The Southern Foodways Alliance documents, studies, and explores the diverse food cultures of the changing American South.
Oral History
Asian restaurateurs in Houston are redefining Texas foodways. Their stories inspire Chris Shepherd of the restaurant…
Interview
Dotty Griffith served the Dallas Morning News as food editor from 1976 to 1992 and restaurant critic from 1996 to 2006.…
Elaine Corn was food editor of The Austin American Statesman from 1978 to 1979 and was the food editor for The…
Kitty Crider was the food editor of the Austin American-Statesman from 1979 to 2008. Crider’s career tracked the Austin…
This project explores the careers of Anne Byrn, Debbie Moose, Donna Battle Pierce, Dotty Griffith, Elaine Corn, Jean…
Lisa Fain is the author of three cookbooks, including The Homesick Texan Cookbook and Queso! She is one of the most…
This project explores the careers of Jessica B. Harris, Lisa Fain, Martha Foose, Nancie McDermott, Nathalie Dupree,…
Film
A documentary short about Valentina’s Tex Mex BBQ in Austin, Texas.
At the 2017 Southern Foodways Symposium, SFA honored Houston chef Hugo Ortega with the 2017 Craig Claiborne Lifetime…
