Deep South Dining

More than just a place to eat, local restaurants are gathering places for friends and a vital business for the local economy. Today Malcolm and Carol talk with restaurant owner Jeff Good about the affect COVID-19 had on hid business and the way he managing these uncertain times. Also with the fall season making its arrival Felder Rushing (The Gestalt Gardener) joins the show to talk abou...

Most people, if asked, have one person in their social circle that can be counted for good barbecue. And they are probably known as the "BBQ Guy". But on Deep South Dining we have our resident "BBQ Girl", Trudy Fisher! Always at the ready for a good grilling conversation Trudy joins Malcolm and Carol for a discussion about good 'Que and the sauce that brings it home. With many styles and variation...

On this edition of Deep South Dining Malcolm and Carol remember and highlight one of the great writers and cultural ambassadors of the South, Julia Reed. On Friday, August 28 she died at the age of 59. A tireless spokesperson for the South and especially her hometown of Greenville, Julia was the embodiment of Deep South Dining. From Garden & Gun Magazine In Memoriam: Julia Evans Reed, 1960–202...

A touch of this and a splash of that is all it took for this episode of Deep South Dining to get cooking. First Malcolm and Carol chat about some current food headlines from Mississippi and around the country. Then they send condolences to a pair of local restaurant scene favorites that left a great impact in the industry. Next they ponder on the distinction of jelly covered lamb chops and take a...

Chef Alexander Smalls began his life in the South Carolina low country, but has traveled the world as a world class opera singer, opened some of Americas finest restaurants, and has the awards to prove it. His new cookbook, “Meals, Music, and Muses: Recipes from My African American Kitchen” bridges his two passions and presents them as binding forces of culture and history. Malcolm and C...

As a renowned pastry chef based in Nashville, Lisa Donovan has has a front row seat to the workings of the restaurant industry. Her recently released memoir, "Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger" is written by a cook but you won’t find a recipe in its pages. It talks of Lisa’s journey that has been called a unforgettable tale of class, gender, and race. So join us as Malcolm and Carol as they talk w...

Community cookbooks focus on home cooking, often documenting regional, ethnic, family, and societal traditions, as well as local history. For this reason Larrison Campbell had a front row seat to the fashionable entertaining and eating that is chronicled in many of her mother’s community cookbooks. Her recent Vanity Fair essay takes a look at these time capsules and relates their recipes and tradi...

Malcolm and Carol are in a bit of fig mania. Figs are everywhere and Carol even has fig tarts to share. On this episode of Deep South Dining there is plenty of fig talk, also Malcolm shares some news that will yield him more time in the kitchen. Also Felder Rushing joins the show to talk about the garden he has had this summer and share his process for fig preserves. Let's eat y'all! Ocracoke Isla...

The only question to ask when talking about ice cream is: Cup or cone? You may have your favorite flavor but the way you take your scoop really sets people a part. On this episode of Deep South Dining, Malcolm and Carol celebrate National Ice Cream Month by highlighting some of the great places, past and present, to get a delicious scoop. Also several listeners call in and share great memories of...

Duke's Mayonnaise is a brand that has origins in the South but is a mayo favorite in many parts of the country. The launch of The Duke's Mayonnaise Cookbook shines a light on just how far this condiment can be used in the kitchen. Author Ashley Strickland Freeman joins host Malcolm White and Carol Puckett to talk about this ode to Duke's Mayonnaise and tell why it is the secret ingredient for many...

The summer is always a great time for grilling. If we are being honest anytime is a great time for grilling. On this episode of Deep South Dining Malcolm and Carol welcome two grill masters to the show to share their knowledge of grilling and smoking. From Tru-Q BBQ we have Trudy Fisher and from Wright Way BBQ we welcome Eddie Wright. Low and slow is great for brisket but what about kabobs? And ar...

Today on Deep South Dining Malcolm and Carol take a look at the process of pickling and preserving foods with friend of the show April McGregor. Now based in Pennsylvania, this native of Vardaman, Mississippi has been making award winning pickles and preserves since the days on her family farm. After a brief history lesson from Carol on the early days of preserving, April takes us from the fig tre...

