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July 13–16, 2020
Beginner Oral History Workshop
July 20–23, 2020
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February 22, 2020
Bishop Masquerade Ball, an SFA fundraiser ⟶ March 28, 2020
2020 SFA Spring Symposium, Birmingham ⟶ May 14–17, 2020
SFA Writing Workshop ⟶
July 13–16, 2020
Beginner Oral History Workshop
July 20–23, 2020
Advanced Oral History Workshop
Oct. 8-10, 2020
2020 SFA Fall Symposium, Oxford

Films

The SFA’s films celebrate the people and places who enrich the landscape of Southern food and culture.

Film

Portrait of a Bartender

By Joe York

The tale of Martin Sawyer, bartender at the Omni Royal Orleans Hotel in New Orleans. Mr. Sawyer, a veteran of more than six decades of tending bar, witnessed the flood of 1927 and survived Hurricane Katrina. Mr. Sawyer was the winner of the SFA’s 2005 Ruth Fertel Keeper of the Flame Award.

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20 Years, 20 Founders: Ben and Karen Barker

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20 Years, 20 Founders: Charles Wilson

Founding member Charles Wilson discusses SFA as an incubator for academics and the role of SFA in delivering academic ideas to a popular audience.

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20 Years, 20 Founders: Damon Lee Fowler

SFA Founding member and culinary historian Damon Lee Fowler describes the significance of recognizing Southern food as regional cuisine.

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20 Years, 20 Founders: Frank Stitt

SFA founding member Frank Stitt recalls the menu he created for the Founders Dinner.

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20 Years, 20 Founders: Joe Randall

SFA founding member Joe Randall talks the importance of recognizing chefs and pitmasters of color and their contributions to Southern food in this Founders Short.

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