Chef Virginia Willis updates her classic 'Bon Appetit, Y'all'

Author Virginia Willis released an updated version of her classic "Bon Appetit Yall." (Courtesy of Virginia Willis)

You needn’t travel to the South of France, as the American South meets the best of French cuisine in Bon Appetit, Y’all by the award-winning cookbook author and chef Virginia Willis.

Her popular 2008 volume has been updated and released with a new preface as well as a new take on some classics. Virginia Willis joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes recently to discuss the updated classic.

“We’ve added new recipes, we’ve added new photographs… a new introduction and then… in many of the other recipes where I could reduce the fat and calories without sacrificing flavor, I did, and I’m just thrilled with the results,” says Willis about her new updated book.