random number generator, are ae.bell, terran, and ksg518.

116 comments

dbielickFebruary 25, 2014

Biscuits

ZosiaFebruary 25, 2014

Hoppin' John made with ham hocks.

CorvetteGuyFebruary 25, 2014

My hands down favorite is a South Carolina pulled pork sandwich with that mustard based BBQ sauce that is peculiar to that region. I'm in NY and whenever I get down to the Charleston area, it's the first thing I eat. Mmmm!

vicksterFebruary 25, 2014

Biscuits and gravy

hillsboroksFebruary 24, 2014

My first attempt at a Southern dish was Jambalaya and I still love it with the combination of seafood, sausage, ham and spices.

BreadcrumbsFebruary 25, 2014

I absolutely love a steaming bowl of Gumbo. Fried chicken and collards would be right up there as well. I'm notnsure how traditional it is but on one visist to Georgia I had a bowl of homemade fresh peach ice cream that melted my heart!

ballenFebruary 25, 2014

Black-eyed peas and country ham!

FuzzyChefFebruary 25, 2014

Shrimp & grits, probably. Crawfish Etouffee is also a favorite, but that's more Creole than Souhern.

I also like me some collard greens, believe it or don't.

GrinsallFebruary 25, 2014

BBQ brisket slow cooked and falling apart

TrishaCPFebruary 25, 2014

Shrimp and grits and chess pies.

hihelen_westbrookFebruary 25, 2014

Pulled pork, hands down.

bfg67February 25, 2014

pulled pork

Aggie92February 25, 2014

Since I live in the Deep South I am very biased toward Southern food. There is so much to choose from that I find it difficult to choose a favorite. But for soul soothing nourishment nothing really beats a bowl of collard greens that have been cooking for hours and a hunk of cornbread.

ae.bellFebruary 25, 2014

Gumbo!

Queezle_SisterFebruary 25, 2014

A BBQ sandwich with cole slaw (in the sandwich). I lived in Georgia for a stint in the 1980s, and a favorite activity was driving through the countryside on a saturday, looking for the smoke that would be the tell-tale sign of a small BBQ joint. So many great meals and memories.

decklededgesFebruary 25, 2014

I'm a big shrimp and grits fan.

MelanieFebruary 25, 2014

Living in Australia I sadly haven't had the chance to eat much Southern food. I would have to say pulled pork is my current favourite though! I would love to be able to explore the flavours through use of this cookbook.

FunkyViriditasFebruary 25, 2014

Lemon Ice Box Pie!

KarinaFrancisFebruary 25, 2014

I love gumbo!

boardingaceFebruary 25, 2014

Biscuits! Followed by, in no particular order, cornbread, strawberry cake, caramel cake, pulled pork, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and greens :)

chawkinsFebruary 25, 2014

Gumbo and pulled pork are my favorites.

enationFebruary 25, 2014

I love a Hoppin' John's Stew. Slowly braised Collards with Black Eye Peas in a velvety rich broth flavored from smoked trotters. Makes my mouth water just thinking about it.

sgumpFebruary 25, 2014

Kentucky burgoo (cooked outdoors in a huge kettle over a wood fire)

vhagueFebruary 26, 2014

Eastern North Carolina pulled pork barbecue!

TheSpicedLifeFebruary 25, 2014

Pulled pork bbq and hush puppies. :)

lmurphyFebruary 26, 2014

Anything that involves grits!

RinshinFebruary 25, 2014

I love the white bbq sauce. So good with Southern style fried chicken and biscuits.

NikkiPixieFebruary 25, 2014

Closest I've been to the south is Atlanta, I tried an amazing southern fried chicken there. Definitely don't get the "biscuit" thing though.... means a totally different foodstuff where I'm from!

deucemomFebruary 26, 2014

I love a good jambalaya and N Carolina pulled pork. YUM!

kedmistonFebruary 26, 2014

Grits. Biscuits. Hush Puppies. Peach cobbler.

crandall57February 26, 2014

Fried chicken. Especially in Charleston, South Carolina.

