at the Southern Foodways Symposium, as did Ray Robinson from Cozy Corner, so I assume he’s doing well. The Big “S” sandwich is a testament to the value of technique in barbecue sandwich-making: the exact same...

I just ran across this in the Offbeat weekly email newsletter: Last week, Starbucks donated $175,000 to Leah Chase to finish repair work on Dooky Chase Restaurant. The Southern Foodways Alliance got renovations started on the...

For the latest updates, check out the Southern Foodways Alliance website. Over Memorial Day weekend, another group of volunteers will be working on the place; they’re seeking skilled/semi-skilled workers (you can email 'em...

barroom-type brawl between chefs at the Southern Foodways Symposium in Oxford, Mississippi, that rose out of a discussion of Duke’s versus Hellmann’s. I grew up on Duke’s mayonnaise and strongly believe that if...

I grew up in Memphis but was never much of a tamale fan until I moved to California. Southern tamales are a whole different beast than what most people think of when they hear the word. Thanks to the Southern Foodways Alliance, I...

Good resource from the Southern Foodways Alliance. Link: http://www.southernfoodways.com/oral_history/tnbbq/index.shtml

It is not a cookbook, per se. There are some recipes there but it is an examination of Southern Jewish foodways written by a UNC-Chapel Hill professor who is also president of the Southern Foodways Alliance . Very interesting...

Sunday night, April 1, Southern Foodways Alliance sponsored a celebration at Rio Mar to turn over the keys to Willie Mae Seaton, owner of the just-restored Willie Mae’s Scotch House. The restaurant opened the next day,...

. Food wasn’t prepared to order – of course not when it takes a couple of hours to smother the greens! The article that BrianS linked from Southern Foodways is terrific. Who knows what’s black food and white...

franklin food & spirits festival in franklin. saw a link this morning on a blog about a pig on main street franklin, linked to the site for the festival and saw the chefs they had attending, two of which are john fleer and sean...

I have a lot of cookbooks, I guess about 1500. If I had time I’d whittle it down a bit. Special collections/interests include Thai food, street food and markets, foodways. These are not all primarily recipe books, some are...

Look for books or articles by Hasia Dinner of NYU and Marcie Ferris Cohen of UNC-Chapel Hill. Both have examined American-Jewish foodways in depth, Cohen focusing in particular on the South. You can also try contacting the Museum...

If you know about the Tamale Trail, then I would assume you’re familiar with the oral histories of Greenwood restaurants on the Southern Foodways Alliance website. If not, go to www.southernfoodways.com and take a look. If...

. If you are serious about this search, you might have some luck if you contact Charleston culinary historian John Martin Taylor of Hoppin' John fame or perhaps John T. Edge of the Southern Foodways Alliance at Ole Miss. Good...

Thanks for the info! Is 22A the road between Enville & Jacks Creek? If so, I think my place was closer to the College. I had been going North on 45 coming from Selmer & turned East towards the College. The BBQ interviews on...