The Southern Foodways Alliance documents, studies, and explores the diverse food cultures of the changing American South.
Interview
Cathey, who passed away in 2009, was the president of Bon Vivant, a food marketing consulting firm in Arlington,…
Edna Lewis was born in 1916 in the African American community of Freetown, Virginia, near Charlottesville. Raised in a…
At the University of Mississippi, John T. discovered a common thread between food, social justice, politics, and fun.…
Born in Opelousas, Louisiana, Paul Prudhomme was the youngest of 13 children. At 17, inspired by the cookery of his…
Dori Sanders is a farmer, novelist, cookbook author, and a founding member of the Southern Foodways Alliance. She was…
Her repertoire, honed over two decades in the kitchen, includes pink grapefruit soufflé tarts, key lime coconut pie,…
Jessica B. Harris is the author of eight books documenting the foods and foodways of the African Diaspora. In addition…
Born in Alabama, Marie Rudisill is the author of eight books, including Sook’s Cookbook and Fruitcake: Memories of…
Oral History
In the fall of 2004 the SFA launched its Founders Oral History Project. This important undertaking will forever…