Nashville: Corn-fed and Cornbread City
2016 SFA Summer Foodways Symposium
Roster of Attendees
Kristie Abney
SFA Board
Atlanta, GA
kristie.abney@gmail.com
Bill Addison
SFA Board / Eater
Atlanta, GA
billatl@gmail.com
Meta Adler
Ham & Yams
Savannah, GA
margaretladler@gmail.com
Brett Anderson
SFA Board / Times-Picayune
New Orleans, LA
bretta1@gmail.com
Traci Armstrong
Bluffton Catering
Bluffton, SC
traci@blufftoncatering.com
Kahlil Arnold
Arnold’s Country Kitchen
Nashville, TN
kahlilarnold@yahoo.com
Jeremiah Bacon
The Macintosh
Charleston, SC
jbacon@theindigoroad.com
Liz Bacon
The Macintosh
Charleston, SC
lbacon@theindigoroad.com
Julia Baker
Phase 3 Marketing & Communications
Atlanta, GA
julia@thereynoldsgroupinc.com
Ramien Balouch
Butcher and Bee
Nashville, TN
rbalouch@butcherandbee.com
Bev Bartow
New York, NY
bjbartow@yahoo.com
Michael Benedict
Daytona Beach, FL
michael@benedictadvertising.com
Ali Beston
Cathead Distillery
Nashville, TN
ali@catheaddistillery.com
Vanessa Driscoll Bialobreski
Farm to Table Event Company
Columbia, SC
vanessa@farmtotableeventco.com
Scott Blackwell
High Wire Distillery
Charleston, SC
letsmojo@mac.com
Olga Boikess
Washington, D.C.
boikess@hotmail.com
Matt Bolus
The 404 Kitchen
Nashville, TN
matt@the404nashville.com
Joe Bonaparte
Culinary Institute of Myrtle Beach
Murrells Inlet, SC
joseph.bonaparte@hgtc.edu
Carrie Bregar
Jim ‘N Nicks
Tuscaloosa, AL
cbregar@1stfed.com
Carey Bringle
Peg Leg Porker
Nashville, TN
cbringle@peglegporker.com
Delaniah Bringle
Peg Leg Porker
Nashville, TN
dbringle@hotmail.com
Sean Brock
Husk
Nashville, TN
kcunningham@ndgcharleston.com
Cathy Brown
Nashville, TN
cathystewart@comcast.net
Eliza Brown
San Francisco, CA
eliza.brown@sbcglobal.net
Martin Brown
Nashville, TN
martin.brown@arlaw.com
Tyler Brown
Southall Farms
Franklin, TN
tbrown@southallfarms.com
Griffin Bufkin
Southern Soul BBQ
St. Simon, Island, GA
griffin@southernsoulbbq.com
Fern Bugg
Wilmington, NC
fernbugg@gmail.com
Travis Burch
Heirloom Café
Athens, GA
travis@heirloomathens.com
Karen Burgess
Tuscaloosa, AL
kburgess@ua.edu
Brandon Cain
Roots and Revelry
Birmingham, AL
bcain878@gmail.com
Laura Candler
Lodge Manufacturing Company
South Pittsburg, TN
lcandler@lodgemfg.com
Linda Carman
Martha White / DVL Seigenthaler
Nashville, TN
linda.carman@dvlseigenthaler.com
Sheri Castle
Pittsboro, NC
shericastle@usa.net
Chris Chamberlain
Nashville, TN
cchamberlain@gmail.com
Maneet Chauhan
Chauhan Ale & Masala House
Nashville, TN
maneetchauhan@hotmail.com
Katy Clune
Durham, NC
katy.a.clune@gmail.com
Tamie Cook
Tamie Cook Culinary Productions
East Point, GA
tamiecook@hotmail.com
Peter Cooper
Country Music Hall of Fame
Nashville, TN
pcooper@countrymusichalloffame.org
Julia Couch
Phase 3 Marketing & Communications
Nashville, TN
julia.couch@phase3mc.com
Chip Cox
Nashville, TN
chipcox@mac.com
Faison Cushman
Myrtle Beach, SC
FCushman2@aol.com
David Dark
Belmont University
Nashville, TN
david.dark@belmont.edu
Timothy C. Davis
