Back at the beginning of October, I was down on St. Simons Island in Georgia, attending Firebox, a barbecue festival staged by the guys at Southern Soul. On the way home, I took a short detour to ...

As we wrap up our food from the south (for now), I had to include a recipe for Brunswick Stew. I admit, I'd never had it before I moved here. My first taste was from the guys at the Masonic Lodge in ...

Brunswick stew is a hearty tomato-based stew that includes pork, vegetables and traditionally small game such as squirrel or rabbit. Brunswick, Georgia, and Brunswick County, Virginia, both lay claim ...

Preheat large stockpot on medium 2–3 minutes. Place bacon in pot; cook 4–5 minutes or until crispy. Remove bacon from pot and drain (reserving 2 tablespoons bacon drippings in pot). Add onions to same ...

Georgia has an official state crop: the peanut. Peaches are the state fruit. The brown thrasher is the state bird, the largemouth bass the state fish. But now, under a new law, Georgia now has an ...

Everyone who knows me understands that I am no cook, but I am a book lover who thoroughly enjoys reading a good cookbook. Joseph R. Haynes has written a cook’s book — a history of one dish, “Brunswick ...

Let me fend off the Bless Her Heart hate mail before it starts. I am publishing a Brunswick stew recipe that contains sausage. Not just any sausage but kielbasa, the Polish variety better-known in my ...

Brunswick, Ga., and Brunswick County, Va., have been duking it out for years. Each has its own competition with its own grand prize, but it’s in Richmond that the champions meet head-on in neutral ...