The Southern Foodways Alliance documents, studies, and explores the diverse food cultures of the changing American South.
Interview
Coming from a large family in Biscoe, Arkansas, Mary Thomas began cooking at an early age. After many years making pies…
Owner and pie maker Loretta Tacker was working as a kindergarten teacher when she and her husband John decided to buy…
In DeValls Bluff, Vivian Barnhill and her daughter Kim Barnhill carry on the legacy of Ms. Lena, Vivian's mother and…
At the Jenny Lind Country Café, just outside of Greenwood, Arkansas, Deana Willhite acts as de facto town historian and…
In 1993, Charlotte founded Charlotte’s Eats and Sweets as a weekend business while working her day job keeping books…
From her tiny pink trailer in the Ozark Mountains, Aileen Forman turns out made-to-order fried pies she assembles with…
Oral History
Being a Southern pie lady is no task for the faint of heart. These women work hard to earn the title, eschewing…
