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The country music legend, who died at 80 on Aug. 25, often shared her love for Southern cooking, from cookbooks to baking ...

The cover of "When Southern Women Cook" and authors Toni Tipton-Martin (left) and Morgan Bolling (right). (Courtesy of America's Test Kitchen) Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on April 7, ...

A new cookbook features not only wonderful Southern cooking recipes passed down for generations, but also the Delta blues music associated with the food and the artists who have sampled the recipes.

The sudden passing of Dolly Parton at the age of 80 has fans reflecting on her immense legacy both on and off the stage. While the legendary singer was universally known for her incredible musical ...

Can Southerners, who are stereotypically known to love all things breaded and fried, get an appetite for lighter dishes? “If there’s not an appetite for that, there should be,” said Lauren McDuffie, ...

NEW ORLEANS — Contemporary southern cooking is getting a taste of something fresh — respect. Even above the Mason-Dixon Line, the food of the South no longer is about fried chicken and barbecue ...

Culinary historian Michael Twitty discusses his new book, "Recipes From the American South." Twitty reflects on his 2013 open letter to Paula Deen, which criticized her for not acknowledging the Black ...

UNC Press has a long history of publishing books about Southern food and foodways; however, Southern cookbooks are coming from all the major publishing houses in 2012 or 2013. From Charleston authors ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A culinary figure, dubbed the “Queen of Southern Cooking” by Southern Living, has died at age 85. Nathalie Dupree authored more than a dozen southern-style cookbooks ...