Southern Foodways Alliance Supported by Order of the Okra
OXFORD, Miss. – Okra has long been the quintessential Southern food, a vegetable so versatile that it can be deep-fried in batter, boiled with tomatoes, pickled in brine or tossed into a big pot of...
View ArticleWashington Post: Food alliance examines rich history and culture underlying...
“In many ways, food is a nonthreatening entry point to speaking about bigger issues like race, class, gender and identity,” said John T. Edge, a food writer and director of the SFA. Read the story
View ArticleABC News: Food alliance documents, debates Southern cuisine
Geno Lee has dedicated his life to carrying on his great-grandfather’s tradition of serving Mississippi-style tamales and pig ear sandwiches. But it wasn’t until the Southern Foodways Alliance...
View ArticleNPR: Food Truck Cookbook Tracks Best Meals Served On Wheels
Southern food historian and writer John T. Edge set off on a road trip to discover what mobile chefs were cooking up, and came back with The Truck Food Cookbook — part recipe collection, part...
View ArticleWashington Post: Joe York says barbecue boils down to hard work
When he attended graduate school at the University of Mississippi, Joe York, 35, had no idea he was about to become a documentarian of living anthropology. Read the story
View ArticleNew Food Professorship Gets Support From Atlanta Couple
OXFORD, Miss. – Kristie and Charles Abney of Atlanta have made a major gift to the Southern Foodways Alliance, an institute of the University of Mississippi’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture,...
View ArticleTravel and Leisure: The Mississippi Delta’s Small-Town Culture
The university’s intellectual spin-off is evident everywhere in the community. Films, lecture series, and symposia underwritten by the CSSC draw a diverse crowd of academics and enthusiasts. Read the...
View ArticleAuthor to Discuss Her Investigation into the Nation’s Food Industry
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Center for Writing and Rhetoric and the Southern Foodways Alliance have teamed up to co-host a lecture next week by award-winning journalist Tracie...
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