A Fresh Look: Whole Hog
Today we take a look at several barbecue joints in Lexington, Tennessee, where whole hog barbecue reigns supreme.
View ArticleEvolving Philosophies in the Civil Rights Movement
On Wednesday, July 15, Dr. Charles McKinney, Director of African American Studies at Rhodes College, will deliver a lunch lecture at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis titled "Evolving...
View ArticleTaste of the South Reservations Open July 29
Reservations for January's Taste of the South event at Blackberry Farm open at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 29.
View ArticleA Fresh Look: The Rise of Southern Cheese
Southern artisanal cheese is, indeed, on the rise—and it’s not just pimiento.
View ArticleMeet Karl Worley of Nashville’s Biscuit Love Truck
Karl Worley and his wife, Sarah tootle around town in the Biscuit Love Truck, serving up hot biscuits with homegrown ingredients (including the requisite Nashville hot chicken). Founded in 2012, the...
View ArticleA Meat and Three—and Two Films
Last week we told you about Kahlil Arnold and Sophia Vaughn, two Nashville meat-and-three proprietors who are lending their talents to Friday lunch as part of our upcoming Symposium.
View ArticleThirsty Thursday: A “Can-Do” Attitude
Fun fact: In 1935, the first can of beer was sold in Richmond, Virginia. Though it actually came from New Jersey-based Krueger Brewing, they decided to use the South as their test market. Good call....
View ArticlePic Pick: Hammin’ It Up
Allan Benton has owned Benton's Smoky Mountain Country Hams in Madisonville, TN since 1973. His hams, bacon, and prosciutto have earned him praise across the South and around the world.
View ArticleHelen Turner, Pitmaster
Some folks think barbecue is a man’s world. But in Brownsville, Tennessee, it’s synonymous with a woman named Helen Turner.
View ArticleDirty Pages exhibit debuts in Nashville
On March 19, at the Nashville Farmer's Market, Dirty Pages will unveil their new exhibit and celebrate with an opening night dinner that benefits Nashville's Conexión Américas and its Mesa Komal...
View Article[Pop]Corn from a Jar
The mood-altering substance Popcorn Sutton peddled was not so much ethanol as an ersatz nostalgia.
View ArticleOn the Fly with Phila
When we honored Phila Hach with our Ruth Fertel Keeper of the Flame Award at this year's symposium, we had no idea how many delightful stories would come our way about the Tennessee legend.
View ArticleFeatured Oral History: Bolton’s Spicy Chicken & Fish
In 1997, armed with his uncle’s spicy chicken recipe and Dolly’s take on fried fish, Bolton Matthews and Dolly Ingram opened Bolton’s Spicy Chicken and Fish on Main Street.
View ArticleExploring Little Kurdistan in Music City
Last week I packed up our SFA film equipment and headed to Music City to explore the growing Kurdish community, known as Little Kurdistan.
View ArticleNewroz in Nashville
Literally translated “New Day,” Newroz is the celebration of the Kurdish New Year. For the Kurds of Nashville, this holiday carries special importance.
View ArticleLittle Kurdistan (Trailer)
Just off of Nolensville Pike on the southern outskirts of Nashville lies Little Kurdistan—a thriving community of Kurdish immigrants and new generations of Kurdish-Americans. Watch the trailer for our...
View ArticleLittle Bit of Sugar, Whole Lot of Butter
At Arnold's Country Kitchen, "you see a line stretching out the door most middays, and a satisfied throng inside."
View ArticleHot Chicken, Honky Tonks, & Hippies: A Nashville Bibliography
Broaden your Nashville knowledge—and brush up on your two-step—with the Nashville Summer Symposium Bibliography.
View ArticleHap Townes, Nashville Legend
For almost sixty-five years, the two Hap Towneses of Nashville, father and son, served up Southern home cooking to a long line of faithful and appreciative customers.
View Article2016 Summer Foodways Symposium
You likely know Nashville as Music City. Or, owing to the number of colleges, you know Nashville as the Athens of the South. Led by a smart cadre of thinkers and cooks, SFA aims to equip you with new...
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