Encore is a true gastronomic travel guide to fine southern cuisine; it blends the traditional and modern aspects of Nashville, the Athens of the South, which has been a center of Southern hospitality for generations.  (From the Introduction) 

{HISTORY}

The joys of a Junior League cookbook know no bounds when it comes to presenting local fare with historical context. In Nashville Seasons Encore, the Junior League presents Tennessee's rich history as a progressive Southern state that champions the creative arts and education. Those two platforms converge in a most beautiful (and delicious!) way here in the state's capital city and the cookbook it represents.

Composed of a blend of regional cuisine from neighboring states as well as humble country foods and cosmopolitan fine-dining fare, Nashville's cuisine is at once comfortingly familiar and also exquisitely unique among Southern cities.  Influenced by French, Creole, Mexican, Spanish, and Greek foods and flavors, there is a little bit of something for everyone in the city limits and in this cookbook.

Published in 1977, on the heels of the Junior League of Nashville's first published recipe collection (Nashville Seasons which debuted in 1967), this second volume fundraiser cookbook combines over 350 pages of recipes alongside stories about a dozen influential historical landmarks located around the city. Enhanced with detailed sketches of each location, readers not only learn about the venues that have welcomed visitors throughout history but also how food has played an important role in the vitality of the landscape and hearts of local residents. 

Interesting recipes include rum punch sherbert, Toffee Coffee Pie, Mississippi Mud Cake, Aunt Bill's Brown Candy, Christmas Rocks, Barbequed Spare Ribs with Beer and Honey, Beef and Babble, Iced Chicken Breasts, Lobster-Shrimp-Crab Casseerole, Baked Dill Stuffed Red Snapper with Caper Egg Sauce, Crepes Stuffed with Artichoke Hearts, Steeplechase Brunch, Canadian Cheese Soup, Snowcapped Mushrooms, and Krispie Cheese Wafers 

{SPECIAL FEATURES}

 - Published in 1977

- Contains original dust jacket and decorated endpapers

- Contains 391 pages

- Illustrated throughout with sketch style drawings by Jim Hsieh

- The history of local landmarks include Cheekwood, the Cumberland Museum and Science Center, Travellers' Rest, Opryland, The State Capitol The Performing Arts Center, The Old Gym, The Iroquois Steeplechase, The Ryman, Center Hill Lake, Union Station, The Hermitage, Tulip Grove, Edgefield, Belle Meade, Customs House, Printer's Alley, Second Avenue, and Fort Nashborough

{CONDITION}

In wonderful vintage condition. No cooking spots or stains. Dust jacket is fully intact and coverboards are bright and clean. The spine is tight and all pages are intact. 

{SIZE}

Measures 6.25" inches (width)x 9.25" inches (length) x 1.25" inches (thickness) and weighs just under 2lbs

 {HOSTESS GIFT IDEA}

Pair this cookbook with this platter in complementary shades for a pretty hostess gift full of vintage charm.