Y'all Come Over: Charming Your Guests with New Recipes, Heirloom Treasures, and True Southern Hospitality

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This ultimate guide to entertaining with true Southern grace, style, and wit shows readers how to make every moment spent with family, friends, and company delicious, comfortable, and unforgettable-from the invitation through to the last bite. Y'all Come Over is an invitation to embrace your inner host, prepare delicious plates, and create a fun, comfortable setting for any occasion with confidence and style. Foolproof recipes for fresh, new Southern classics and timetables make menu planning a breeze. From putting together the invite list to using family treasures to create a beautiful table to stocking the bar for every budget and preparing a memorable meal in the kitchen, Rebecca Lang walks you through each step and offers friendly advice for every gathering and age group. Lang shares important tips for how to be a gracious host and reflects on the value of making even small gatherings both safe and special, especially today. But what is a party without food and drinks? Lang also includes recipes that are divided into eight refreshing menus, including a wedding shower, a casual porch drinks party, a summer barbecue, and a tailgate. Packed with practical advice and inspirational images, Y'all Come Over has insight and true Southern style to offer new and experienced hosts alike.

Rebecca Lang is a ninth-generation Southerner and the author of seven other cookbooks. She has appeared on the Food Network as a judge for Chopped Junior, cooked at the James Beard House, and has been featured in more than 50 nationally televised Southern Living food segments. Lang has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Washington Post, Glamour, and Fitness magazines.

"One thing those months of lockdown and quarantines taught us is that time spent with people we care about is more precious than we may have realized. In these uncertain times, it's up to us to create opportunities for satisfying our hunger for human connection, whenever and wherever it feels safe. Yet, many of us stress at the mere thought of inviting people into our homes. Rebecca Lang aims to cure us of those inhibitions. 'So many people want to get prettier plates or more glasses or a new rug before people come over,' the Athens-based food writer said. 'But, if you wait until everything in your home is perfect, you'll never entertain. Your guests don't care about what you own. They just want to spend time with you.'" -ATLANTA JOURNAL & CONSTITUTION