2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (139+ words) Southern baristas adjust espresso for summer Even as heat surges across the country, Southerners remain among the nation’s top consumers of air conditioning. In Louisiana, for example, Energy Information Administration data shows household air-conditioning consumption is 15.4 MMBtus, or about double…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (98+ words) Morehead, Kentucky pizzerias join fight against food insecurity It’s a Wednesday summer morning, and Mr. Gatti’s Pizza in Morehead, Kentucky, has over 100 neatly stacked pizza boxes at the ready. Packed with the bubbling, cheesy goodness of personal pan pizzas, the…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (108+ words) But tortas fans are bound to get messy Its tortas are stunning, especially the Cuban. Make no mistake, as the full name of the restaurant suggests, they make a Mexican Cubana. It is not the same as the stereotypical Florida…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (67+ words) Meet the watermelon to eat this summer “Get the Blackjack!” one of the more than 100 growers, plant scientists, and watermelon appreciators at the July 9 event yelped as soon as the go sign was given. Help us cover food and drink…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (409+ words) Covering food and drink across the American South as though it mattered as much as crime and politics (because it does.) Now that The Food Section is five, this newsletter has been around long enough to reflect on its past,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (125+ words) It’s Daily Digest Day! What’s most interesting about Daily Digest interviews—at least to this food writer—is how infrequently people eat. Back when this was a weekly column, I could go months without hearing about breakfast. Today’s set of…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (231+ words) Covering food and drink across the American South as though it mattered as much as crime and politics (because it does.) In terms of what a fifth birthday celebration requires, we’ve already covered silly games and party favors. But that…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (64+ words) Marc Jacksina’s not keeping finds under his toque Marc Jacksina is a chef’s chef, one of those cooks other chefs point to when you ask who’s got the skills. Help us cover food and drink across the American South as…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (589+ words) Covering food and drink across the American South as though it mattered as much as crime and politics (because it does.) One of the reasons I moved away from Charleston last year is I felt like I was being held…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (105+ words) New Orleans bar sets stage for time-tested way Recently, over a glass of wine, a friend recalled that during the Bicentennial in 1976, there were flags everywhere. They even painted the fire hydrants red, white, and blue, she said, and it…...