Deep South Dining

Topic: Today we share what's going on in our world and hopefully hear from you. Then Robert St. John joins in the second part of the show to talk about his charity Extra Table.Host(s): Malcolm White, Carol Palmer, and Java ChatmanGuest(s): Robert St. JohnEmail: food@mpbonline.org.

Topic: The topic of barbecue is vast and wide and can cover a lot of ground, but the story of barbecue is not complete without including the story of North Carolina pit master Ed Mitchell, so today we welcome his son Ryan Mitchell - co-author of the new cookbook Ed Mitchell's Barbecue.Host(s): Malcolm White, Carol Palmer, and Java ChatmanGuest(s): Enrika Williams, and Ryan MitchellEmail: food@mpbonline.org.

Topic: Today on the show, we welcome back our good friend Stafford Shurden from up in the Mississippi Delta, not only a farmer, a restaurateur, and judge, but he travels up and down the road searching for the best gas station grub. Also, from Biloxi, Sue Nguyen from the legendary Le Bakery - the po boy place with the Asian flare on a traditional po boy.Host(s): Malcolm White, Carol Palmer, and Java ChatmanGuest(s): Sue Nguyen, and Stafford ShurdenEmail: food@mpbonline.org.

Topic: Today we're taking a trip to Italy with Mississippi's very own Elaine Trigiani (Travel in Italy | Elaine Trigiani experience Italy). After 20 years in Italy, Elaine has designed an experience that brings Italian food, art, and culture to people all over the world. We also welcome back Joe Sherman to talk about what he has gleaned from his years of friendship with Elaine - cooking and travelling. We're talking pasta, wine, and olive oil, and how Elaine keeps her Mississippi roots in her Italian kitchen.Host(s): Malcolm White, Carol Palmer, and Java ChatmanGuest(s): Elaine Trigiani, and Joe ShermanEmail: food@mpbonline.org.

Topic: This weekend, the Mississippi Book Festival kicks off. It is known as the Literary Lawn Party of Mississippi and is always a great showcase of southern culture. We'll build upon that and Mississippi's great literary traditions by talking about cook books and books about foodways with general manager Lynn Roberts of Square Books in Oxford. Also we will travel to Iuka and visit the Apron Museum with founder Carolynn Terry.Host(s): Malcolm White, Carol Palmer, and Java ChatmanGuest(s): Lynn Roberts, and Carolynn TerryEmail: food@mpbonline.org.

Topic: Food tells a story and depending on who you ask you might get a different answer about the same dish. The cookbook 50 Pies, 50 States gives us some of those stories and how pie can share in all of its forms. Author Stacey Mei Yan Fong joins us to talk about her journey across America through pie. Then we chat with the youngest guest to date on Deep South Dining. Simms Powell joins to talk about his early passion for food and cooking at such a young age.Host(s): Malcolm White, Carol Palmer, and Java ChatmanGuest(s): Stacey Mei Yan Fong, then Simms PowellEmail: food@mpbonline.org.