John T EdgeJohn T. Edge is a contributing editor at Gourmet. He also writes for the New York Times and the Oxford American and appears on the Food Network's The Secret Life of... and NPR's weekend All Things Considered. His ork has been featured in the last six Best Food Writings annuals, and his books include A Gracious Plenty and Fried Chicken: An American Story. Director of the Southern Foodways Alliance at the University of Mississipi, he is also the columnist for the Atlanta Journal Constitution's Saving Southern Food series. Visit his website at www.johntedge.com. Read More Read Less