The Southern Foodways Alliance documents, studies, and explores the diverse food cultures of the changing American South.
Event
Fried chicken and spaghetti with red gravy. Cassava with cane syrup. Biryani with cold beer. Join SFA in Bentonville,…
Gravy
Twenty-one years after Eugene Walter's death, why don’t more people know about Mobile's consummate character?
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
These northwest Arkansas restaurants merit your full attention--and a big appetite.
Gravy
Leah Chase, New Orleans’ matriarch of Creole cuisine, who fed civil rights leaders, musicians and presidents in a…
Gravy Podcast
Twenty-one years after Eugene Walter's death, why don’t more people know about Mobile's consummate character?
Oral History
Barbecue, fried chicken and spaghetti; game suppers and mile high pies. Those foods are traditionally associated with the Natural State. But what about biryani, idli, and butter chicken, foods traditionally associated with India and Indian Americans?
Oral History
Tidewater Virginians have long relied on the water for sustenance. Narrators recount how their cooking has roots in…
Oral History
This project explores the careers of Anne Byrn, Debbie Moose, Donna Battle Pierce, Dotty Griffith, Elaine Corn, Jean…
Film
"One Stop" spotlights Mac's 1 Stop gas station in Birmingham, Alabama. The film premiered at the 2019 Winter Symposium…
Film
At the 2018 Fall Symposium SFA partnered with 21c Museum Hotels to welcome artist collective Ghost of a Dream, Adam Eckstrom and Lauren Was, and their stunning installation, "Traveling Through the Dawn of Day."
Film
Ravi Howard digs into the Lupton Collection of African American Cookbooks at the University of Alabama.
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