Our granddaughter Maggie just got home from college one weekend a while back with a list of Southern comfort foods she’d been craving! Right at the top? Fried okra, green beans, potato soup, and ...

There's a reason colorful corn cobs adorn Thanksgiving tables; corn is a plant first harvested and processed by Native Americans. Cornbread is an even more complex meeting of worlds, representing the ...

During one Cucalorus Film Festival many years ago, I watched a short film called "The Accountant." The titular character, played by Ray McKinnon, was driven to preserve the Southern way of life.