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Memphis, Tennessee and Oxford, Mississippi/ by Shelley Lance, Blog Editor

The day after tomorrow I will be heading to Memphis with Operations Manager, Sean Hartley, and his wife, Julie, and a good friend of mine, Coleen, who was born in Mississippi.  We’ll spend the late afternoon and early evening in Memphis, then we’ll head to Oxford for the Southern Foodways Allliance Symposium.  I am very excited about this trip, because I think Southern food is one of America’s most important regional cuisines (probably the most important), and, with the exception of New Orleans, I have almost no experience of the South.  So, over the course of these next few days,  I will be busy soaking up every bit of Southern food culture I can get. ( I hear the catfish fry in Oxford is a high point- not to be missed.)  The photo above, of a bbq sandwich at Flora Payne’s BBQ in Memphis, is courtesy of food writer Leslie Kelly, who will also be at the Symposium.

October 19th, 2010

5 Responses to “Memphis, Tennessee and Oxford, Mississippi/ by Shelley Lance, Blog Editor”

  1. BTP Says:
    October 19th, 2010 at 5:12 pm

    Safe travels, Team TDR. Can’t wait to see y’all in Oxford on Friday.

  2. ShelleyL Says:
    October 19th, 2010 at 5:13 pm

    Brad! We are really looking forward to seeing you!!

  3. Sarah Says:
    October 20th, 2010 at 1:15 pm

    I grew up in the South and you’re right, it has such a distinct regional quality to it that you just can’t find elsewhere. Be sure to drink plenty of sweet tea and try out the fried chicken and waffles. :)

  4. Gale Reeves Says:
    October 20th, 2010 at 6:30 pm

    We have GREAT BBQ here in Memphis. Be sure to taste – several times!

  5. ShelleyL Says:
    October 20th, 2010 at 6:34 pm

    Gale, we do want to get some BBQ in Memphis. Do you have recommendations for us?

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