John T. Edge is a food writer and commentator and the director of the Southern Foodways Alliance, an institute of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi. John T, as he is known, has authored numerous books detailing how America eats, including, Fried Chicken: An American Story, Apple Pie: An American Story, Hamburgers & Fries, and Donuts: An American Passion. He is a contributing editor at Gourmet and a food columnist for U.S. Airways in-flight magazine, the food magazine Saveur and the Oxford American. Edge is a regular contributer for the weekend edition of NPR's All Things Considered and has appeared on a number of televsion shows from CBS Sunday Morning to Iron Chef. His work has also been featured in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 editions of the Best Food Writing Anthology. [1] The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. ... The US Airways logo A US Airways 737 at Chicago OHare US Airways is an airline based in Arlington, Virginia. ... All Things Considered, sometimes abbreviated ATC, is a news radio program in the United States, broadcast on the National Public Radio network. ... Sunday Mornings Sun logo for Sunday news Charles Kuralt, Host from 1979-1994 CBS Sunday Morning is an early morning news program CBS airs from 9:00-10:30 AM EST on Sunday mornings. ... Iron Chef Hiroyuki Sakai With the above words begins each edition of Iron Chef, a Japanese television program produced by FujiTV. The original Japanese title is Ironmen of Cooking ). It began airing on October 10, 1993 as a half-hour show and after 23 episodes, it was expanded to a...

Every October, the Southern Foodways Alliance sponsors a symposium at Oxford, Mississippi on southern food. John T. is one the primary organizers and the master of ceremonies for the many events, which attracks several hundred attendees. Past symposia have included The Sweet Life-Sugar and the South (2005), Southern Food in Black and White (2004), and Appalachia: Exploring the Land and the Larder (2003). Oxford is a city in Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States. ...

Publications

• Edge, John T. Donuts: An American Passion. Putnam Adult, 2006. ISBN: 0399153586.
• Edge, John T. Fried Chicken: An American Story. Putnam Adult, 2004. ISBN: 0399151834.
• Edge, John T. Hamburgers and Fries. ISBN: 0399152741.
• Edge, John T. Apple Pie: An American Story. PUtnam Adult, 2004. ISBN: 0399152156.
• Edge, John T. and Hobbs, Blair. Southern Belly: The Ultimate Food Lover's Guide to the South. Hill Street Press, 2002. ISBN: 1892514656.
• Edge, John T. and Rolfes, Ellen. A Gracious Plenty. HP Trade, 2002. ISBN: 1557883882
• Edge, John T. and Helfrick, Robb. Compass American Guides: Georgia, 3rd Edition. Compass America Guides, 2006. ISBN: 1400016177.
• Edge, John T. and Walter, Eugene. Hints and Pinches. Hill Street Press, 2001. ISBN: 1892514982.
• Neal, Moreton and Neal, Bill and Edge, John T. Remembering Bill Neal: Favorite Recipes From a Life in Cooking. University of North Carolina Press, 2004. ISBN: 0807829137.

See Also

• Southern cuisine
• Austin Leslie

The Southern United States has a distinct cuisine that draws heavily on influences from various groups that have inhabited the area. ... Austin Leslie (July 2, 1934–September 29, 2005) was an internationally famous New Orleans chef whose work defined Creole Soul. He died in Atlanta on September 29, 2005 at the age of 71 after having been evacuated from New Orleans. ...

External links

• John T. Edge's website
• Southern Foodways Alliance
• Financial Times Top Twenty Southerners to Watch