Can Southern Food Be Healthy?
Southern food gets a bad rap due to its emphasis on frying, gravy and bacon, but its origins are actually much simpler and healthier.
The Culture of Southern Food
Often seen as "comfort food," Southern food is a massive category that encompasses all kinds of mouthwatering dishes.
Southern Food Rushes West
Comfort food makes its way to the West Coast, with plenty of chicken and waffles, pimento cheese and sweet tea appearing on menus.
Hopscotch Buttermilk Fried Chicken
Make Oakland, California, restaurant's newly famous fried chicken at home.
Brake For Fast Food
Sometimes fast food is a necessity on the road. We offer up seven Southern chains doing it right.
A Pair of Poems About Fried Chicken
"How to Eat Fried Chicken" by Alabama student Kellie Webb and "Good Fried Chicken Is Hard to Find" by Louisiana native Thomas Cochran.