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Chef Tanya Holland

Tanya Holland is the regular host of the Food Network’s "Melting Pot Soul Kitchen. She began her career working in several New York restaurants, including two years at Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill and Verbena.

Tanya's new book features 95 mouth-watering recipes from Sweet Potato Blini with Bourbon-cured Salmon and Cavier to Banana Pudding Napoleon. The recipes reflect the more health-conscious way people eat today, and there is little or none of the animal-fat content found in traditional soul food.

Soul food embodies the best of American cooking - it's tasty, homegrown, and redolent of the country's multiethnic history. The Food Network's Tanya Holland redefines this much-loved cuisine, introducing fresher and healthier ingredients, modern cooking styles and global flavors.

Using the traditional ingredients and dishes associated with soul food, Tanya Holland's New Soul cooking incorporates influences from the Caribbean Islands, Brazil, and Africa to create a truly global cuisine.

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