I've been eating my cherry tomatoes for a week - and my big boys are just beginning to ripen. but this weekend, I'll have to abandon my home garden for a trip north to the ripley tomato festival. can't wait to see what heirloom varieties the local farmers are gonna show off! also, on the other side of the state, the grainger county tomato festival, scheduled for the last weekend of this month.
a guide to culinary adventures in the american south
about cook, drive, eat
living in the heart of memphis, tennessee, we get more exposure to local farmers, regional foodways, and cultural traditions than you might think. and, as the trend takes off in other parts of the world, we began thinking about the abundance of food- and agri-tourism that exists in our own backyard.
whether you live nearby, or you're planning a southern vacation, we hope you use the resources listed on cook, drive, eat. visit a farmers market, take a cooking class, or simply learn more about what the southern US has to offer. we also welcome comments and tips from readers across the south!
Since 2000, I've made my living as a freelance journalist for such publications as the Commercial Appeal newspaper, Wax Poetics, MOJO, Spin, Stop Smiling, Slate, Garden and Gun, Paste Magazine, the Memphis Flyer, Memphis Business Journal, the Oxford American, and more. in 2003, my first book, Waking Up in Memphis, was published by Sanctuary Press (UK). I also contributed essays and/or chapters to Where the Locals Eat, Bill Wyman's Rolling with the Stones, Spin's Underground USA, and Jeff Buckley: A Wished For Song.
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