What happens when we go looking for the unexpected?
One result is this issue, where our writers go off the beaten path in more ways than one. Far south of Houston, Davon D. E. Hatchett explores the connection between South Padre Island and Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Mexico, to remind us of all we share with our “south of Southern” North American neighbors. Along the Alabama coast, Beth D’Addono goes in search of seafood that isn’t fried, with delicious results. And, Tom Wilmes takes a trip through time at Mount Vernon in a thoughtful exploration of what’s still to be learned from America’s past 250 years.
We’re also broadening our focus with this issue’s new column Five to Try, which celebrates one thing a state or region does exceptionally well: for instance, chaat in North Carolina, gin in Florida, and book-and-beverage combos in Tennessee and Kentucky. And editor- in-chief Erin Byers Murray and associate editor Tate Jacaruso share their recommendations for some of the top culinary classes around the South, from the partnership between CIA Texas and San Antonio’s Hotel Emma to The Laurel Hotel and Spa at Auburn University’s culinary science center.
Whichever page you turn to, we hope you find inspiration for an out-of-the-way drive (hello, caramel cake in Meridian, Mississippi) or a new perspective on a place you thought you knew. We certainly did.
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Emily Havener
Emily Havener enjoys writing about food almost as much as she enjoys eating it. She has been food blogging and developing recipes since 2008, and her particular areas of expertise are finding creative ways to use leftovers and never making a recipe the same way twice. She’s always up for raw fish of any kind and a good gin cocktail or a glass of orange wine.
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