Okra is the closest thing to nylon I've ever eaten. It's like they bred cotton with a green bean. Okra, tastes like snot. The more you cook it, the more it turns into string.
You get below the Mason-Dixon line and you have some of the best music, culture, the two races, the literature, and it's so rich.
I'm from South Georgia, so my mom, she always cooked some dang good food when I was growing up.
I'm from North Carolina, so I am really picky about my fried chicken.
My favorite dessert is banana pudding.
Waffle House is my childhood thing. We used to go there on Sundays or weekends every now and then with my family. It's just good, Southern, home-cooked food, and that's what I love.
Of course, I will continue to share my favorite Southern recipes, just like my mama, grandmother and family shared with me over the years. And now, I'll be adding a little bit of a lighter touch to some of these wonderful dishes.
I'm good at anything that's country - biscuits, gravy, chicken-fried steak. Look at me, for God's sake. I cook what I like to eat.
A lot of people don't know, but I love soul food. I love fried chicken and pork chops, all of that.
I was raised in South Alabama in the woods, y'know? I'm country.
I grew up in Texas, and I think anybody who grows up in the Midwest or in the South, it's just a different way of life.
I love the smell of fried chicken.
I grew up eating chicken and dumplings in my grandma's kitchen.
People come to Nashville where I live and they say, 'What's a great Southern restaurant?' Well, you got to know the right grandmother, because there's a lot of magic to good Southern cooking.
Back home in South Carolina, you have a lot of little soul food restaurants you can run to and get some quick, decent food.
I'm from Louisiana, and I'm used to having space and a yard.
When I'm out, maybe I'm looking at the fried chicken, but I know I need to order the grilled. But I'm still from the country. I love my fried food and my neck bones and all that, too.
You see a lot of Baptist churches in Harlem, you see a lot of the same kind of cuisine, the soul food - there's a lot of places that remind you of its southern roots.
Obviously as I'm getting older, I'm seeing changes in my body that I may not like... but I do love food, and I'm from the South. I'm not gonna lie, I eat fried chicken, I love macaroni and cheese, and I love grits.
I grew up in Louisiana. We have red beans and rice, and there's a Popeye's on every corner.
Larry the Cable Guy has signed a deal with Cracker Barrel. Not the store. He signed a deal with a barrel full of angry rednecks.
The youthful vibe Nashville exudes is intoxicating and contagious, especially amongst the culinary scene, which lures so many great young chefs to places like City House and Rolf and Daughters.
I like to think I am well-mannered. If I have the option at a breakfast place, I'll go with the grits. That's how Southern I am.
Chicken and waffles! I'm obsessed with those.
The food in the South is as important as food anywhere because it defines a person's culture.
