The Southern Foodways Alliance documents, studies, and explores the diverse food cultures of the changing American South.
Latest
SFA seeks applications for the position of the Pihakis Foodways Documentary Filmmaker.
Event
Join SFA in Birmingham on March 28 for our Spring Symposium, which takes a hard look at the Future of the Restaurant.
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
Ed Mitchell’s name is synonymous with Eastern North Carolina wood-smoked whole-hog barbecue.
Gravy
Methodist camp meetings are a centuries-old tradition for black and white worshippers in South Carolina.
Gravy Podcast
Gravy tells the story of what it takes to compete in the Wetzel County Ham, Bacon, and Egg show.
Film
Founding member John T. Edge describes the role of John Egerton in founding the organization, and the first meeting in 1999.
Film
Founding member Charles Wilson discusses SFA as an incubator for academics and the role of SFA in delivering academic ideas to a popular audience.
Film
Founding member Marilou Awiakta describes SFA as a vehicle for sharing stories.
Oral History
Fellowship through food is a way for faith families to connect, convey culture, and share abundance. Listen to these faith leaders and congregation members speak of how they experience and express their faith through food.
Latest
SFA seeks applications for the position of the Pihakis Foodways Documentary Filmmaker.
Latest
SFA is now taking applications for a nonfiction writing workshop to be held in our Mississippi backyard May 14-17, 2020.
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