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Gravy

Gravy is our journal and podcast duo of original narratives that are fresh, unexpected, and thought-provoking.

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Harassment and the Service Economy

December 18, 2019

In restaurants, economics and sexual harassment are intimately entwined.

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Cooking For His Life

January 15, 2020

Jason Hernandez thought he’d be in prison for the rest of his days. Cooking became his outlet—and his business.

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Cooking For His Life

Jason Hernandez thought he’d be in prison for the rest of his days. Cooking became his outlet—and his business.

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Gravy 74 (Winter 2019)

Editor’s Note: Cooking for His Life—Cynthia Greenlee Director’s Cut: Future of the Restaurant—John T. Edge…

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The Strawberry Patch

When I first met Farmer Lee, he talked about his bees...

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When Food Service Means Food Stamps

A job feeding college students means few benefits for contract laborers.

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Prices of Meal Plans Soar at Mississippi Universities

Students are paying for more than just food.

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At Auburn, 20 Percent of Campus Food Must be Local

On an average day, the Nile tilapia travels less than five miles from its watery home to an Auburn University dining…

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The Hidden Costs of Food Festivals

Are food festivals holding back the very chefs and restaurants they’re supposed to support?

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Working Lunch

A Georgia farm encourages a midday meal together.

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A Mind to Stay Here

Mrs. Flora Mae Hunter’s cooking on a Florida estate delighted captains of industry and even British royalty.

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Rathead Riley: The Great Gatherer

Mike “Rathead” Riley is the inaugural recipient of the SFA’s Standard-Bearer award.

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The Education of Cynthia and Nelson

The husband-and-wife Latinx couple had a general appreciation for Southern cuisine, but they had never been to the…

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We the People are Larger than We Used to Be

Workers in this country used to spend the day on their feet. Now most of us spend it sitting on our asses.

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Future of the Restaurant

Can the South leverage its tragic and triumphant histories to lead culturally, intellectually, morally?

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Busted Sooks, Rank Peelers, and White-Belly Jimmies

The trade in blue crabs remains an important part of the Eastern Shore economy.

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Eighty-Six Tipping?

A one-wage system can help balance inequalities in the service industry.

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Harassment and the Service Economy

In restaurants, economics and sexual harassment are intimately entwined.

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Spinning Carolina Gold Rice into Sake

Will Carolina Gold Rice become coveted sake?

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Are prison diets punitive? A report from behind bars

Is prison food causing problems for public health? Gravy investigates.

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