Southern food is a rich and varied cuisine, full of complexities that make it nearly impossible to confine to a single cookbook. But that is precisely the challenge culinary historian Michael W.

Some recipes stay around because they simply work. This collection highlights Southern dishes that have been passed down and ...

You think you know Southern food? Sure, fried chicken and biscuits are icons for a reason, but there's a whole universe of regional dishes that never quite made it to the mainstream spotlight.