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The Southern Fork

Stephanie Burt

Host Stephanie Burt travels the Southern United States (with a fork!) and chats with some of the most interesting voices in the culinary South. From chefs to farmers, bakers to brewers, and...

Episodes

20 of 388 episodes

From Growing Up in a Chinese Restaurant to Opening One of Your Own: Herman Ng on Crafting a Unique Culinary Experience at XO Brasserie (Charleston, SC)

Herman Ng's journey through the restaurant industry is as rich and layered as the flavors he brings to his restaurant, XO Brasserie , which...

29:35Oct 15, 2026

From Puerto Rican Roots to Renowned Pitmaster: Hector Garate's Palmira Barbecue Journeyfrom Pop-ups to a Growing BBQ Empire (Charleston, SC)

Pitmaster Hector Garate has become a rocketship in the barbecue world since opening Palmira Barbecue in Charleston, SC. Palmira has been nam...

28:08Oct 8, 2026

The Southern Fork comes to life on Substack

The Southern Fork is now available on Substack . What does that mean? Well, it means right in your inbox, you can get a current, up to date...

02:43May 25, 2026

From the Culinary Institute of America to Cocktails: James Bolt's Gin Joint Journey (Charleston, SC)

In this, the final episode of Season 10, James Bolt of T he Gin Joint in Charleston, SC shares his journey from chemistry to craft cocktails...

27:20Mar 14, 2026

How Munkle Brewing Balances Tradition and Innovation with Local Ingredients (Charleston, SC)

In the last 15 years, the craft brewery scene has really come into its own in Charleston, and these days you can find area breweries all ove...

30:49Feb 28, 2026

Bintou N'Daw Follows Her Own Creative Compass at Bintü Atelier (Charleston, SC)

Bintou N'Daw is a magnetic person who make food that just draws you in with its layers of flavor and storytelling. She owns and operates Bin...

35:48Feb 15, 2026

GroceryRx: A New Approach to Nutrition and Health in the South Carolina Lowcountry (Charleston, SC)

In this conversation, dietician Olivia Myers shares her passion for Grocery RX, part of Lowcountry Street Grocery in Charleston, SC, which o...

25:43Jan 30, 2026

Diving below the surface of Blue Food with Andrew Zimmern

Andrew Zimmern has spent decades proving that food can be a powerful force for cultural understanding and social change. An Emmy-winning and...

31:47Jan 16, 2026

The Southern Fork's BEST of 2025

In this episode, host Stephanie Burt reflects on her experiences from 2025, sharing highlights from her culinary adventures, restaurant visi...

10:37Jan 2, 2026

Crafting a Legendary Oyster: Trey McMillan of Lowcountry Oyster Company (Green Pond, SC)

In this conversation, Trey McMillan of Lowcountry Oyster Company shares insights into the world of oyster farming, discussing the significan...

24:28Dec 19, 2025

Opening Charleston's Restaurant Jewel Box: Merci (Charleston, SC)

What makes a restaurant make one of Stephanie's best of lists? Well, it is always an equation of passion and details that come together behi...

40:30Dec 5, 2025

The Heart of a Fried Seafood Tourist Town: Captain and Chef Bob Taylor (Calabash, NC)

Just over the South Carolina state border from Myrtle Beach is Calabash, North Carolina, a small commercial fishing town that's been known f...

19:42Nov 14, 2025

An Auspicious Journey for a Savannah Bakery (Savannah, GA)

For this "treat filled" Halloween conversation, Kaitlin Bryant and Mark Ekstrom, co-owners of Auspicious Baking Co. in Savannah, Ga., share...

28:04Oct 31, 2025

Late Air's Approach to Hospitality and Savannah's Culinary Coming of Age (Savannah, GA)

Tucked into a modest brick building beside the train tracks at the intersection of Bull and Victory in Savannah, Georgia is Late Air . In th...

26:58Oct 17, 2025

A Legacy of Family and Farming on Morning Glory Homestead (St. Helena Island, SC)

St. Helena is a storied South Carolina sea island and the epicenter of the rich cultural heritage of the Gullah Geechee community. Morning G...

25:28Oct 3, 2025

The Joy of Cultural Appreciation and Collaborative Skill at Sushi-Wa (Charleston, SC)

Within Sushi-Wa 's small restaurant in Charleston, SC, there is a joyful sense of peace, anchored in an unlikely friendship where Kazu Murak...

29:37Sep 18, 2025

Sammy Monsour & Kassady Wiggins: Salt & Shore Cookbook / Joyce LA (Charleston, SC)

I have a passion for sustainable seafood, and it's been both an important subject here on the show and the subject of many of my written pie...

36:00Aug 23, 2024

Michael Toscano: Le Farfalle, da Toscano, Porchetta Shop, & Fugazzi (Charleston, SC & NYC)

When I first spoke with Chef Michael Toscano in 2017, he and his family were just getting settled in Charleston with the opening of Le Farfa...

35:00Aug 16, 2024

Southern Fork Sustenance: A Conversation with Writer & Podcaster Deb Freeman about Edna Lewis and Virginia Foodways

Deborah Freeman is the creator of Setting the Table , a multi-award winning podcast exploring Black foodways and culinary history that in 20...

35:01Aug 9, 2024

Roosevelt Brownlee: Jazz Chef and Soul Food Master (Savannah, GA)

Roosevelt Brownlee lives on the curve of a quiet street in Savannah, GA, the tall stalks of okra in his vegetable garden just visible from t...

33:06Aug 2, 2024