A film profiling the Council Family, SFA’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner. Film by SFA’s Pihakis Documentary Filmmaker Zaire Love.

The former co-owner of the legendary Chapel Hill, N.C., eatery Mama Dip's Kitchen offers updated takes on Southern classics, sharing recipes and stories from her family's heritage.

When Mildred Council first opened North Carolina’s iconic Chapel Hill restaurant Mama Dip’s Kitchen in 1976, she did it with just $64 and a dream. Now, after growing up in the kitchen and inheriting her mother’s legacy, Anita “Spring” Council is releasing her debut cookbook, Southern Roots.

Spring Council shares her Easter memories and how to make your guests feel welcome.

G&G editors and contributors suggest forty Southern novels, memoirs, and cookbooks to put at the top of your reading list this year goes here

Get ready to spend some time in the kitchen this year! This year's new cookbook releases will have you whipping up desserts, perfecting your barbecue technique, and throwing fabulous parties.