Cornbread Nation 1: The Best of Southern Food Writing

John Egerton (Editor)

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The first volume in an annual collection, ""Cornbread Nation"" gathers the best of recent southern food writing. In 51 entries - original features and selections previously published in magazines and journals - contributors celebrate the people, places, traditions and tastes of the American South. In these pages, Nikki Giovanni expresses her admiration for the legendary Edna Lewis, Rick Bragg thinks back on Thanksgivings at home, Robert Morgan describes the rituals of canning time, James Villas remembers his friend Craig Claiborne, and Fred Chappell offers a contrarian's view of iced tea. Also among the contributors are: Jim Auchmutey, Roy Blount Jr, Gene Bourg, Lolis Eric Elie, Damon Lee Fowler, Jessica Harris, Karen Hess, Jack Hitt, Ted and Matthew Lee, Ronni Lundy, and Robb Walsh.
  • ISBN13 9780807854198
  • Publish Date 31 October 2002
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 5 June 2021
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint The University of North Carolina Press
  • Edition New edition
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 272
  • Language English