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Gravy shares stories of the changing American South through the foods we eat. Gravy showcases a South that is constantly evolving, accommodating new immigrants, adopting new traditions, and lovingly maintaining old ones. It uses food as a means to explore all of that, to dig into lesser-known corners of the region, complicate stereotypes, document new dynamics, and give voice to the unsung folk who grow, cook, and serve our daily meals.
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Two sisters, Lainie and Laura Beth, who love family, traditions, and all things Southern! There's plenty of room at the table, so pull up a chair as we discuss Southern culture, food, hospitality, travel, history, regional events, college football, and more! Whether you are new to the South, never left the South, or just curious about the South, come on in!
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What's Next for the Women of Mama Dip's Kitchen?
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In "What's Next for the Women of Mama Dip's Kitchen?" Gravy producer Leoneda Inge takes listeners to Mama Dip’s Kitchen, known for its chicken and dumplings and scrumptious homemade desserts. The restaurant has fed tourists, celebrities, and steady customers for nearly fifty years in Chapel Hill, North Carolina—so the community was shocked when the…
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Known as the “Winter Resort of the South” Thomasville, Georgia has been luring people to enjoy fishing hunting, socializing, golf horse racing biking since the late 1800’s. Join us at the table, as we discussed the beauty we found in the people, places and landscape of Thomasville, GA. Visitor’s Info: https://thomasvillega.com/ Accommodations South…
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December is upon us, and it has become a tradition for us to give you a list of gift-giving ideas from Southern makers and companies. So, join us at the table to hear a few of our favorite southern finds from this year. Previous Gift Episodes Referenced: 2021 - Southern Lifestyle Gifts - https://steelmagnoliaspodcast.com/episode/southern-lifestyle-…
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Tasting the South in the San Fernando Valley
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In “Tasting the South in the San Fernando Valley,” producer Rebecca Katz tells the story of how three black women created a soul food institution in one of the whitest parts of the San Fernando Valley that still thrives today. During the Second Great Migration in the 1940s, large numbers of Black Americans traveled west to Los Angeles, California. …
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For those of us who buy a live Christmas tree, it is almost time to make the trip to our local nursery to pick out this year‘s living room addition. But where did those trees come from? Join us at the table as we discuss The Christmas Tree Farms of western North Carolina. Frasier fir trees from North Carolina are shipped to every state in the Unite…
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“One of the South’s Prettiest Towns" “One of the 50 Best Places to Travel” “A Magical Christmas Town” The past few years, Franklin, TN has been making more and more headlines from Travel + Leisure to the Wall Street Journal, but to us, it’s just home....a place we’ve always bragged on and now we’re ready to share our intimate thoughts with you, joi…
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Adaptation, Survival, Gratitude: A Lumbee Thanksgiving Story
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At this point, most of us know the Thanksgiving story about the Pilgrims and the Indians happily indulging in a joint feast is a vast oversimplification of what actually happened. But how many of us still have an idea of Native people that's stuck in the past? "People didn't believe that I was Native because I was from North Carolina," Lumbee India…
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Now the longest-running music series in American television history, Austin City Limit showcases popular music legends and innovators from every genre. In addition to being honored by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum as a rock and roll landmark, ACL is the only television program to ever receive the National Medal of Arts, the nation's hig…
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The Collected Cottage feat. Kathryn Crisp Greeley
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Kathryn Greeley is a collector, gardener, entertainer, and designer. Kathryn lives in western North Carolina in a lovely home called Chestnut Cottage. This cottage and its grounds are filled with many of her favorite things. The gardens outside the cottage are equally impressive. Kathryn’s great affection for cottage style gardens was inspired by h…
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Winter mornings are serene in the cypress groves of the Mississippi Delta. There’s the glide of the canoe, and the gentle ripple of camouflage waders disappearing into waist-deep water. What finally breaks the pre-dawn quiet is the fire of a shotgun, and the splash of a Labrador Retriever. And then, there’s the laughter of a group of women. That’s …
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Steel Magnolias Podcast is always coming back to the theme of southern hospitality. We love any excuse to open our hearts and our doors to others, so today we wanted to discuss the origins of Friendsgiving and how that can look at your dinner table. Episodes referenced: How a Dinner Party Can Save Your Life feat. Dr. Jerome Burt - https://podcasts.…
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In the middle of the rolling hills of Tennessee, is a new farmhouse full of inspiration and modern amenities...the 2023 Southern Living Idea House. Join us at the table to hear more about our favorite features in this house just up the road from us. From the September Issue - Full Story on the House: https://www.southernliving.com/2023-idea-house-t…
