Deep South Dining

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...

Cotton Blues has been a Hattiesburg staple restaurant with a menu full of locally sourced delights and surprises that constantly has it named "Best Brunch in the Pine Belt". Now coming to a grocery store near you (if not there already) is there signature cheesecake hand crafted by pastry chef Shaun Davis. On this episode of Deep South Dining Malcolm and Carol talk with Cotton Blues owner Chris Ort...

Sheet pan cooking has exploded in recent years with home cooks everywhere. In this episode of Deep South Dining Malcolm and Carol welcome one of the best home cooks they know, LeAnne Gault. A lady of the Delta (Greenwood to be specific) but now in Jackson where Sundays are set aside for grocery shopping and trying different flavors on those lucky enough to sit at her table. From sheet pan dinners...

On this episode of Deep South Dining Malcolm White is back in the studio, while Carol takes a quick break from the show. But all is well as we welcome Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame sports and current Mississippi Today sports columnist Rick Cleveland to the show. In addition to his well sought after columns, Rick is a very serious home cook. Also he has spent years in stadium and areas around the...

Breakfast is the one meal where it seems all things are possible. Sweet or savory? Hearty or light? Breakfast in the morning or breakfast at night? (Hey that's a rhyme!) A good breakfast should not be hard to come by so today we talk with John Currence from Big Bad Breakfast, who has populated the South with these breakfast eateries. Also we hear about some other great breakfast places around the...

It's the end of January and many New Year's resolutions are out the window, especially those about eating healthy. Plus the Super Bowl is around the corner and a diet does not mesh well with game day. But let's not think of healthy eating as a diet but as a lifestyle. From Blue Cross Blue Shield executive chef Labron Alexander and registered dietitian Virginia Boyles to talk about healthy food swa...

In the South the gas station is much more than your place to fill up your car. In many communities it is a mix between the morning coffee house, lunch counter, and evening hangout. There are so many stories to be told at these meeting places, especially about some of one of a kind dishes only found in these particular gas stations. Today on the show Malcolm and Carol welcome former Mississippi Jud...

The champagne has been popped, the new year bell has been rung, and for many that new years resolution already needs a do-over. On the first show of 2020 Malcolm and Carol toast to the new year by reflecting on some of their favorite dishes from the holiday season. Also with every January 1st comes a new set of food trends that are predicted to dominate the new year. 2019 might have been the year...

Oh the weather outside is frightful.....but the kitchen smells delightful! This is the Deep South Dining Christmas episode and today our gift to you is an interview with Chef Carla Hall. She has been a model, accountant, and now shares the good feeling of food around the world. Malcolm and Carol talked with Carla and Chef Enrika Williams before their event at the famed Smith Robertson Museum. Also...

Chef David Raines has been around the world, cooking under some of the world's best chefs and worked in some of the world's best restaurants. Now he is in central Mississippi bringing back the traditional butcher shop to Main Street and barbecue to the lunch hour. Today he sits down with Malcolm and Carol to talk about how he made his trek through places like Germany, France, and Japan back to the...

To conclude the book tour for his latest cookbook, South: Essential Recipes and New Explorations Chef Sean Brock came to Jackson Mississippi to give a talk at Cathead Distillery. But before that he came by MPB Think Radio and had a conversation with Deep South Dining host, Malcolm White and Carol Puckett. Being that Jackson was the last stop before heading back to Nashville, Sean was ready to unpa...

Now we are really in the homestretch for Thanksgiving and if you are still thinking about what your menu should be Malcolm, Carol, and special guest Bobby Cleveland have a few suggestions. Also if your Turkey is not already defrosting, then you should pull if out of the freezer right now! Throughout the show Bobby shares his hunting and fishing background with tales of cooking wild turkey and talk...

Thanksgiving is next week and always the most fussed over meal of the year. Today on the show we welcome the one and only Elizabeth Heiskell to talk about how she juggles the many aspects of a delicious Thanksgiving meal. Not to mention her up coming appearance on The Today Show (NBC) mixed in with all the meal planning and prepping. Also we talk with Chef Enrika Williams about her upcoming foodie...

Is gumbo really gumbo without okra? That may be a question for the ages but there is no question about this episode of Deep South Dining being one of our most delicious ever. Malcolm White and Carol Puckett begin today's show with a countdown to Thanksgiving and tips for preparing your dinner. Then we welcome champion gumbo maker Nickee Allison and Felicia Kent aka the Gumbo Queen. They talk about...

Pizza has its origins in Italy but America has done things with pizza that no one thought possible. With over 3 billions pizzas sold in the U.S. every year, Mississippi does not shy away from putting a deep south twist on the pie. From Pizza Shack, a central Mississippi standout pizzeria, we welcome Ian Campbell who brings in one of their latest pizzas for Malcolm and Carol to try. Also among the...