John T. Edge
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Language
English
Description
John T. Edge, "the Faulkner of Southern food" (the Miami Herald), reveals a South hidden in plain sight, where restaurants boast family pedigrees and serve supremely local specialties found nowhere else. From backdoor home kitchens to cinder-block cafés, he introduces you to cooks who have been standing tall by the stove since Eisenhower was in office. While revealing the stories behind their food, he shines a bright light on places that have become...
Author
Language
English
Description
When the original Encyclopedia of Southern Culture was published in 1989, the topic of foodways was relatively new as a field of scholarly inquiry. Food has always been central to southern culture, but the past twenty years have brought an explosion in interest in foodways, particularly in the South. This volume marks the first encyclopedia of the food culture of the American South, surveying the vast diversity of foodways within the region and the...
Author
Publisher
Rizzoli
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Collects recipes from local eateries recognized by the James Beard Foundation, including such regional favorites as Bowens Island's frogmore stew, Totonno's white clam pizza, The Berghoff's wiener schnitzel, and Gott's roadside cheeseburger.