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In “Czech Out Texas Kolaches,” Gravy producer Evan Stern invites listeners to join him on a return trip to his native Texas to explore the history, origins, and evolutions of kolaches through the voices of bakers of varying backgrounds and perspectives. This episode complements the oral history project Stern created for SFA, The Keepers of Kolaches…
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Scripture cake is also known as “Bible Cake”, “Scriptural Cake” and “Old Testament Cake” and was extremely popular in the latter part of the nineteenth century, especially in the southern Appalachians. Ready to feed your stomach and your soul? Scripture Cake recipe: https://www.quick-german-recipes.com/scripture-cake-recipe.html Gosh we love a good…
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Great bookstores, vibrant local music scene and fun, casual pizza joints and coffee shops are just a few of the reasons we love college towns. Join us at the table as we discuss some of the great college towns we have across the American South. We did our best to represent a large spread: 10 towns from 10 states. Episodes Referenced: College Footba…
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In “North Carolina Pottery from Clay to Kiln” Gravy producer Wilson Sayre invites us to consider the vehicles that our food sits on—plates. In this episode, she takes us to central North Carolina, where the story of the hand-thrown pottery and its relationship with food is told with gusto. If you eat with your eyes, then the “plating” of food is an…
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The chain of barrier islands that skirts the coast of North Carolina from the Virginia border to Cape Lookout was once remote. Today the Outer Banks is one of America’s most popular vacation destinations; welcoming millions of visitors each year! We had the opportunity to sit down with author and Outer Banks native Clark Twiddy. He chronicles the r…
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The Southern Jewish Table feat. Rachel Gordon Barnett and Lyssa Kligman Harvey
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We have found two Southern Jewish women that share our passion in preserving history around the dinner table! We are sitting down with Rachel Gordon Barnett and Lyssa Kligman Harvey, two lifelong South Carolinians, to discuss the intersection of traditional Jewish dishes with classic Southern ingredients and African American culinary traditions. Th…
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A Shrimp Boat Blessing with no Shrimp Boats
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In “A Shrimp Boat Blessing with no Shrimp Boats,” Gravy producer Irina Zhorov takes listeners to Bayou La Batre, on Alabama's Gulf Coast. Long known as the seafood capital of Alabama, Bayou La Batre has hosted a Blessing of the Fleet – a festival to bless local commercial shrimp and fishing boats – since the 1940s. Fishing has long been a dangerous…
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We are revisiting one of our all time favorite topics to discuss… College Football Traditions rule and reign on Saturdays in the South and we are going school by school to discuss! We also mentioned that previous guest, Elizabeth Heiskell, is now available for catering at Ole Miss home games - https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw-frzWrQYE/ or website - h…
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In 1955, two Georgia neighbors opened up a restaurant that would change the world. Joe Rogers Sr. and Tom Forkner were living in Avondale Estates, GA, when they decided to open a 24-hour, sit-down restaurant for their friends and neighbors, focused on people on both sides of the counter. That first restaurant opened the door to create the Waffle Ho…
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Annie Fisher’s Beaten Biscuits Meant Business
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In “Annie Fisher’s Beaten Biscuits Meant Business,” Gravy producer Mackenzie Martin digs into beaten biscuits, the tender, flaky hardtack rolls that date back to the 1800s, when they were often served with ham and particularly popular in the South. Historically speaking, beaten biscuits were incredibly laborious to make—so they were viewed as a cul…
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Fort Worth, Texas is often known as the sister city to Dallas, but it has an old west culture that is quite distinct. Join us at the table as we discuss the beauties of Cowtown! Let’s dive into the 12th largest city in the U.S…. Stops mentioned: Historic Stockyard District: https://www.fortworthstockyards.org/ Stockyard Museum: http://www.stockyard…
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Get your last minute wear on white yall! Pools are closing, school is starting and sales are happening on mattresses and appliances. Join us at the table as we discuss the roots of Labor Day and how we like to celebrate. Let’s have a Labor Day cookout! We did say cookout — and we mean that. It’s not a BBQ although there could be BBQ there…but don’t…
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In “Tasting Kentucky in Tiananmen,” Gravy producers Ishan Thakore and Katie Jane Fernelius explore how KFC became one of the most popular restaurant chains in China, and what its dominance reveals about other huge Southern firms. KFC is now part of the corporate conglomerate Yum! Brands, which includes chains like Taco Bell and Pizza Hut. But it ha…
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The Golden Isles Halfway between Savannah, Georgia and Jacksonville, Florida lies a nature-lover’s dream vacation spot: The Golden Isles. These Georgia islands have something for everybody, from luxurious accommodations and great golf courses to more modest spots with marsh lands and bike trails for outdoor exploration. Lainie personally spent some…
