The Whole Okra

Cathy chats with Chris Smith, author of The Whole Okra , which won the 2020 James Beard Award in the Reference, History, and Scholarship category. This is NC-based garden writer Chris Smith's first book and shares a rich collection of okra history, lore, recipes from celebrated chefs, growing advice, and much more. In March, HRN began producing all of our 35 weekly shows from our homes all around the country. It was hard work stepping away from our little recording studio, but we know that you rely on HRN to share resources and important stories from the world of food each week. It’s been a tough year for all of us, but right now HRN is asking for your help. Every dollar that listeners give to HRN provides essential support to keep our mics on. We've got some fresh new thank you gifts available, like our limited edition bandanas. Keep Eat Your Words on the air: become an HRN Member today! Go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate . Eat Your Words is powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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The Whole Okra is an episode from Eat Your Words by Heritage Radio Network.

This episode is 00:41:57 long.

This episode was published on Jun 28, 2020.

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