by Isaac Hayes
Long before he was Black Moses or the voice of Chef on South Park, Isaac Hayes was a poor farm boy who was terrified by his first encounter with a flush toilet (at age 7), "wondering if something was going to reach up and get me." That's an unusual digression in a cookbook, but this is an offbeat collection of life stories and recipes. Besides his own fare, like Isaac's roasted crispy chick and "hot buttered" fried creamed corn, Hayes calls on his celebrity friends for help. But there's not much to John Travolta's hamburger royale with cheese (his special sauce is Russian dressing). And a recipe for Chef's South Park specialty, chocolate salty balls, is pure gimmickry. (Putnam, $27.95)
Bottom Line: Thin fillet of soul
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