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Today we will be discussing the importance of recipes in the continuation of family heritage. Using food as a means to bridge generations one to another, we hope this discussion will inspire you to head back to the family dinner table to hear from one another, learn about your past, and figure out where you fit in the bigger story of your family's …
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We are back after a much-needed summer break from podcasting! If you are new, welcome, if you’ve been with us for a while now, you know what to expect and we hope you still feel very welcome here! We're discussing summer birthdays, the best BLT Lainie has ever eaten, our speaking engagement at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Jekyll Island…
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The Culture of Jimmy Buffett and Parrotheads
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There is one southerner who has given us all a soundtrack that celebrates the coastal life and just screams "summer is here." That person is Jimmy Buffett! Join us at the table as we discuss Buffett and his Parrot Head clubs that were also born in the South. Magnolia Margarita: (The kick of jalapeño with the sweet of a southern peach) 2 oz tequila …
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Some people really are just gifted in having an eye to see an alternative use for something old of the everyday items. We got the chance to sit down with our friend Laura Stockett Roberts to talk about some of the hidden gems she's found at flea markets, antique malls and estate sales. Join us for a fun conversation with a veteran collector, and tr…
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Dockery Farms was established by Will Dockery in 1895 to produce cotton, America’s most important export of the 19th and early 20th century. African Americans who came to Dockery to cultivate cotton created a culture that inspired the music we know as the Blues. In the words of B.B. King “You might say it all started right here.” We took a trip to …
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Owensboro, KY is barely considered in the South, yet the culture of bluegrass music, bourbon, and BBQ as well as the people seemed very Southern to Lainie, who is fresh off a weekend away! She’s here to share her experiences and y’all know she travels well and packs it in, so get ready to learn all about the 4th largest city in the state of Kentuck…
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Jeremy Parsons, media personality, of People, Today, GMA, Rachel Ray and all the red carpet awards shows, has graciously come to Lainie’s kitchen table to interview us for this milestone episode. After 200 episodes, we are so grateful to know the star of the show: THE SOUTH and to have incredible listeners that share our affinity for southern cultu…
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We are excited to occasionally drop in episodes we are gonna call "meet the maker." This is our first installment of meet the maker and we are excited to introduce you to another double-named southern, Mary Landrum! Mary Landrum Pyron is the owner and artist behind ML provisions. Her unique talents, vision, and sense of adventure led her to Wyoming…
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Southerners Hosting Tea (For the Coronation of King Charles III)
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Charles Philip Arthur George also known as Charles III is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other commonwealth realms. On May 6, 2023, The Archbishop of Canterbury will lead the coronation for King Charles. We recently sat down for tea with our friend and former guest, Laura Stockett Roberts, to discuss ways us southerners can celebrate and the…
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A destination in its own right with its vibrant, downtown shops and restaurants must see attractions and great hotels. The charming Delta town of Cleveland, Mississippi is just over 100 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee. A city of 12,000 named after President Grover Cleveland, the town began formation in 1869 as people moved inland from the Mississ…
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Loss of a Steel Magnolia- A Tribute to Nashville Hero Katherine Koonce
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If you’ve listened to this podcast for a while now, you know that the tone of the show is to share uplifting conversations about life in the South, and today is no exception. Last Monday, March 27, 2023 our city of Nashville faced devastating heartbreak through a school shooting that took the lives of 3 children and 3 adults including the head of t…
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Sunday Dinner in the South was once a staple that would never have been missed no matter what demands were on the family. These days the schedules are tighter and the food requests are lighter. Today we’re taking a look at what makes this tradition important and sit down with Lauren McDuffie, a Charleston, SC-based cookbook author, food writer, sty…
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If you have visitors coming to stay with you, your hospitably is about to be on the main stage and we want to help you SHINE! Your preparation will make your guest feel expected and welcome. We are sharing all kinds of tips on this episode to get you excited AND prepared to host. Mentions: Boll & Branch Sheets - Sleep better at night with luxurious…
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In “A Tale of Two Laredos,” Gravy producer Evan Stern visits Laredo, Texas, which shares history, culture, and memory with its sister city across the border, Nuevo Laredo. For decades, Mexican border towns were renowned for refined, white tablecloth restaurants where jacketed waiters served a café society that transcended international boundaries. …
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