Hardcover - Cook Book /American/Southern States. Taste, Todd Richard's, Hot-Chicken, Fried Lamb Steak or Blueberry-Sweet Tea-Brined Chicken Thighs as evidence of good home cooking. While his dishes are rooted in family and the American cuisine known as soul food, he doesn't let his heritage restrain him. The message of Soul is that cooks can honor tradition yet be liberated to explore.