Emily Havener

2 weeks ago | thelocalpalate.com | Emily Havener

Birmingham’s Frank Stitt takes inspiration from British and French traditions to make the most of the famous strawberryFrank Stitt has a history with strawberries. “My mother’s family farmed strawberries commercially, and so that was a big part of my childhood,” the chef says. For about five or six weeks during the season, he sources strawberries for his Birmingham restaurants, Chez Fonfon and Bottega, from a farm just a few miles down the road from his grandparents’ old place in Cullman County.

2 weeks ago | thelocalpalate.com | Emily Havener

Annabelle Tometich spent 18 years as the restaurant critic for The News-Press in Fort Myers, Florida, where she grew up. Her memoir, The Mango Tree: A Memoir of Fruit, Florida, and Felony (Little, Brown, April 2024) tells the story of her childhood in Florida as the child of a Filipina mother and a white father, and won the 2025 Southern Book Prize for nonfiction. Members Only Content This page is for Cookbook Club members only. If you are a member, please sign in and try again.

3 weeks ago | thelocalpalate.com | Emily Havener

Drinks By: Emily Havener It’s the summer of Southern spirits, and we’ve got a lineup of recommendations for whatever your mood, low-ABV and nonalcoholic included. Tip Top Proper CocktailsStart off strong with Atlanta-based Tip Top Proper Cocktails, created in collaboration with chef Miles Macquarrie of Kimball House.

3 weeks ago | thelocalpalate.com | Emily Havener

Get equipped for everything from oven to open flame with versatile, unique cookware and skillets. Father’s Day is around the corner, and it’s the perfect excuse to give Dad a gift that benefits the whole family. Whatever he likes to cook, these makers of premium cast iron, stainless steel, or carbon steel cookwars have got it covered.

2 months ago | thelocalpalate.com | Emily Havener |Amber Chase |TLP's Partners

In Charleston, Nikko Cagalanan is making kamayan a Filipino tradition worth traveling forNikko Cagalanan grew up in the Philippines, where it’s common to have multiple generations living in one household. Even everyday meals were a big production, serving 10 to 20 people. “Comparing in the US, with me and my wife, it’s just the two of us,” he says; he and restaurateur and business partner Paula Kramer tied the knot last fall.