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September 8, 2020 at 12 CT
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Gravy

Gravy is our journal and podcast duo of original narratives that are fresh, unexpected, and thought-provoking. You may send pitches (1-2 paragraphs per story idea for the printed publication, or 5 separate story ideas for a podcast batch) to info@southernfoodways.org and it will be routed to the appropriate person at the SFA for consideration.

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We the People are Larger Than We Used to Be

August 27, 2020

How does the life and work of your people affect your health? How does it affect what you eat?

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Raise a Glass to the Future

September 29, 2020

There is no way to talk about cocktails without talking about climate change.

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GRAVY QUARTERLY ARCHIVES

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Raise a Glass to the Future

There is no way to talk about cocktails without talking about climate change.

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Little Futures

Millions of stories begin with trauma or suffering or loss and end with “and then this hit.”

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Solidarity, Not Charity in the Crescent City

Politics, Power, and Food Distribution during COVID-19

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We the People are Larger Than We Used to Be

How does the life and work of your people affect your health? How does it affect what you eat?

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Magic City Poetry

Poet Ashley M. Jones and singer/songwriter Lee Bains III share verses about food labor.

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Punchin’ the Dough: Singing about Food Labor

From Punchin' the Dough to Peach Pickin' Time in Georgia, music has long included songs about labor.

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Is The Birdman’s “Southern” Story Too Much For New England?

"Just be quiet, give me my chicken, and let me pay and be on my way.”

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Food Festival Finances

Gravy explores how some food festivals can hurt the chefs they're meant to help.

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Pleasure and Prohibitions

Pleasure here, as nearly everywhere, has a gripping, anguished underside.

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The Optimistic Answer

The South’s days as the new Italy are over, but there might be a way forward as the new France.

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Mudbugs, Minus the Mud

At Hawk’s, the secret to great crawfish is in the cleaning.

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“I Just Want to Cook for Someone”

I obsess over the future of the industry I love. I am beginning to believe it will never be the same.

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Aprons Full of Cash

Flush times in down-and-out New Orleans.

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How To Cook an Indian Chef

Cheetie Kumar invented herself.

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Striving Toward Purpose

Where do restaurants go from here?

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Dinner in Sanctuary

For a North Carolina woman, cooking offers connection—and escape.

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Dragon Fruit

The dragon fruit, for all its bluster and noise, tastes like the quietest of melons.

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Savannah’s Black Maestros of Meat

In antebellum Savannah, “the greatest conflict between white artisans and African Americans arose over the retailing of…

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