Cookbook Giveaway – Big Bad Breakfast

From the James Beard Award winner, Top Chef Masters contestant, and acclaimed author comes Big Bad Breakfast – an ode to the joys and rituals of the Southern breakfast, with 75 recipes inspired by the author’s popular restaurant in Oxford, Mississippi.

John Currence is one of the most celebrated and well-loved chefs in the South. Among his string of highly successful restaurants in Oxford, Mississippi, Big Bad Breakfast holds a special place in diners’ hearts: It is a gathering place where people from all walks come together to share the most important meal of the day, breakfast. Southerners know how to do breakfast right, and Currence has elevated it to an artform: dishes like Banana-Pecan Coffee Cake, Spicy Boudin and Poached Eggs, and Oyster Pot Pie are comforting, soulful, and packed with real Southern flavor. Big Bad Breakfast is full of delicious recipes that will make the day ahead that much better–not to mention stories of the wonderful characters who fill the restaurant every morning, and a meditation on why the Southern breakfast is one of America’s most valuable culinary contributions. 

You can learn more about Big Bad Breakfast in  our recipe post featuring three dishes you can try now. We’re delighted to offer 5 copies of the book to EYB Members in U.S.  One of the entry options is to answer the following question in the comments section of this blog post:

What is your favorite breakfast?

Please note that you must be logged into the Rafflecopter contest before posting or your entry won’t be counted. If you are not already a Member, you can join at no cost. The contest ends October 16, 2016.

 

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  • imjammin2  on  September 16, 2016

    My all time favorite breakfast is chicken fried steak, eggs, hashbrowns, and biscuits and gravy!

  • tennyogirl  on  September 16, 2016

    Goetta! Pan-fried with a poached egg on top.

  • lauriesk  on  September 16, 2016

    I love all breakfast foods. But fried eggs are my favorite.

  • camtncook  on  September 16, 2016

    Eggs…

  • lebarron2001  on  September 16, 2016

    Bacon, Bacon, and Bacon

  • sarahawker  on  September 16, 2016

    Bacon, Eggs and a really good thick buttery toast.

  • Littlebirdchoc  on  September 16, 2016

    A good over-medium egg with fantastic bread to soak it up with

  • verorenee  on  September 16, 2016

    Pancakes!

  • meggan  on  September 16, 2016

    Coffee and then maybe a poached egg.

  • tinaellen  on  September 16, 2016

    I love breakfast sandwiches, especially on biscuits rather than just an english muffin

  • Siegal  on  September 16, 2016

    Shakshuka is my fav breakfast food

  • mbhunt  on  September 16, 2016

    I love everything about breakfast, but my very favorite is the very best bread TOASTED Perfectly topped with too much of the very best butter and the very best Strawberry Rhubarb Jam. Heaven.

  • rosiekitty  on  September 16, 2016

    Cheese grits!

  • pandapotamus  on  September 16, 2016

    poached eggs!

  • allthatsleftarethecrumbs  on  September 17, 2016

    At the moment I am loving avocado toast.

  • jkleinow  on  September 17, 2016

    Bacon and eggs xD

  • vickster  on  September 17, 2016

    Huevos Rancheros

  • bellatavia  on  September 17, 2016

    I love all breakfast food, but the best breakfast food is whatever my sweetheart makes for me on a cuddly, lazy weekend morning.

  • lkleit  on  September 17, 2016

    My ma's made from scratch pancakes with link sausage. Lots of butter on the pancakes and real maple syrup and a slightly spicy sausage make the perfect morning eye opener.

  • sgump  on  September 17, 2016

    Boring, I know, but my favorite breakfast is a bowl of steel-cut oats with maple syrup and fresh seasonal fruit.

  • lindaeatsherbooks  on  September 18, 2016

    My favourite breakfast food is oatmeal. I either cook it on the stove or bake it in the oven.

  • rchesser  on  September 18, 2016

    My favorite breakfast food is a Denver Omelet.

  • ravensfan  on  September 18, 2016

    Eggs Benedict.

  • tcjanes  on  September 18, 2016

    Coffee.

  • juazella  on  September 18, 2016

    Eggs!

  • annieski  on  September 19, 2016

    Eggs, any and every style. If you love it then you better put an egg on it"

  • traculart  on  September 19, 2016

    My favorite breakfast is one that someone else gets to make for me!!!

  • Summerlandsky  on  September 20, 2016

    Waffles hands down…Oh and donuts..or maybe coffee cake. Any thing that's more like a dessert.

  • lcomer  on  September 20, 2016

    Give me buttery flaky biscuits with think creamy sausage gravy and I'm a very happy girl. Heavy food coma yes, but oh so good!

