Reviews
Praise for earlier editions of Cornbread Nation : "Could ultimately be the best ongoing collection of food writing in America today."-- Edible Memphis "Like taking a road trip to deliciously obscure spots all over the region, filling up on barbecue, chicken mull and honeysuckle sorbet along the way."-- Charleston Magazine "An annual feast of food writing."-- New Orleans Times-Picayune "Rich with food lore."-- Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Cornbread Nation 7 is American regionalism at its finest. It's a splendid collection of tales of Southerners traveling abroad, immigrants journeying to the South, and children of immigrants living in the South and then reflecting on their heritage. Through the meticulous efforts of guest editor Francis Lam, on behalf of the Southern Foodways Alliance and general editor John T. Edge, we have been bestowed with this gem., "The writings in Cornbread Nation 7 are as varied as the South itself. Some of the authors were born Southern, some come from away, but their love for and connection with the South and its food bring them all together. . . . Their works show how the South is changing with outside influences, while keeping its own identity. Even if you're not a die-hard 'foodie', anyone with an interest in food or Southern culture can enjoy this book." --Zinia Randles, Tennessee Libraries, "'Love' and 'home' (including homes far from the South) show up more than once in this book, but please don't fear Crock-Pots of sentimentality. The subject- this great, complicated subject of Southern food, Southern food history and chefs, the habits and humors and rules that go in and around and behind our food- is here described and analyzed and eulogized by some of the South's finest writers." --Clyde Edgerton, Garden & Gun, "'Love' and 'home' (including homes far from the South) show up more than once in this book, but please don't fear Crock-Pots of sentimentality. The subject--this great complicated subject of Southern food, Southern food history and chefs, the habits and humor and rules that go in and around and behind our food--is here described and analyzed and eulogized by some of the Southern's finest writers." --Clyde Edgerton, Garden & Gun, " Cornbread Nation 7 is American regionalism at its finest. It's a splendid collection of tales of Southerners traveling abroad, immigrants journeying to the South, and children of immigrants living in the South and then reflecting on their heritage. Through the meticulous efforts of guest editor Francis Lam, on behalf of the Southern Foodways Alliance and general editor John T. Edge, we have been bestowed with this gem." --Shyam K. Sriram, PopMatters, "'Love' and 'home' (including homes far from the South) show up more than once in this book, but please don't fear Crock-Pots of sentimentality. The subject--this great complicated subject of Southern food, Southern food history and chefs, the habits and humor and rules that go in and around and behind our food--is here described and analyzed and eulogized by some of the South's finest writers." --Clyde Edgerton, Garden & Gun, 'Love' and 'home' (including homes far from the South) show up more than once in this book, but please don't fear Crock-Pots of sentimentality. The subject-this great complicated subject of Southern food, Southern food history and chefs, the habits and humor and rules that go in and around and behind our food-is here described and analyzed and eulogized by some of the South's finest writers., The writings in Cornbread Nation 7 are as varied as the South itself. Some of the authors were born Southern, some come from away, but their love for and connection with the South and its food bring them all together. . . . Their works show how the South is changing with outside influences, while keeping its own identity. Even if you're not a die-hard 'foodie', anyone with an interest in food or Southern culture can enjoy this book., 'Love' and 'home' (including homes far from the South) show up more than once in this book, but please don't fear Crock-Pots of sentimentality. The subject--this great complicated subject of Southern food, Southern food history and chefs, the habits and humor and rules that go in and around and behind our food--is here described and analyzed and eulogized by some of the South's finest writers.
