Upcoming SFA Events

The SFA calendar is full and running over with food-focused events. This summer, we’ll travel the South (and beyond) as we document, study, and celebrate local flavor. Won’t you join us?

Begin your summer with the SFA and the State of Mississippi on June 12 at the Astor Center New York for a discussion and celebration of the life and work of Craig Claiborne, the Sunflower, Mississippi, native who, over the course of a 25-plus-year career at the New York Times, catalyzed and catalogued an American culinary renaissance. Wake up Saturday morning, June 13, in New York and follow your nose to Madison Square Park for the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party. Look for the debut of SFA filmmaker Joe York’s North Carolina BBQ film. Listen as SFA members Lolis Eric Elie, Calvin Trillin, and Fred Thompson hold forth on all things barbecue. And, of course, eat a little (or a lot) of the BBQ offered by one of the 14 pit masters who will line the streets around the park.

Travel to the Appalachian South June 26–28 for The Mountain Empire: Fast Cars in Bristol and Cornbread at the Carter Fold, the annual SFA summer Field Trip. Explore the foodways and musicways of northeastern Tennessee and southwestern Virginia as we travel to the birthplace of country music.

Say goodbye to summer in Athens,Georgia, for Potlikker: Athens, August 22, 2009. The Potlikker Film Festival is an opportunity to showcase SFA documentaries, alongside local food films. Expect an evening with live music and short films, refreshing libations, and SFA snacks (including a potlikker shot with cornbread, handed as you walk in the door).