Description: The hungrily awaited sixth volume in the Cornbread Nation series tells the story of the American South--circa now--through the prism of its food and the people who grow, make, serve, and eat it. These essays, memoirs, poetry, and profiles stir up revealing topics and people: traditional as well as avant garde, down home as well as urbane.
Brief description: SARA CAMP MILAM is the Southern Foodways Alliance's managing editor. She lives in Oxford, Mississippi.
Review Quotes:
This collection captures both the spirit and the history of Southern food culture. The breadth of this collection is inspiring. To be able to read Frederick Douglass next to Edward Behr and Michael Pollan is exciting to me. As someone who is passionate about American culinary history and culture, I was also pleased to find that these writings really challenged some of my most basic assumptions about why Southern cuisine exists as it does today.
--David Chang "chef/owner of Momofuku"