Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Elizabeth Karmel cooks and writes about food drink and travel. My journey with “shrimp and grits” all started with the shrimp and ...

Okay. It's May. The weather's warming up and we're getting in the mood for some serious seafood. My favorite recipe is shrimp & grits. Where do we go to get some in the Carolinas? Well, I have three ...

What are grits? Well... you’d be surprised to learn that there’s a much longer history to the word “Grit.” Before European explorers came west, the indigenous people of North America were eating a ...

Excuse me for a minute while I suck up to my boss. Not long ago, my editor mentioned in passing that her favorite thing to eat is shrimp and grits. Suddenly, and for reasons as mysterious as they are ...