Chef AC created this collection in honor of her late partner, Diondre Overton, whose life and passion for football became deeply intertwined with their life together. What began as a part of his world gradually became a much bigger part of theirs, showing up in their conversations, their experiences, their memories, and eventually in her own life and identity.
Now, even in his absence, football is something she can never fully escape. It is in the language she uses, the memories she carries, and the story she continues to tell. That became the foundation for the Playbook behind this cookbook.
Through Southern-inspired comfort food, brunch favorites, game-day dishes, and recipes created from her own culinary journey, Chef AC turns those memories into something tangible: food that can be shared, experienced, and remembered.