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The
Newsletter for the Southern Foodways
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SFA
Field Trip and Symposuim Explore Applachian
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The rich tradition of Appalachian food
is the theme of the third annual Southern
Foodways Alliance Field Trip,
August 1-3, 2003, hosted by the Biltmore
Estate in Ashville, North Carolina.
The itinerary includes a
behind-the-scenes tour of Biltmore Estate’s
agricultural programs, its vineyards
and winery operations, and its
kitchens; a discussion of Southern wines
and wineries with a tasting; and tours
of local farms and markets.
And
of course, there’s food: a game dinner
at Biltmore, an Appalachian Iron
Skillet competition sponsored by
the North Carolina SweetPotato Council
and Lodge Manufacturing, and
one of White Lily’s famous breakfasts.
Along the way, you might even
learn to clog.
SFA’s
Field Trips always sell out early. To
register, e-mail Manda Palomares at
sfa2003@biltmore.com or phone 828-231-9092.
Registration is $245 for
SFA members and $275 for others. A
special rate of $135 per night has been
arranged at the Inn on the Biltmore
Estate. For information and reservations,
call 828-231-9092.
Programming
for the 2003 Southern Foodways
Symposium will also highlight
Appalachia. Speakers confirmed
at press time include food writer
Ronni Lundy, journalist Rick
Bragg, and novelist Lee Smith. Dates
are October 2-5, and registration will
open in July. Check our Web
site for program details: www.southernfoodways.com.
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The Great PC Competition
The
Southern Foodways Alliance, the
Southeast Dairy Association, and the
Web site www.ilovecheese.com
areseeking pimento cheese recipes and
recollections. Tell us about how your
mother always hand-grated her cheese.
Let
the world know about how your father’s
homemade mayonnaise made all the
difference. Tell us a story of 100 or
so
words about what pimento cheese has
meant to you and your people. Include
a recipe and please detail the recipe’s
provenance.
E-mail
submissions to sfamail@olemiss.edu.
Deadline for entries is July 31. Three
finalists will be announced on August
31. The winner will receive a free
trip to the Southern Foodways Symposium,
to be held October 2-5 in Oxford,
Mississippi.
But
wait, there’s more: In addition to
receiving a monster jar of pimentos
and a wheel
of delicious sharp cheddar cheese, the
winner can take pride in knowing
that
chef Louis Osteen will feature his or
her recipe on the menu at Louis’s at
Pawley’s
for the month of November. Questions
should be directed to the Southern
Foodways Alliance at 662-915-5993.
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P’minnuh
Cheese:
The Pâté of the South
Arkansas
Wine:
Making Do and Doing Well
SFA Contributors
KENDRA
MYERS,
of Atlanta, Georgia, is a playwright, presently
enrolled as a graduate student in Southern Studies
at the University of Mississippi.
JEFF SIEGE L,
a graduate of the Medill Scholl of Journalism at
Northwestern University, has authored six books, and
his writing has appeared in Sports
Illustrated,
Gourmet,
and
Travel
& Leisure.
Southern
Food Alliance Membership Information
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