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Charleston Okra Soup Recipe

Tomato-based, meaty soup is the pride of Lowcountry

Apr 24, 2013 3:02 pm

Photo: Squire Fox

Matt and Ted Lee, James Beard Award-winning chefs from South Carolina, recently released The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen (high up on our list of spring cookbooks to look out for). Inside is a wealth of classic homestyle and elevated Southern food we couldn't wait to sink our teeth into. First up, a Lowcountry staple: beefy okra soup.

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Classic Turtle Soup Recipe

Haven't you heard? Turtle makes excellent soup.

Dec 4, 2012 3:01 pm

Ever wondered what turtle soup tastes like (and don't say chicken)? Brennan's in Houston has been serving it for 40-plus years. Here, chef Danny Trace shares the recipe.

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About The Time Sean Brock and Magnus Nilsson Went Hunting For Alligators

Two of the world's culinary badasses join forces

Nov 1, 2012 12:46 pm

There is no denying that two of the world’s most-traveled and in-demand chefs of the moment — chefs celebrated from Melbourne to New York to Tokyo — are Magnus Nilsson and Sean Brock. The two recently paired up for a blow-out dinner in Charleston, South Carolina.

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Chicken Peanut Perloo Recipe

A comforting recipe for Southern chicken and rice

Oct 19, 2012 3:01 pm

Photo: Ron Manville

Perloo is the Southern term for pilaf or pilau, a dish of seasoned rice often served with meat. Cookbook author, food and drink writer and Food Republic contributor Chris Chamberlain loaned us this recipe from his new book, The Southern Foodie.

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Fried Yardbird Recipe

The perfect Southern brined fried chicken recipe

Oct 17, 2012 3:02 pm

Jeff McInnis is Executive Chef and co-owner of Miami's Yardbird Southern Table and Bar. His fried chicken — better known as yardbird — is a legendary experience 150 years in the making. He was cool enough to loan us the recipe.

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Yet Another Fine Argument That Southern Food Is Ruling Up North

And not just with fried chicken, thankfully

Jul 5, 2012 5:01 pm

In her essay regarding the Northern reach of Southern cuisine, writer Courtney Balestier speaks about the rise in popularity of Southern food in New York, a “crush” of sorts, aided primarily by the “gateway drug” fried chicken.

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African Adobo-Rubbed Tuna Recipe

Take your tuna to the next level with adobo

Mar 1, 2012 3:41 pm

Adobo means spice rub or marinade, and the particular recipe we include was introduced by African slaves brought to Bahía in Brazil in the 17th century. The one I make most often is a wet kind of paste. It makes for a messy albeit fun way of cooking!

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Nashville: Tandy Wilson Shoots Straight

On pork pizzas and bolt opinions

Mar 1, 2012 12:01 pm

Chef Tandy Wilson doesn’t believe that there is a whole lot of difference between his Southern grandmother and an Italian nonna. Wilson, who was recently nominated for the fourth consecutive year by the James Beard Foundation as Best Chef Southeast for his work at Nashville's City House, grew up learning to cook from his mother and grandmother in a kitchen where he discovered that it didn’t matter whether you called them grits or polenta.