SFA films document the lives of foodways practitioners, including cooks, farmers, waiters, and a wide range of other folk.
A profile of Anthony Dibernardo, chef and pitmaster at Swig & Swine BBQ. Film by Joe York and Jamie McGaw for the Southern Foodways Alliance.
Chuck Ferrell of Chuck’s Bar-B-Q in Opelika, Alabama, is a born-again Christian who uses his barbecue as a tool for conversion. He keeps a stock of religious tracts by the register and wields a barbecue pitchfork for a living.
Travel to North Carolina’s Skylight Inn, once declared the “capital of ‘cue” by National Geographic. A capital dome atop the building will confirm you’re at the right location. The Jones family cooks whole hog barbecue in open pits over oak, and then chops it—skin and all—on a wood chopping block.
