The Joy of the Feast

"The Joy of the Feast" shares a journey through Black Southern food with storytelling and delicious recipes. This cookbook is all about preserving the basics of Southern cooking and the memories that accompany the act of feasting together. Get ready for an appetizing adventure that is certain to liven up your kitchen!

Throughout this special book, Chef Lisa Brooks shares recipes from her life's journey along with stories about big Sunday dinners, crab feasts, church cookbooks, and so much more. With over 100 recipes and amazing photography, this cookbook is perfect for those who are nostalgic about preserving the past. It also is a perfect resource for young cooks who never had the opportunity to learn the sacred art of cooking from their mother or grandmothers.

Lisa Brooks is a personal chef, a culinary business coach, a designer of women's chef apparel, and a social media personality. She is most recently the headlining chef of the Joy of the Feast Culinary Tour – a national underground pop-up dinner party tour featuring all women chefs.

Lisa shares her passion for Southern and Low-Country cuisine and the spirit of hospitality with her audiences across many platforms. As a frequent guest chef on local and national TV programs, including her 2017 appearance on Food Network's Guy's Grocery Games, she brings a feeling of joy to every dish she creates with her vibrant personality and genuine passion for food and people.

The youngest of seven girls, Lisa has always associated love with food, family, friends, and feasting. She learned to cook at 5 years old from her family matriarchs – her mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

After leaving a corporate career at the age of 40, Lisa earned her degree in Culinary Arts and launched Heart & Soul Personal Chef Service, which provides elite private dining experiences for clients and their guests.

As a private event chef, she cooks for professional athletes, A-list actors, and top business executives. She leads her all-female chef team in Charlotte, NC.

She now coaches and mentors women chefs on starting, operating, and scaling their own private and personal chef businesses.

Lisa and her son, AuBrey, who she deems her greatest life accomplishment, regularly travel together to experience great food and various cultures around the globe. They have their passports always at the ready.

Contact Lisa at cheflisabrooks.com.