New Purchases - Southern Charm

The Art of Dining in Memphis, published in 2005. The recipes in the book represent 29 restaurants in Memphis, Tennessee. The author is also an artist and each recipe is accompanied by a color illustration of the eatery. This is the first book in a series which include New Orleans, Nashville, Amelia Island and Memphis, Part 2.

Like a Summer Peach, published in 1996.  There are poems celebrating food (raspberries, sweet potatoes, peaches, etc.) nestled among venerable Southern recipes.

I Rode the Pink Pig - Atlanta's Favorite Tradition, published in 2004. The pink pig was a monorail ride for children set up during the Christmas season at the Rich's department store in downtown Atlanta from 1948 to 1991. The book celebrates the history of the ride, the Great Tree - another tradition was the lighting of the tree on Thanksgiving Day - plus a story about Priscilla (name of the pig) and reminiscences from people who rode Priscilla (and later Percival). The last section of the book is recipes from the Magnolia Room,  Rich's Bake Shops and the Rich's Cooking School (run by Nathalie Dupree). Sadly Rich's merged with Macy's and the name was dropped from the stores in 2005 in favor of the Macy's brand.
++Full disclosure - I worked at Rich's in Atlanta in the late 80's (and even own a plush Priscilla pig that was sold during the holidays) and then at Macy's for 5 years in my current town. I preferred my Rich's experience versus Macy's.++