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Syrian-ish: Damascus Meets Little Rock at Layla’s Restaurant

June 9, 2021

In Arkansas, one popular restaurant owner has married his love of his hometown—Damascus, Syria—with his love of his…

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SFA MVP: Amethyst Ganaway’s North Charleston

June 10, 2021

"Soon as I get home, I’m going to go see my grandmother and tell her to get dressed and let’s go to the Caribbean."

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SFA MVP: Amethyst Ganaway’s North Charleston

"Soon as I get home, I’m going to go see my grandmother and tell her to get dressed and let’s go to the Caribbean."

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Syrian-ish: Damascus Meets Little Rock at Layla’s Restaurant

In Arkansas, one popular restaurant owner has married his love of his hometown—Damascus, Syria—with his love of his…

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Ethiopian Atlanta: A Tale of Three Restaurants

Atlanta, Georgia, is home to one of the country’s largest Ethiopian communities. Immigrants brought their families,…

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The Lost Pearl

What happened to the Apalachicola oyster?

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Tempeh Brings Indonesia to Houston

Despite Houston's great diversity, Indonesian immigrants have struggled to make their food recognizable and understood…

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One Foot in the Soil and One in the Ocean

How we treat our waters reflects how we treat each other.

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The Family Farm

I want to be a good mother and also a good farmer.

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Gravy Issue 79, Spring 2021

Editor’s Note – Sara Camp Milam SFA MVP’s: North Charleston – Amethyst Ganaway Director’s Cut – John…

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It’s Scary Behind the Dairy

LGBTQ+ folx working and playing in queer spaces are well-versed in the challenges of staying open, staying alive.

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A Certain Type of Southerner

Even benign interrogations sent the message that my family was inherently other.

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A Little Bit Softer Now

It’s spring, and I’m giving myself permission to daydream.

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I’m Going to the Store

My mom would never pass up the opportunity to hit a good grocery store.

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Taco Burger Fantasia

Mexican flavors in hamburger form have attracted Americans for over a century.

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Consider the Quonset

Quonsets looked wonky and futuristic, like supersized culverts bisected longways, but the roots of the word are ancient.

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In the Smoke with Marie Jean

Sisters have a long legacy of doin’ it and grillin’ it for themselves.

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The Holy Trinity: From the Bayou to the Bay

For nearly a century and a half, Louisianans have migrated to the San Francisco Bay area. If there's a portal between these two worlds, it's built on a base of the culinary Holy Trinity: onion, celery, and bell pepper.

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Puerto Rican Pasteles: Unwrapping the Diaspora

Pasteles mean Christmas to many Puerto Ricans, both on and off the island. Why is this beloved, labor-intensive dish popping up at plate sales in suburban Orlando—and what does climate change have to do with this phenomenon?

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Horchata: An Ancient Drink that Crossed the Globe

Horchata, a refreshing drink originally made from tiger nuts, made its way to present-day Texas and Mexico via the Islamic conquest of Spain and the Spanish conquest of the Americas. How do indigenous populations reckon with colonialism in their diets?

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