The Complex Origins Of Fried Chicken

The Complex Origins Of Fried Chicken

Southern food in all its glory — from the fried oysters of eastern Virginia’s Tidewater region to Lowcountry South Carolinian delights like spicy shrimp and grits to Louisiana’s dark, rich gumbos — can legitimately be called America’s cuisine. The...
News From Around the South 3/11 to 3/18

News From Around the South 3/11 to 3/18

SOUTH CAROLINA: University Works to Digitize Black History Collection COLUMBIA, S.C. — A hundred years ago, thousands of Black residents visited Washington Street for something modern Columbians take for granted — getting a photo taken. There, they found the studio...

My Dinner With the Pope

I spent last week living and studying at the Vatican as a guest lecturer at the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, or PASS. PASS is an organization of scholars that explores ideas of interest to the Vatican. Last week, PASS addressed the philosophy of St. Thomas...