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News Articles: Southern Cooking

Emily Meggett, the author of <em>Gullah Geechee Home Cooking</em>. Meggett published her cookbook at age 89.

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  • Arts & Life

For this 89-year-old Gullah Geechee chef, cooking is about heart

Emily Meggett has spent decades caring for her community and family with her delicious, traditional Gullah Geechee food from South Carolina. Now, she's sharing that cuisine with the world.

August 15, 2022
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
farmer

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  • Food

In 'Somewhere South,' Chef Vivian Howard Explores The History And Variety Of Modern Southern Cooking

Until she was in her 30s, Vivian Howard was ashamed of being from rural North Carolina, and the food she grew up eating felt embarrassing. Thankfully, a...

July 21, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Pria Mahadevan ,
  • and 1 more
Chef Nolan Wynn's savory peanut brittle gives a sweet, salty and spicy topping to a papaya salad now available on Banshee's menu.

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  • Food

Main Ingredient: Chef Nolan Wynn On Peanuts

"On Second Thought" continues its Main Ingredient series in which a chef tells us about his or her essential Southern ingredient. For Chef Nolan Wynn,...

March 26, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott

Two Way Street: Southern Authors Rick Bragg and Armistead Maupin on Family and Identity

On this episode of Two Way Street, we hear from two Southern writers from the Decatur Book Festival. In front of an audience at the festival, new host...

September 06, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Elena Rivera
Culinary historian Michael Twitty, author of The Cooking Gene.

The Cooking Gene: Searching For Food's Southern Roots

Culinary historian Michael Twitty traces his ancestry—both black and white—through food. In his memoir, " The Cooking Gene ," he asks the question: "Who...

September 19, 2017
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By:
  • Tony Harris and
  • Sean Powers

On Second Thought For Monday, September 18, 2017

A recent study done by the Department of Labor shows that employed Americans spend more time working than on any other activity during the hours they...

September 18, 2017
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By:
  • Tony Harris ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more
Author John T. Edge and his new book on Southern food and culture, "The Potlikker Papers."

John T. Edge On Southern Food And Culture

John T. Edge is the director of the Southern Foodways Alliance . Based out of the University of Mississippi, the SFA studies and documents Southern food...

August 17, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

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