Southern food is a rich and varied cuisine, full of complexities that make it nearly impossible to confine to a single cookbook. But that is precisely the challenge culinary historian Michael W.

A plate of mashed potatoes, Fried Chicken, and a biscuit with some greens and a bowl in the background - Shafeeq Muhammad/Getty Images One of the most powerful things food can do is teach you about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the most beloved Southern New Year dishes, and Ree's version brings comforting flavor and good luck tradition. This hearty ...

Here is the definitive list of the 17 most weird southern foods — most of which only southerners have even heard of, like ...

NEARLY FOUR YEARS ago, the editors at the publishing house Phaidon came to historian, scholar and cookbook author Michael Twitty asking for a favor. They wanted to publish a book on Southern cooking — ...

These restaurants showcase good old-fashioned Southern dinners with hearty shrimp and grits, crispy fried chicken, fluffy buttermilk biscuits, and other down-home classics.

November feels a bit like the start of a rollercoaster at the amusement park: You know what's coming—the ups and downs and loops and whirls of a busy holiday season—but for a brief moment, you can ...

For generations across the South, black-eyed peas have traditionally been served on New Year's Day. The dish is associated with a "mystical and mythical power to bring good luck" in the year ahead, ...