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The Southern Fork

Apr 30, 2021

Elizabeth Heiskell was born and raised in the Mississippi Delta, a land of sky to the horizon and rich soil bordered by the Mississippi River. Although her culinary journey really started in her childhood kitchen, it took a professional turn at the Culinary Institute of America and from there, she’s taken that love...


Apr 23, 2021

What does it take to commit to a creative pursuit? In Diane Flynt’s case, it took planting hundreds of apple varieties high in the Virginia mountains in order to find which ones might be best to make her dream cider. What resulted was Foggy Ridge Cider, which helped fuel the American cider revival and earned Flynt...


Apr 16, 2021

Chef Lisa Marie White is someone who dares to change. During a pilgrimage in her late 30s on the Camino de Santiago in Europe, she remembered her love of baking and decided to pursue it with a professional passion and scholar’s heart. She’s baked all over the country, from Domenica and Willa Jean in New Orleans...


Apr 9, 2021

Chris Winn says that customer service is his love language, and if you’ve ever interacted with him in his role as co-owner at Tradesman Brewing in Charleston, SC, or at any one of the various events the brewery has supported since opening in 2014, you believe him. He knows the power of community and communication, and...


Apr 2, 2021

I first interviewed Germaine Jenkins for Episode 14 of this show, a mere two years after she co-founded Fresh Future Farm in North Charleston, SC on a vacant city lot with limited resources. Since then, she’s built and led a team that is creating abundance in a disinvested neighborhood, been featured in Food & Wine,...