The Southern Foodways Alliance documents, studies, and explores the diverse food cultures of the changing American South.
The Southern Foodways Alliance drives a more progressive future by leading conversations that challenge existing constructs, shape perspectives, and foster meaningful discussions. We reconsider the past with research, scrutiny, and documentation.
Gravy Podcast
Gravy takes listeners to a small house in Marshall, NC, where two large, wood-fired ovens anchor the space and attract a very specific kind of baker.
Gravy Podcast
Gravy listeners travel into the mountains of western North Carolina, to a town called Marshall and a property that’s been used as a bakery for more than two decades.
Gravy
A tacit understanding between server and guest has been altered.
Film
2021 Egerton Prize Winner Dara Cooper has long advocated for racial justice through equitable food systems.
Film
In 2021, SFA honored Chapel Hill, North Carolina, chef, author, and activist Bill Smith with the Craig Claiborne Lifetime Achievement Award.
Film
This is the story of Captain Fred McBride, a fisherman, and cellist in Houston, Texas.
Oral History
Documenting the experiences of food workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Latest
SFA welcomes Rosalind Bentley to the team as Deputy Editor for Gravy.
Latest
Make your nominations for the 2022 John Egerton Prize by Friday, April 1 at noon CT.
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