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Gravy

A production of the Southern Foodways Alliance, GRAVY tells new and complicated stories about the changing American South.

Oct 12, 2022

A reflection on the 2004 Southern Foodways Symposium, by soul food scholar Adrian Miller.


Sep 28, 2022

A reflection on the first Southern Foodways Alliance Barbecue Symposium, by Founding Director John T. Edge.


Sep 14, 2022

In “Rib Tips, Hot Links, and the Mississippi Roots of Chicago Barbecue,” Gravy producer Courtney DeLong dives into the history of Chicago barbecue and its connection to the Great Migration

When people think about the best barbecue cities in America, they tend to think about places like Memphis, Kansas City, and...


Sep 7, 2022

In “Father, Son, Fire: A Chat with Howard and Harrison Conyers,” the fourth episode in Gravy’s five-part series on barbecue, Howard Conyers—a barbecue expert and NASA rocket scientist—introduces listeners to a formative influence in his barbecue education and journey: his father, Harrison Conyers. 

Some people...


Aug 31, 2022

In “Grandpa’s Barbecue Blooms Out West,” Gravy producer Monica Gokey takes listeners to Idaho Falls, Idaho, to explore what happens when a Southerner leaves the South and opens a barbecue joint in the West. 

Grandpa’s Southern Bar-B-Q originally opened in the small town of Arco, Idaho, which is obscurely famous...