Nashville, TN
timothycdavis1@gmail.com
Nikki Neely Davis
University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
nlneely@olemiss.edu
Janene Davison
Galveston College
Galveston, TX
jdavison@gc.edu
Mallory deGolian
Atlanta, GA
mmdegolian@gmail.com
Lynne Ann DeSpelder
Capitola, CA
pacpubs@attglobal.net
Lisa Donovan
Buttermilk Road
Nashville, TN
lisadonovan77@gmail.com
Mike Drury
Stonewood Grill & Tavern
Daytona Beach, FL
mdrury@stonewoodgrill.com
John T Edge
Southern Foodways Alliance
Oxford, MS
info@southernfoodways.org
Elizabeth Engelhardt
SFA Board / UNC-Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
e.engelhardt@unc.edu
Valerie Erwin
SFA Board
Philadelphia, PA
valeriejeanerwin@gmail.com
David Ewing
Rudy, Wood, Winstead, & Williams, PLLC
Nashville, TN
david.ewing@montgomerybell.edu
Piko Ewoodzie
Davidson College
Davidson, NC
ewoodzie@gmail.com
Terence Fails
Nashville, TN
28tbone@comcast.net
Dale Faunce
Springer Mountain Farms
Mt. Airy, GA
dalefaunce@springermountainfarms.com
Paul Fehribach
Big Jones
Chicago, IL
paul@bigjoneschicago.com
Keebe Fitch
The Fearrington House
Pittsboro, NC
keebe@fearrington.com
Sunshine Flagg
Feast BBQ
Louisville, KY
sunshine@feastbbq.com
Sean Fowler
Mandolin
Raleigh, NC
seanf@mandolinraleigh.com
Mary Ann Francis
Falls Church, VA
mafrancis@cox.net
Anne Freeze
Columbus, MS
anniefreeze@me.com
Terry Freeze
Columbus, MS
terryfreeze@bellsouth.net
Frye Gaillard
John Egerton Scholar in Residence
Coden, AL
fgaillard@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
Caren Gallaher
Knoxville, TN
caren@completesurgicalcare.com
Tom Gallaher
Knoxville, TN
tgall82797@aol.com
Cheryl Galway
Whole Foods Market
Roswell, GA
cheryl.galway@wholefoods.com
Sarah Gavigan
POP Nashville
Nashville, TN
sarah@popnashville.com
Max Goldberg
Strategic Hospitality
Nashville, TN
max@strategichospitalityonline.com
Jason Goodenough
Carrollton Market
New Orleans, LA
Jason.Goodenough@gmail.com
Peter Hairston
Winston-Salem, NC
peterhairston1@me.com
Lauren Haitas
White Lily / DVL Seigenthaler
Nashville, TN
lauren.haitas@dvlseigenthaler.com
John Hall
Post Office Pies
Birmingham, AL
johnanthony.hall@gmail.com
Melissa Hall
Southern Foodways Alliance
Oxford, MS
melissa@southernfoodways.org
Angela Hansberger
Tucker, GA
englishanj@gmail.com
Cheryl Hansen
Oxford, MS
cheryl.hansen@gmail.com
Kathy Harber
Atlanta, GA
kathy.harber@gmail.com
Randy Harber
Atlanta, GA
rhharber@gmail.com
Anne Walker Harrison
Nashville, TN
foodshednashville@gmail.com
Steve Haruch
Nashville Scene
Nashville, TN
sharuch@gmail.com
Hamid Hassan
House of Kabob
Nashville, TN
hamidnizdori@hotmail.com
Deana Hilton
East Point, GA
dhilton@stmarkumc.org
Tien Ho
Whole Foods Market
Austin, TX
tienvietho@gmail.com
Michelle Hooper
Cary, NC
mhooper14@gmail.com
Alba Huerta
SFA Board / Julep
Houston, TX
alba@julephouston.com
Brian Huston
White Lily / J.M. Smucker Company
Orrville, OH
brian.huston@jmsmucker.com
Pamela Jackson
Musician
Nashville, TN
Jason James
