Melissa Booth Hall

1 week ago | southernfoodways.org | Brooks Lamb |Melissa Booth Hall

A Tough Row to Hoe Small and midsized farms face serious challenges. Still, argues a Tennessee farm advocate, they’re worth saving. by Brooks LambPhotos by Kathleen GreesonJess Wilson farms on forty acres in Monteagle, Tennessee. She and her husband, Nate Wilson, have cobbled their land together, buying different parcels at different times. Throughout their farming careers, they have grown a variety of fruits and vegetables. They’ve kept bees and milked goats.

Jan 14, 2025 | southernfoodways.org | Melissa Booth Hall

Change, Innovation, and Ambition At Bread & Butterfly, Atlanta chef Demetrius Brown broadens diners’ understanding of French cuisine. Traditional French food isn’t everything. Chef Demetrius Brown isn’t afraid to say that with his whole chest, but, most importantly, he says it with nearly every dinner he prepares at his Atlanta restaurant, Bread & Butterfly.

Dec 18, 2024 | southernfoodways.org | Melissa Booth Hall

Oh, Christmas Tree Marking the holiday with Little Debbie by Silas Houseillustrations by Molly BrooksIn my family, everyone has always taken Christmas seriously, but no one more than my Aunt Sis. She put up all her Christmas decorations the day after Thanksgiving without fail. It was a complicated affair that required me, her children, and others to complete the task.

Jul 10, 2024 | flipboard.com | Melissa Booth Hall

2 hours agoBut they're not for sale, apparently. The backcountry of Louisiana is home to a lot of creatures, and a pair of Vipers posted on TikTok are stoking our interests. No, not the venomous kind of Viper, but rather a pair of barn-find Dodge Vipers with some special tuning done to them. Thanks to TikTok …