Adrian Miller did not set out to be known as the Soul Food Scholar, but when he say a void in the telling of the story of soul food he rose to the challenge. Now as a James Beard Award winning author and historian he shares the story of soul food and how it is a major part of the African-American experience. On this episode of Deep South Dining, Malcolm and Carol talk with Adrian ahead of Juneteen...

The yellow squash, red tomatoes, and many of the delicious greens are ready to make your dinner plate radiant. But that is only if you have access to this type of high quality food. On this episode of Deep South Dining, Malcolm and Carol take a look into the struggle of food insecurity with Robert St. John from Extra Table and the producers of a new documentary Fertile Ground. Food insecurity is n...

Like the Beatles song, "With A Little Help From My Friends" or the Whodini hip hop classic, "Friends" today's show could not have happened without some familiar Deep South Dining voices. Malcolm and Carol were off for the Memorial Day holiday and had plenty of food talk to catch up on. Also they discuss the new normal for restaurants as guidelines are being relaxed. Then we hear from a few friends...

On this episode of Deep South Dining, Malcolm and Carol talk with Dr. Marcie Cohen Ferris. As the former president of the Southern Foodways Alliance and author of the books, "Matzoh Ball Gumbo" and "The Edible South", Marcie has spent most of her life chronicling the Jewish experience in the South through the lens of food. So this show they will talk how Jews reinvented culinary traditio...

Community cookbooks are more than just a collection of recipes. They are viewed as community art projects, time capsules, and often family heirlooms. Today Malcolm and Carol are dusting off some of their favorite community cookbooks and speak with a few friends about theirs. Did you know that the biggest selling community cookbook has sold 1.9 million copies? Also in this episode we hear about wha...

Co-Authors Amy C. Evans and Martha Foose have come together to create a cookbook full of Southern charm, inspiring art, and delicious recipes. With section titles like, Morning Glories, Anytime Sweets, and Lingering Lunches there is something here for everyone. So on this episode of Deep South Dining, Malcolm and Carol, take a journey through the Deep South with two culinary giants Amy E...

Connecting with friends and family during COVID-19 is not always easy and today on Deep South Dining we found this to be true. On this episode of Deep South Dining Malcolm and Carol welcome Chef Melissa Martin, author of The Mosquito Supper Club: Cajun Recipes for a Disappearing Bayou. Between a few connection issues, they talk about her time growing up on the bayou and her Mosquito Supper Club re...

On this episode of Deep South Dining Malcolm White and Carol Puckett talk about community cookbooks, delicious bacon, and cooking for the family. First up is the amazing Allan Benton, from Benton’s Smokey Mountain Country Ham’s. Referred to often as the Bacon God they talk about his not so secret ingredients and how COVID-19 is affecting his business. Then Malcolm and Carol talk with che...

Cooking has become the great connector during this time of social distancing. Being physically apart as made our community ties grow stronger and the proof is all over social media. The Facebook group, Cooking and Coping: Gathering Around the Virtual Dinner Table is bringing people together through the love of food from all around the world. Today Malcolm and Carol talk with three of its top membe...

If you were to see a dumpling, would you recognize it? Or would you know it by another name? This is one of the questions that Chef Vivian Howard sought to answer on her new PBS show "Somewhere South". Today on Deep South Dining she joined us from North Carolina to talk with Carol and Malcolm about the new show and the time she spent in Mississippi exploring the role of the dumpling in the state....

During this age of social distancing our daily lives have changed but one constant remains: we have to eat. Yet the new normal is take-out and curbside service from restaurants along with making use of everything in the home pantry and freezer. Today on the show Malcolm and Carol talk with Chef Cole Ellis from Cleveland about how the Delta Meat Market is working with families in his community. The...

Deep South Dining is all about the culture of southern flavor and on this episode we take a look at one of the newest restaurants adding to that culture, Elvie's. Born out of the bond between chef Hunter Evans and Cody McCain, Elvie's is a place where the French cafe meets southern hospitality. Also today in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic Malcolm and Carol talk with Robert St. John about how...

Sometimes we walk into the kitchen with out a plan and make up a meal depending on the ingredients we have. Well that is exactly what we did with this episode of Deep South Dining. It was an open topic day and we created a kabob of southern delights. Malcolm and Carol talk about their latest kitchen adventures, new eateries they have tried, and Carol's Friday fish routine. But most of the conversa...