Cast Iron Creatives
Savannah, GA
jason@castironcreatives.com
TJ Jarrett
Nashville, TN
tanya.jarrett@gmail.com
André Prince Jeffries
Prince’s Hot Chicken
Nashville, TN
Robin Riddell Jones
Tavola
Nashville, TN
robbin.riddell@gmail.com
Jennifer Justus
Dirty Pages
Nashville, TN
jenniferjustus8@gmail.com
Brad Kaplan
Atlanta, GA
kaplanbr@yahoo.com
Elizabeth Karmel
Girls at the Grill
Chicago, IL
elizabeth@elizabethkarmel.com
Jonathan Kauffman
San Francisco Chronical
San Francisco, CA
jonathanekauffman@gmail.com
Mark Kelly
Lodge Manufacturing Company
South Pittsburg, TN
mkelly@lodgemfg.com
Debbie Koenig
Clemmons, NC
Dkoenig517@yahoo.com
Faith Krahn
Martha White / J.M. Smucker Company
Orrville, OH
faith.krahn@jmsmucker.com
Philip Krajeck
Rolf & Daughters
Nashville, TN
philip@rolfanddaughters.com
Michael Kramer
Table 301
Greenville, SC
kramer@table301.com
Janet Kurtz
Kurtz Hospitality Marketing
Nashville, TN
janetdkurtz@gmail.com
Francis Lam
SFA Board/Clarkson Potter
Brooklyn, NY
chopsticksenator@gmail.com
Brian Landry
Our House Hospitality
New Orleans, LA
blandry@chefjohnbesh.com
Jon Langford
Southern Soul BBQ
St. Simon’s Island, GA
jon@jonlangfordcpa.com
Mary Beth Lasseter
Southern Foodways Alliance
Oxford, MS
marybeth@southernfoodways.org
Margaret Lawrence
Feast BBQ
Louisville, KY
margaret@feastbbq.com
Matt Leff
Rhizome Productions
Nashville, TNmatt@rhizomeproductions.com
Carroll Leggett
Metro Magazine
Winston-Salem, NC
cleggett@triad.rr.com
Andrea Lindsley
Martha White / DVL Seigenthaler
Nashville, TN
andrea.lindsley@dvlseigenthaler.com
Paul Lindsley
Phase 3 Marketing & Communications
Nashville, TN
paul.lindsley@phase3mc.com
Desiree Litchford
Biscuit Love Brunch
Nashville, TN
dlitchford@biscuitlovebrunch.com
Andrew Little
Josephine
Nashville, TN
andrew.little@communityhospitality.com
Billy Logan
KarpReilly
Greenwich, CT
wlogan@karpreilly.com
Rob Long
SFA Board
Venice, CA
rcbl@mac.com
John Lorentzen
Chesaning, MI
johnlorentzen@me.com
Ava Lowrey
Southern Foodways Alliance
Oxford, MS
ava@southernfoodways.org
Thomas Marlow
Harper’s Restaurant Group
Charlotte, NC
tmarlow@harpersgroup.com
Ann Marshall
High Wire Distillery
Charleston, SC
annhmarshall@mac.com
Joy Martin
Nashville, TN
joy.martin45@gmail.com
Martha Martin
Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint
Nashville, TN
marthaann32@gmail.com
Pat Martin
Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint
Nashville, TN
patrick@martinsbbqjoint.com
Paul Martin
Nashville, TN
pmintn@gmail.com
Jenna Mason
Southern Foodways Alliance
Oxford, MS
jenna@southernfoodways.org
Catherine Mayhew
Brentwood, TN
catherinemayhew@comcast.net
Andrew McCabe
Royals Hot Chicken
Louisville, KY
andrew@royalschicken.com
John McClendon
Scottsboro, AL
johnmcclendonsr@yahoo.com
Katie McClendon
Jackson, MS
kmcclendon@umc.edu
Martha McClendon
Scottsboro, AL
marthamcclendon1954@gmail.com
Nancie McDermott
Chapel Hill, NC
nanciemac@gmail.com
Jennifer McKay
The Kitchen Table
Hattiesburg, MS
