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    Committed to the Cure

    Article and photography by Joshua Fitzwater Lead photo: Family photograph of the Turner Ham house being constructed Family, history, and time – these three variables often seem to ...

    On June 14, 2023 / By Southern Grit
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    The Unmuddled History of Virginia’s Chicken Muddle

    Article by Joseph R. Haynes Illustration by Walt Taylor Emporia, Virginia is the home of a delicious stew named chicken muddle. It’s a thick stew that’s traditionally slow-cooked ...

    On June 13, 2023 / By Southern Grit
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    Moore Please

      Early morning dew saturates the ground on a balmy May morning in Emporia, Virginia. The city, dubiously known to locals as a speed trap, is also the ...

    On June 13, 2023 / By Southern Grit
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    Back to the Beginning: A Virginia Barbecue Story

    Article by Fitz Photography by Fitz and Matt Wade It is 2:45 a.m. on March 13, 2021 and I am driving to Woodstock, Virginia from Richmond for a ...

    On February 16, 2022 / By Southern Grit
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    Twenty Twenty Yum: The Best Deli Sandwiches in Virginia

    Article by Fitz with photography by Robert Owens and Fitz As a proud Virginian, I spend a considerable amount of time eating ham. Cured hams, after all, are ...

    On February 7, 2022 / By Southern Grit
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    The Best Texas-Style Smoked Sausage in Virginia

    There is simply no way around it. In Virginia, the birthplace of American barbecue as we know it today, where George Washington threw barbecues, where barbecues to honor ...

    On February 4, 2022 / By Southern Grit
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    No Secret: Dave Shirkey’s Barbecue Chicken

    Article by George Booker Photography by Joshua Fitzwater Lead photo: Photo of Pitmaster Dave Shirkey cooking Shenandoah Valley barbecue chicken held by his daughter Ramona In the mid-to-late ...

    On January 25, 2022 / By Southern Grit
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    Fire in the Valley

    Article by George Booker Photography by Joshua Fitzwater and Matt Wade John Knepper is a kind husband with a small farm and a Shenandoah property where he finds ...

    On January 24, 2022 / By Southern Grit
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    Heirloom Hunters: Louisiana’s Calhoun Watermelons

    Prologue & Article by Debra Freeman | Photography by Joshua Fitzwater & Foto Works Lead Photo: Leighton Compton of Compton Farms of Louisiana enjoying a Calhoun Sweet watermelon ...

    On January 21, 2022 / By Southern Grit
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    The Fyre Festival of Food?

    Article by Debra Freeman Fyre Festival, the music festival that is now synonymous with fraudulent events and practices, could be likened to the brand of food personality Darius ...

    On August 3, 2021 / By Southern Grit
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