The Southern Foodways Alliance documents, studies, and explores the diverse food cultures of the changing American South.
Oral History
In May 2008 the SFA, along with members and friends, headed to Chicago for Camp Chicago, a day-long series of lectures…
Interview
Rose DeShazer White, a native in Hollandale, Mississippi, grew up eating caramel cake. Her mother baked caramel cakes…
Edna Stewart’s parents were sharecroppers in Covington, Tennessee, until they moved to Chicago in 1936. Edna was born…
James Lemons and his four brothers grew up in Indianola, Mississippi, where their mother taught them to cook, and where…
Delars Bracy left his hometown of Ruleville, Mississippi, as a young man and headed for Los Angeles, where he went to…
Izola White grew up picking cotton in Kenton, Tennessee. In 1945 she caught a train to Chicago and never looked back.…
When you’re in Chicago, you’ve got to make a stop for a hot dog. Or a Mother-in-Law. Chicago native John Pawlikowski…