Taste the State: South Carolina's Signature Foods, Recipes, and Their Stories AAI blending traditional southern ingredients with

blending traditional southern ingredients with classic Italian techniques for a truly unique style of cooking

and is a Food Network Chopped Champion

she leads writing workshops on such topics as creativity

and the state's distinctive barbecue

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Taste the State: South Carolina's Signature Foods, Recipes, and Their Stories AAI blending traditional southern ingredients withAuthor: Kevin Mitchell, David S. Shields Garden & Gun Best Southern Cookbooks pick Forbes Best New Cookbooks For Travelers pick 2021 Gourmond International Cookbook Award Finalist A vivid cultural history of South Carolina's most distinctive ingredients and signature dishes From the influence of 1920s fashion on asparagus growers to an heirloom watermelon lost and found, Taste the State abounds with surprising stories from South Carolina's singularly