RISE AND SHINE! is an engaging, funny, and poignant memoir about a Southern son and his lifes relationship with food. Johnathon Barrett takes you on a decades-long journey of culinary exploration, starting in the 1960s in his hometown of Perry, Georgia. There in the low-rolling hills and slow-moving creeks of Middle Georgia he tellswith good humor and reflectionstories about his family, and how for generations farm-to-table food was a mainstay in their daily lives. Barrett shares his need to leave behind those days of stewed squash and fried okra, and move on to what he felt were more sophisticated and global offerings. He discovered that while he tried to take his palate of out of Dixie, there was always some Georgia red clay in his bloodand in his taste buds. With several menus and 100 recipes the author provides a wonderful array of delights for contemporary cooks that will fill your hearts with a renewed appreciation for the magic that can happen in a familys kitchen. With seven generations of Georgia heritage to draw upon, Johnathon Scott Barrett has mastered the Southern food memoir in RISE AND SHINE! The reader can't help but become charmed with his love of food, family, and friends--all of which are showcased in each and every chapter. It is both a delightful read and a scrumptious cookbook. ----Nathalie Dupree, James Beard winning cookbook author and television host Being drawn into the vivid stories told in Barrett's new memoir is a foregone conclusion--the cadence, rituals and even the fragrances of Georgia come to life in these pages--but it's the recipes that will bind you, stitch you into his world with the effectiveness of the best cookbooks. RISE AND SHINE! is a joy to read, and it's truly a rare thrill to cook alongside Mama and JB. ----Matt Lee and Ted Lee, authors of THE LEE BROS. CHARLESTON KITCHEN Johnathon Scott Barrett is the very model of that rare breed, the true Southern Gentleman--charming, thoughtful, kind, and generous--yet always ready and willing to laugh at himself. RISE AND SHINE! is a charming love song to all the best things about growing up, not to mention eating, in the South. ----Damon Lee Fowler, author of ESSENTIALS OF SOUTHERN COOKING and BEANS, GREENS, & GEORGIA PEACHES Johnathon Scott Barrett is a seventh-generation Georgian, and grew up amongst a family that placed high value on fresh, farm-to-table food. He has held onto those roots and become a renowned cook and host in culinary rich Savannah, Georgia. A nonprofit executive and CPA, he is also an avid reader, fisherman, and gardener.