If you want to understand the South, don’t start with the politics or the geography. Start with the biscuit. It’s there at every holiday meal, on every grandmother’s table, wrapped in cloth napkins at ...

The South has always been known for its incredible culinary traditions, but beneath the familiar favorites like fried chicken and biscuits and gravy lies a fascinating world of forgotten dishes. These ...

As I read the menu at a swanky New York restaurant recently, three items brought back memories of my childhood in rural Tennessee. "Turnip Greens and Polenta Napoleon," "Curry Okra Soufflé," and ...

Culinary historian Michael Twitty discusses his new book, "Recipes From the American South." Twitty reflects on his 2013 open letter to Paula Deen, which criticized her for not acknowledging the Black ...

Fowler has also written “Classical Southern Cooking” (Gibbs Smith, 2008) and several other books on Southern cuisine. “In ‘Classical Southern Cooking,’ I really concentrated on recipes that could be ...

If there were Ten Commandments of Southern cooking, this one would probably be at the top of the list. Bacon drippings simply have way too many uses for them to be tossed out. From seasoning skillets, ...