  • Caffiendfree  on  September 20, 2016

    Over-medium eggs, thick cut peppered bacon and thick slices of sourdough toast

  • matag  on  September 21, 2016

    Corn beef hash

  • matag  on  September 21, 2016

    Corn beef hash

  • Mrs. L  on  September 21, 2016

    Bacon and coffee. I don't need anything else!

  • bfg67  on  September 22, 2016

    bacon

  • cocecitycook  on  September 23, 2016

    Eggs with mushrooms, onions, spinach and fontina cheese.

  • RNJessicaK  on  September 24, 2016

    WAFFLES!

  • JanScholl  on  September 25, 2016

    Hard boiled eggs (warm) on thick french bread with a smeer of mayo.

  • clairew137  on  September 25, 2016

    Hash browns

  • Teruska  on  September 25, 2016

    Home cured bacon, farm fresh eggs, cheese on homemade bread!

  • matag  on  September 29, 2016

    Dutch baby

  • soopsoop  on  September 30, 2016

    I'd really like a good fresh bialy.

  • Terra5  on  September 30, 2016

    I am a huge waffle fan.

  • omegabeth  on  September 30, 2016

    Thanksgiving leftover turkey, stuffing, green beans, and gravy with a bit of cheese as an omelette filling!

  • sarahcooks  on  September 30, 2016

    Egg sandwiches made on a croissant with cheese and onion.

  • love2chow  on  September 30, 2016

    Roast beef hash or chorizo with over easy egg; bacon, egg and cheese biscuit

  • DFed  on  September 30, 2016

    Waffles with peanut butter and sliced bananas – yum!!

  • bevie19  on  October 1, 2016

    eggs, sausage, fruit, with a side of sweet: pancakes, french toast or from this book, Sausage Cinnamon Rolls… come on!!

  • MCDForm  on  October 1, 2016

    Bacon, eggs, and toast. It's simple but I could have it for breakfast for the rest of my life.

  • avanoir  on  October 1, 2016

    Poached eggs, grits with butter and pink beans

  • rosiekitty  on  October 2, 2016

    Bacon and cheese grits.

  • nomadchowwoman  on  October 3, 2016

    It is always savory, but I'm still riding the avocado toast trend. My favorite is a slice of artisanal multi-grain, toasted, spread with a mash of ripe avocado, topped with a runny fried egg, salt, salted well, and finished with a liberal dose of pepper.

  • FireRunner2379  on  October 4, 2016

    My favorite breakfast food is definitely pancakes. I like them topped with caramelized bananas, walnuts and pure maple syrup!

  • Katiefayhutson  on  October 5, 2016

    Anything with waffles or pancakes.

  • Mcldanyell  on  October 7, 2016

    Pan potatoes topped with sausage, scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese, and hit sauce!

  • bangss  on  October 7, 2016

    Anything my husband makes. *grin* I hated breakfast eggs until I met him.

  • pgarcia  on  October 8, 2016

    Egg-Sausage-Cheese Casserole!

  • CBLee  on  October 9, 2016

    I love pancakes with a side of bacon!

  • Littlebirdchoc  on  October 10, 2016

    I love egg whites & sauteed veg wrapped in a small flour tortilla and topped with hot sauce.

  • Schlinkles  on  October 10, 2016

    Pancakes with a side of pancakes

  • alirov  on  October 11, 2016

    It changes over time but right now it's chilaquiles.

  • annmartina  on  October 12, 2016

    pancakes, link sausage, hashbrowns, a big Santa Fe breakfast Christmas-style, . .

  • auntietina  on  October 13, 2016

    Eggs Benedict with hashbrowns.

  • cheftina888  on  October 15, 2016

    beligan waffles and bacon with a big cup of java

  • Nsteinen  on  October 16, 2016

    Bacon and egg with hoop cheese on a biscuit.

  • mpdeb98  on  October 16, 2016

    Ricotta lemon pancakes

  • kedmiston  on  October 16, 2016

    Pancakes with really good maple syrup…or pancakes with crunchy peanut butter + really good maple syrup.

  • ydixon57  on  October 17, 2016

    western omelet

  • daniellespinato1  on  October 17, 2016

    Waffles are, hands down, my favorite breakfast food!

  • AGENT99  on  October 18, 2016

    eggs Benedict

  • lhudson  on  October 18, 2016

    Bacon of course…

  • Rinshin  on  October 18, 2016

    traditional Japanese breakfast

  • ckbkcollector  on  October 18, 2016

    Cheese and mushroom omelet, bacon, and hash browns

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