Deep South Dining

Topic: Malcolm White and Java Chatman attended Sipp & Savor 2025 at The MAX in Meridian where they talked to so many chefs we had to split the interviews into multiple episodes! In this first episode, we share interviews with Sipp & Savor 2025's Headlining Chef Vishwesh Bhatt who shares some samples of his food, compliments his fellow chefs, and confirms a rumor. Then, President and CEO of The MAX, Penny Kemp, joins to talk about the history of Sipp & Savor and The MAX. And frequent guest, cohost, and all-around friend of the show Chef Enrika Williams talks about her experience at Sipp & Savor and how quickly she ran out of the lamb sandwiches she prepared for the event.Stay-tuned for Deep South Dining at Sipp & Savor 2025 Part 2, coming soon!Guest(s): Vishwesh Bhatt, Penny Kemp, and Enrika WilliamsHost(s): Malcolm White and Java ChatmanEmail: food@mpbonline.org

Topic: Malcolm and Carol are back after a week off, and Carol's classmate and Cooking and Coping member, Rusty Burwell, joins the show. Jeffrey Mueller also joins the show to talk about Rockin M Chuckwagon, chuckwagon cooking, and one pot meals. Guest(s): Rusty Burwell and Jeffrey MuellerHost(s): Malcolm White and Carol PalmerEmail: food@mpbonline.org

Topic: Malcolm and Carol have welcomed several influential women on Deep South Dining in the past year. Women chefs, entrepreneurs, farmers, teachers, writers, and more. In honor of Women's History Month, we have compiled a few of those women into one episode!First, Carol Palmer and Chef Enrika Williams welcome Editor in Chief of Cook’s Country, food and nutrition journalist, and James Beard Award– winning author of “Jubilee”; “Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs, and Juice” and “The Jemima Code,” Toni Tipton-Martin, back to the show and first-time guest, Executive Editor of Creative Content for Cook’s Country, a cast member of the Cook’s Country TV show, and passionate Southern woman, Morgan Bolling, to the show to discuss their new book, "When Southern Women Cook." Then, Leigh Bailey joins the show to talk about Salad Days in Flora and its recent expansion news!And finally, we end the show with award winning food writer, recipe developer, cooking teacher, storyteller, and host of the Emmy-award winning show The Key Ingredient from PBS North Carolina, Sheri Castle. Host(s): Malcolm White and Carol Palmer Email: food@mpbonline.org

Topic: Malcolm and Carol catch up after Hal's St. Paddy's Day Parade and discuss upcoming events. Then, Chef Chaz Lindsay joins the show to talk about his culinary journey, his restaurant, Pulito, and new bar, Rowan's, in Belhaven, and making pasta!Guest(s): Chaz LindsayHost(s): Malcolm White and Carol PalmerEmail: food@mpbonline.org

Topic: Today is a special Drive Time edition of Deep South Dining, and it's St. Patrick's Day! Malcolm and Carol are all decked out in green to talk about St. Patrick's Day food traditions, reminisce on their trips to Ireland, and more.  Host(s): Malcolm White and Carol Palmer Email: food@mpbonline.org

Topic: Malcolm and Carol welcome Louis LaRose to the show to talk about his culinary journey. He discusses his early career, Lou's Full-Serv, Lou's Southern Sandwich Shop, the decision to consolidate his businesses, and more.Guest(s): Louis LaRoseHost(s): Malcolm White and Carol PalmerEmail: food@mpbonline.org

Topic: It’s Malcolm’s birthday, and to celebrate, we’ve invited a few of his closest foodie friends to join the show for a birthday party “Coffee Shop” episode. Tune in for a roundtable discussion about food and foodways with the birthday boy himself, Host Malcolm White, Co-Host Carol Palmer, and guests Joe Sherman, Enrika Williams, Java Chatman, Thomas Williams, and LeAnne Gault.Guest(s): Joe Sherman, Enrika Williams, Java Chatman, Thomas Williams, and LeAnne GaultHost(s): Malcolm White and Carol PalmerEmail: food@mpbonline.org

Topic: The 2025 Mardi Gras/Carnival season has been a long one, and King Cake has been a popular topic on Deep South Dining. Malcolm and Carol welcome Matt Haines, author of The Big Book of King Cake and The Little Book of King Cake, to the show to have the final word on King Cake. Matt talks about some of the stories he uncovered while researching his books, and Sherri (Paul) Thigpen, owner of Paul's Pastry Shop in Picayune, also joins the show to talk about the history of their world-famous King Cakes while Malcolm and Carol taste some of their many King Cake flavors.Guest(s): Matt Haines and Sherri ThigpenHost(s): Malcolm White and Carol PalmerEmail: food@mpbonline.org