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southern food

Southern Cooking Icon Edna Lewis Gets Her Due

Edna Lewis changed the way Americans think about the food of the South. So why isn’t she better known?

This Memphis Restaurateur Thrives On Chaos (Live)

Karen Blockman Carrier, owner of Automatic Slim's and The Beauty Shop Restaurant, joins us live on stage.

Comic Fortune Feimster Joined The Swim Team For The Fun Dip

Fortune shares the story of the meatball sliders that almost made her and her fiancé break up.

Reheat: In Search Of Rosa Parks’ Pancakes

The civil rights icon's unusual pancake recipe — with peanut butter in the batter — offers a glimpse into her personal life and reveals the history of a southern food staple.

Southern Cooking, Via Gujarat And Oakland

Two chefs who come to Southern food in very different ways.

When Opera Rejected Alexander Smalls, He Opened A Restaurant

Customers would say that this wasn’t their mother’s Southern food. Alexander’s reply: “Do I look like your mama?”