Photo by Layla Farmer
Chef Barry Moody proudly displays his new book. c
Bon Appetit!
Local chef pens cookbook
BY LAYLA FARMER
the chronicle
Barry Moody is a man on a
mission.
The 45-year-old chef from
White Plains, N Y. began by,
selling Spice Delight, his own
unique seasoning blend, from
the trunk of his car. Now,
seven years later. Moody is
the proud author of "Comfort
Foods of the South," his first
cookbook, which was pub
lished just last week. Moody
sold 50 copies in the first two
days of the book's release.
"Comfort Foods" is the
latest development in a jour
ney that has felt more like the
path to destiny for Moody.
"I didn't choose the spice
company or the book, they
chose me," he said. To me,
it's like a dream. I'm just rid
ing the wave."
Moody created Spice
Delight after a customer at the
Hawthorne Inn, where he was
employed, offered to give him
a "lump sum" for his fried
chicken recipe.
"I figured if she's going to
pay me money for it, she
(was) going to put something
on the market," he related. " I
thought a bit apd I said. You
know what? I'm not going to
sell it.'"
Instead, Moody bottled his
seasoning, called it Fried
Chicken Essence, and brought
it to work for his colleagues to
sample and critique.
When co-workers reported
that they had used the spice to
season 'everything but fried
chicken,' Moody renamed the
seasoning Spice Delight, and
marketed its use not only for
chicken, but for poultry, fish,
beef vegetables and other
dishes. These days, several
local merchants stock Spice
Delight in their stores.
Moody has become a sta
ple at the Fresh Market store
on Robinhood Road, the first
major retailer to stock Spice
Delight. ?
"Barry is a godsend,, saiu
Manager Bill Burnette. "He
comes in whenever he can and
does samplings of various
things, anything that we ask
the customers just love
h'mSpice Delight is now
available in 10 Fresh Market
stores in North Carolina, and
Moody spends time in each,
doing demonstrations and giv
ing shoppers advice on using
hi product. Many local cus
tomers have come to trust
Moody implicitly. Burnette
^"Barry has a great interac
tion with the customers . he
talks with them and gives
These southwestern kabobs
are among the dishes Moody
shows readers how to pre
pare.
them suggestions," he report
ed. "We have customers come
in and they say they'll go and
purchase whatever he is cook
ing that night and take it home
for dinner."
Moody has developed a
loyal following in the Twin
City over the years and says
that the customers he encoun
ters at the Fresh Market
inspired him to write the
book.
"I never thought about
doing a book; I didn't know
how to write a book," he con
fessed. "(But) people kept
asking for more recipes
they kept asking when I was
going to do a book."
Finally, Moody relented
and began writing down
recipes last year. The result is
a glossy paperback that show
cases nearly 200 different
ways to cook with Spice
Delight. The book features
Moody's take on a wide vari
ety of Southerners' down
home favorites. The New
Yorker said he learned many
of the recipes from his
Southern-born mother.
But don't expect to find
any grease-laden grub in
Moody's book. Like his salt
free Spice Delight, the recipes
are healthy. Only two fried
recipes are included, and olive
oil is used in lieu of tradition
al. animal-based fats.
"The whole premise of my
book is to create great fla
vored food that's healthy," he
said. "I'm cooking traditional
food, but I'm not using the
saturated fat."
Creating the book was a
leap of faith for Moody, who
says he cleaned out his bank
account to make it happen.
Yet he feels confident his
efforts will pay o?f.
"It's going to be one of the
premiere and contemporary
cookbooks on the market," he
said.
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"Comfort Foods" is avail
able for sale during Moody's
weekly demonstrations at the
Fresh Market. 3285
Robinhood Rd., or via mail
order. For more information,
contact Moody , at (336) 624
7432 or spicede
light2@aol.com.
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Merschel will conduct
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Historic Bethabara Park's sum
mer Bethabara Concert Band
and Family Evening series con
tinues this evening (Aug. 14)
from 6 - 8:30 p.m. The guest
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Historic Bethabara Park is
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The University of North
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former N.C. School of the
Arts, has ties tocthe 2008
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Felix "Tex" Ventouras,
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The Downtown Winston
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one of its "Downtown 101"
seminars on Tuesday, Aug. 19
in its offices at 305 West Fourth
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Presenters include represen
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and architecture professionals.
Small Business Center of
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There is no charge to attend
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monthly. To register or receive
more information, call 336.
354-1500 or e-mail
admin @ dwsp org .
The Downtown Winston
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Teen Theatre auditions
The North Carolina Black
Repertory Company will hold
auditions for the Fall 2008 Teen
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Sep. 6 from 12:00 noon - 5
p.m. in the Forsyth County
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660 W. Fifth St
The auditions are open to
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18. Everyone must perform a
monologue (no more than two
minutes); a choreographed
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auditioning must provide his or
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and all auditions are by
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