JaneCFebruary 26, 2014

I love it all, but fried chicken is number one.

traculartFebruary 28, 2014

My Nana's Fried chicken and biscuits, there were always potatoes and corn on the table but they hardly got touched when there was her Fried chicken and biscuits!

dizzi101February 28, 2014

collard greens!

dmkxr9February 26, 2014

jambalaya with some smoked poultry and andouille

LesleFebruary 28, 2014

Gumbo

SueVeidFebruary 27, 2014

BBQ shrimp

KerreyFebruary 28, 2014

I loves me some cheese grits!

imaluckyduckyFebruary 27, 2014

Gumbo!

OrdinarybloggerFebruary 28, 2014

Biscuits!

joypilkinsFebruary 28, 2014

Hush puppies and pecan pie.

esjroFebruary 28, 2014

Collard greens!

SarabcleverFebruary 28, 2014

biscuits

matagFebruary 28, 2014

Shrimp and grits

JoanNFebruary 28, 2014

Paul Prudhomme's Cajun Seafood Gumbo with Andouille Smoked Sausage. Been making it regularly, by request, since his first book was published in 1984.

EMichelsFebruary 28, 2014

Shrimp and grits.

RobinCRFebruary 28, 2014

Shrimp & Grits. No contest.

jheinoldFebruary 28, 2014

Southern biscuits are the best, Also Smithfield ham is not like any other!

DcotterFebruary 28, 2014

Biscuits, when done right!

slswillmarFebruary 28, 2014

My favorite is seafood gumbo.

wanda72February 28, 2014

I like Shrimp & Grits. And Jambalaya.

nadiam1000February 28, 2014

Fried Chicken, greens and cornbread - lived in Atlanta for many years and I still miss all that great southern food. BBQ, grits, biscuits, peach fried pies, mac and cheese......don't even get me started on New Orleans: gumbo, crawfish etouffe, beignets, po' boys.

cyalexaFebruary 28, 2014

pork and greens on grits

ksg518February 28, 2014

Green beans cooked for a long time with ham hocks. I've never been able to duplicate my (Southern) mother's recipe.

BrandeemkFebruary 28, 2014

Crawfish Étouffée and Cornbread

infotropFebruary 28, 2014

Shrimp & grits with andouille sausage

robmFebruary 28, 2014

Seafood-stuffed eggplant (the Galatoire's version). Best thing you will ever put in your mouth! :))) Jambalaya and Creole gumbo are two of my "go to" recipes when I have company -- never yet met anyone who didn't like them!

pers1stenceFebruary 28, 2014

I love a good hushpuppy, fried chicken, and biscuits. and sweet tea is always a happy thing

TeemoFebruary 28, 2014

fried chicken and biscuits

davidkFebruary 28, 2014

What is your favorite Southern food? Brunswick Stew (*my dad's way of cooking it - raised on the Virginia - North Carolina Border)

NsteinenFebruary 28, 2014

I love collard greens cooked with pork and served with cornbread.

SherriLFebruary 28, 2014

Shrimp and grits. I now live in the UK and grits are the one thing my foreign friends just don't understand -- until they try them

SmchalkFebruary 28, 2014

peach cobbler with vanilla ice cream

paulabucharlesFebruary 28, 2014

So many, gosh! Hard to answer but the fist ones popping up in my mind are Buttermilk Biscuit & Gravy, South Carolina Pulled Pork, Pecan Pie.

herbyFebruary 28, 2014

Amazing seafood dishes, gumbo, cornbread and so many more! Love hearty, spicy Southen Dishes.

DFedFebruary 28, 2014

What's not to love about Southern cooking?? Pulled pork sandwiches would be my favorite!

crazyethylFebruary 28, 2014

Peach cobbler, baked cheese grits, biscuits & gravy, chicken and dumplings and any type of BBQ

terranMarch 1, 2014

oysters done anyway and hush puppies!

