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Charleston Chewies

Chewies have been a staple sweet pastry in the Gullah Geechee community for generations.

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Charleston Chewies

Chewies have been a staple sweet pastry in the Gullah Geechee community for generations.

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The "Oxford Community Market" oral history project explores the people behind the produce and other goods available at the Oxford Community Market, a center for community support and gathering in Oxford, Mississippi.

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Patrick County, Virginia Public Baking

This oral history project explores the ways that home baking finds its way to public venues in Patrick County, VA. Local staples such as apple butter, pinto beans, bottled green beans, and jello salad show up on dinner tables and at community events, but so do bruschette and biscotti, samosas and vegan cakes.

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The Keepers of Kolaches: The Evolutions of Texas-Czech Baking

"The Keepers of Kolaches" oral history project seeks to explore some of the evolutions of baking techniques and recipes that are used to create kolaches.

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Comida y Familia: Mexican-American Family Barbecue & Foodways

The "Comida y Familia" project situates family barbecue both in the larger context of Texas barbecue traditions and the histories and cultures of Texas’ coastal border towns. Sharing these stories aims to sustain the value of backyard barbecues, traditions on the grill, and family food culture.

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Birmingham’s Central Business District

The Birmingham Central Business District oral history project highlights the food and beverage industry bringing new energy to the city. The Central Business District is home to an eclectic mix of eating and drinking establishments – some housed in the remains of large department stores, some in abandoned office building basements, and others in narrow storefronts.

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Southern Baking

This collection highlights the voices of Southern bakers.

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Parish Epiphany: King Cake Bakers of South Louisiana

These oral histories hone in on what the king cake reveals about the citizens of southeast Louisiana—their backgrounds, their experiences, their vast and often intertwining tastes and traditions.

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Mutual Aid Through Food: Community Care Networks in New Orleans

Mutual aid efforts in New Orleans and the surrounding region have cared for their communities when traditional institutions of support have failed.

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COVID-19 Project

Documenting the experiences of food workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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Saltwater South: Forgotten Coast

This project explores the water column oyster aquaculture in Florida's Apalachee and Apalachicola Bays.

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Summer Avenue, Memphis

Summer Avenue, a six-mile section of US Highway 70, one of the first paved, signed highways in the US, has been known by a number of names over the years -- the Broadway of America, Bristol Highway, and most recently, Nations Highway. But for the market owners, restaurateurs, and retail owners in this oral history collection, Memphis is simply home.

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Charleston Chewies

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Charleston Chewies

Oxford Community Market

Patrick County, Virginia Public Baking

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Sadé Meeks: 2023 John Egerton Prize Winner

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