No one knows the South better than Southern Living, and no one knows food better than the magazines Test Kitchens Professionals and Food Editors. They tasted their way to culinary bliss while compiling this best-ever collection, and now you can, too! Each recipe, over 500 in all, was handpicked for this book based on the following criteria:

Earned a high rating in the Test Kitchens
Named a reader favorite recipe based on calls, letters, e-mails, and comments on southernliving.com
Voted most popular among the Southern Living Food Staff--these are the recipes they cook for their families and friends