jennifer@kitchentablenow.com
Kennard McKay
The Kitchen Table
Hattiesburg, MS
kennard@kitchentablenow.com
Roy Milner
Blackberry Farm Brewery
Maryville, TN
roy@blackberryfarm.com
Susanna Milner
Maryville, TN
SusannaMilner@paradigmgroup.net
Leslie Mitchell
Tuscaloosa, AL
lmitchell13@aol.com
Elizabeth Moore
Green Olive Media
Atlanta, GA
emoore@greenolivemedia.com
Jeffrey Moore
Green Olive Media
Atlanta, GA
jmoore@greenolivemedia.com
Maggie Moore
Our House Hospitality
Metairie, LA
maggie@onehousehospitality.com
Richard Moore
Pawleys Island, SC
rhmoore@sc.rr.com
Robin Morris
Pawleys Island, SC
mrm@sc.rr.com
Angie Mosier
Placemat Productions, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
angie@placematproductions.com
Pam Moye
Hamilton, GA
pambmoye@charter.net
Erin Murray
Nashville, TN
murray.erinb@gmail.com
Jim Myers
The Tennessean
Nashville, TN
jtmyers@tennesean.com
Andy Nelson
Green Brier Distillery
Nashville, TN
andy@greenbrierdistillery.com
Charlie Nelson
Green Brier Distillery
Nashville, TN
charlie@greenbrierdistillery.com
Michael Blake Nelson
GW Fins
New Orleans, LA
chefmike@gwfins.com
Ted Nelson
Springer Mountain Farms
Atlanta, GA
ted@wellcomusa.com
Jay Oglesby
SFA Board / Wells Fargo
Charlotte, NC
jay@oglesby.com
Tabitha Ong Tune
A la Mode Media
Nashville, TN
tabitha@alamodemedia.com
Ted Ownby
Center for the Study of Southern Culture
Oxford, MS
hsownby@olemiss.edu
Steve Palmer
The Indigo Road
Charleston, SC
spalmer@theindigoroad.com
Catarina Passidomo
Foodways Professor, University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
passidomo@olemiss.edu
Richard Patrick
Cathead Distillery
Nashville, TNrichard@catheaddistillery.com
Joel Penn
Heirloom Café
Athens, GA
joel@heirloomathens.com
Michael Perez
The Indigo Road
Charleston, SC
mperez@theindigoroad.com
Angel Postell
Home Team Public Relations
Charleston, SC
angel@hometeampr.com
Davis Raines
Musician
Nashville, TN
songranger@aol.com
Alice Randall
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
alice.randall@vanderbilt.edu
Kris Reid
Piedmont Culinary Guild
Belmont, NC
kleighreid@yahoo.com
Mary Reynolds
Phase 3 Marketing & Communications
Atlanta, GA
mary@thereynoldsgroupinc.com
Wilson Richey
The Whiskey Jar
Charlottesville, VA
wilsonrichey@gmail.com
Billy Robertson
Nashville, TN
B3yr@icloud.com
Ryan Rogers
Feast BBQ
Louisville, KY
ryan@feastbbq.com
Brent Rosen
Hoffman Media
New Orleans, LA
brentlrosen@gmail.com
Caroline Rosen
John Besh Foundation
New Orleans, LA
caroline@johnbeshfoundation.org
Joshua Rosenbaum
Johnson and Wales University
Charlotte, NC
joshua.rosenbaum@jwu.edu
Jessica Rothacker
Heirloom Café
Athens, GA
jessica@heirloomathens.com
Karla Ruiz
Karla’s Catering
Nashville, TN
karlas.catering@comcast.net
Karen-Lee Ryan
Nashville, TN
walkeatnashville@gmail.com
Doug Sanders
Nashville, TN
doug.sanders@bellsouth.net
Tom Sasser
Harper’s Restaurant Group
Charlotte, NC
tom@harpersgroup.com
Ellen Schmedinghoff
Polished Pig Media
Charleston, SC
ellen@polishedpigmedia.com
