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Community, food
Author John T Edge visiting Northwest Florida for lecture series on Southern food
In the American South, food takes a place on the cultural mantel piece along with rocking chairs and banjo music.
Even in today’s South, where people are more transient and familial connections to the past are often forgotten, you can still find hole-in-the-wall restaurants serving family recipes of gumbo, fried fish, slaw or barbecue.
Chances are if you take a seat at one of these places, you might find yourself sharing a meal with John T. Edge.
John T. Edge is an author of over a dozen books on Southern cuisine and food history. He will be in Pensacola this week to talk about food, family and the Gulf Coast’s beloved Mullet.
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