Princess Pamela’s Soul Food Cookbook
Princess Pamela ran a speakeasy-style soul food restaurant in NYC for three decades, with regulars from Andy Warhol to Diana Ross. Her cookbook became a bible for a generation who yearned for the home cooking left behind in the Great Migration.
Born Pamela Strobel in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the “Princess” came to New York to pursue her love of jazz. In 1965, Strobel opened her restaurant in the East Village, serving the soul food of her childhood from a four burner electric stove, while singing for guests alongside a band.
Rizzoli invited AND to help update this touchstone of African-American cuisine, which fell out of print more than forty years ago.
The cover is a slight variation on the original, whie the rest of the book design has been refreshed with lots of type from our archives and more than 100 new illustrations by our intern, Nina Tsur and our designers, Minase Yamada and Noel Nunez-Caba.
This revival was spearheaded by southern culinary experts Matt and Ted Lee, who have written three cookbooks, including The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen. They contribute to Bon Appétit, the New York Times, Fine Cooking, and Food & Wine.
The Lee Brothers cooked up several of Princess Pamela’s recipes for us in Brooklyn. Now THAT’S a client.
