This third collection of the best of Southern food writing springs from the Appalachians and the Ozarks and a little beyond, in all directions, into the hillbilly diaspora. More than forty poems, stories, and essays demonstrate the power of connectedness among families and neighbors. Contributors include Tony Earley, Michael McFee, Jean Ritchie, Frank X Walker, Rick Bragg, Brad Watson, Nikki Giovanni, Janisse Ray, Naomi Shihab Nye, and Robert Morgan. Ronni Lundy has been a pop music and restaurant critic for the "Courier-Journal" in Louisville, Kentucky, and the editor of "Louisville "magazine. She now lives in Asheville, North Carolina. Essays & Narratives Regional & Ethnic - American - Southern States