Catherine Schopfer
Anson Mills
Charlotte, NC
catherine@ansonmills.com
Jeff Schopfer
Charlotte, NC
jaschopfer@gmail.com
Jacob Schwarz
Nashville, TN
jschwarz06@gmail.com
Judy Shertzer
Carrboro, NC
soupsister@msn.com
Elizabeth Sims
Asheville, NC
elsims@aol.com
Bill Smith
SFA Board / Crook’s Corner
Chapel Hill, NC
billsmithjr@earthlink.net
Renata Soto
Conexión Americas
Nashville, TN
renata@conamericas.com
Fritz Spainhour
Nashville, TN
fritzspainhour@gmail.com
Chris Stewart
The Glass Onion
Charleston, SC
ctstew76@yahoo.com
Suzanne Stewart
The Glass Onion
Charleston, SC
skstewart42@yahoo.com
Pardis Stitt
SFA Board / Highlands Bar and Grill
Birmingham, AL
pardis@highlandsbarandgrill.com
Eleanor Straub
Metairie, LA
estraub@aol.com
Philip Straub
Metairie, LA
pstraub@palig.com
Albert Lee Strickland
Capitola, CA
pacpub@cruzio.com
Claire Sullivan
Martha White / DVL Seigenthaler
Nashville, TN
claire.sullivan@dvlseigenthaler.com
Jude Tauzin
Opelousas, LA
Jude@tonychachere.com
Kathy Teree
Kentfield, CA
babyfork@gmail.com
Afton Thomas
Southern Foodways Alliance
Oxford, MS
afton@southernfoodways.org
Jason Thompson
Olive & Sinclair Chocolate Co.
Nashville, TN
jvernont@icloud.com
Rogers Thompson
Olive & Sinclair Chocolate Co.
Nashville, TN
rogersthompson@gmail.com
Lynne Tolley
Jack Daniel’s Distillery
Lynchburg, TN
lynne_tolley@jackdaniels.com
Aniela Valtierra
La Cocina
San Francisco, CA
aniela@lacocinasf.org
Sophia Vaughn
Silver Sands Café
Nashville, TN
silversandscafe37208@gmail.com
Cindy Wall
Nashville, TN
cindy.e.wall@gmail.com
Emily Wallace
Southern Cultures
Durham, NC
emilyewallace@gmail.com
Shane Wallace
Galveston College
Galveston, TX
swallace@gc.edu
Scott Wallen
Harper’s Restaurant Group
Charlotte, NC
swallen@harpersgroup.com
Bryan Weaver
Butcher and Bee
Nashville, TN
bweaver@butcherandbee.com
Lydia West
Jackson, MS
elle_west@yahoo.com
Emery Whalen
Our House Hospitality
New Orleans, LA
emery@onehousehospitality.com
Memorie White
Antioch, TN
memoriew@fmmlawfirm.com
Kate Wiggins
Nathalie Dupree Fellow, University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
crwiggin@go.olemiss.edu
Lynne Wilkinson
ReArranging Spaces
The Wilkinson Agency
Nashville, TN
lynnepwilkinson@aol.com
Caroline Randall Williams
West Virginia University
Nashville, TN
caroline.randall.williams@gmail.com
Matt Wilson
Springer Mountain Farms
Nashville, TN
matt@dovecote.com
Tandy Wilson
City House
Nashville, TN
tandy@cityhousenashville.com
Scott Witherow
Olive & Sinclair Chocolate Co.
Nashville, TN
scott@oliveandsinclair.com
Matthew Wong
Gumbo Marketing
Atlanta, GA
matt@gumbomarketing.com
Sara Wood
Southern Foodways Alliance
Oxford, MS
sara@southernfoodways.org
Karl Worley
Biscuit Love Brunch
Franklin, TN
sarah@biscuitlovebrunch.com
Sarah Worley
Biscuit Love Brunch
Franklin, TN
sarah@biscuitlovebrunch.com
Kevin Young
Emory University
Decatur, GA
kevin.lowell.young@gmail.com
Josh Zanoff
The Whiskey Jar
Charlottesville, VA
thewhiskeyjar@gmail.com
