Heritage: Spilling the Secrets of Southern Cuisine - Sean Brock

Sean Brock grew up in rural southwestern Virginia, learning the secrets of that region's food culture. Since leaving his corner of that state, he has parlayed his love of southern cuisine into a career: the James Beard Award winning head chef also now has a cookbook out, Heritage. Part cookbook, part memoir, Brock explains the secrets of southern comfort food. He and Boyd discuss cornbread ("Cornbread is like a religion in the South. Everyone has their own way of worshipping it."); cast iron skillets ("Cast iron pans are things that are passed on from generation to generation in the South."); and the divisive properties of okra ("One thing that freaks people out about okra is the texture... I embrace the slime, I love it.").