Sean Brock is a chef known for his restaurants Husk and McCrady's. His book Heritage offers over 300 pages of recipes that reinterpret and preserve the heritage foods of the American South. The recipes include both comfort foods and higher-end dishes, combining Southern classics like pickled shrimp and chocolate cake with more unique creations like crispy pig ear lettuce wraps. Throughout the book, Brock shares his background and admiration for local purveyors and ingredients from Appalachia and Charleston that inspire his cooking.