ZairaMarch 2, 2014

Pecan Pralines!

pipinita21March 4, 2014

Fried chicken...

cadfaelMarch 2, 2014

oyster or shrimp po'boys!

BerrydFebruary 28, 2014

Pulled pork

pgarciaFebruary 28, 2014

Cheesy grits!

beachcookMarch 3, 2014

Hands down shrimp and grits!

sshieffFebruary 28, 2014

Anything made with love, and eaten with loved-ones.

debpiperMarch 3, 2014

Fried white sweet potatoes.....yum!!!

ThaichileMarch 1, 2014

It would have to be Grits and......well. grits and just about anything or just simply butter and salt.

lepetityumeFebruary 28, 2014

Southern fried chicken for sure.

tcjanesMarch 3, 2014

Collards and fried chicken.

trudys_personMarch 3, 2014

I haven't had much opportunity to experience Southern food, but I have enjoyed Texas BBQ and fried chicken - both yum!

bernsfieldMarch 2, 2014

Fried chicken livers may not be healthy, but they are DELICIOUS!

AvocetMarch 1, 2014

Shrimp and crab okra gumbo is at the top, and I love soft shelled crabs.

betsycooksMarch 1, 2014

Shrimp and grits!

SiegalMarch 5, 2014

BBQ

canines5March 5, 2014

Oysters

GunnygooMarch 7, 2014

corn bread and chicken!

missbootsMarch 7, 2014

Shrimp and grits...yum

diannerh49March 7, 2014

My father-in-law taught me how to make Mobile style Gumbo. It is my favorite Southern recipe. I also love red beans and rice with sausage.

kalex426March 7, 2014

Buttermilk biscuits and red eye gravy (just as a special treat now and then).

SLaneMarch 9, 2014

Pulled pork - I love it !

rstuartMarch 10, 2014

Biscuits and gravy!
Or coconut cake? Hmmm...

jd5761March 11, 2014

jambalya for me. or maybe gumbo

JennyCampisiMarch 6, 2014

Oysters!!!

stardust4300March 22, 2014

My favorite southern food is always shrimp and grits! I can eat that three times a day with fried boudin balls in between! Thanks so much!!

JYangMarch 16, 2014

seafood gumbo

cezovskiMarch 18, 2014

My favorite Southern food is Jambalaya
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pokarekareMarch 13, 2014

Fried chicken!

earthnfireMarch 15, 2014

Grits and gumbo.

stockholm28March 10, 2014

shrimp and grits

sarahcooksMarch 7, 2014

Biscuits and gravy done right

JulimorrMarch 13, 2014

Pulled pork with a side of collards

sailorMarch 17, 2014

Oh so many, hard to pick one. I love seafood file gumbo. I always buy lots of file powder when I'm in America. Also love Paul Prudhomme's blackened fish and hamburgers and Chicken Big Mamou.

AmandaLeigh710March 21, 2014

Hush puppies with honey butter!

AZArdieMarch 13, 2014

Sweet potato biscuits!

esztlilMarch 11, 2014

Biscuits

pwsnookMarch 20, 2014

Never had southern food until I married a boy from North Carolina & wanted to cook what he liked. My favorite southern food depends on the region I'm in; but you can never go wrong with a plate of Southern Fried Chicken, biscuits, and okra.

Rosesrpink50March 22, 2014

Shrimp with Remoulade Dressing!

Tinala523March 23, 2014

Do I have to pick just one? Fried chicken!

suzefishMarch 24, 2014

Pulled pork with cole slaw and bbq beans

joerod34March 24, 2014

Smoked BBQ brisket all the way.

JaneMarch 25, 2014

This contest is now closed. The 3 lucky winners, chosen by random number generator, are ae.bell, terran, and ksg518.

maisie_grnMarch 24, 2014

Sally Lynn bread :)

vinochicMarch 24, 2014

pecan pie

bellaluna221March 21, 2014

Biscuits and gravy... mmm...

icywitMarch 21, 2014

Fried chicken with maple syrup!

SamanthaVMarch 23, 2014

Shrimp and grits is so yummy.