Local Palate Marketplace Features a Curated Selection of Artisanal Southern Goods

LOS ANGELES BRUNCH HOTSPOT DEBUTS EVENING HOURS AND NEW MENU

Bastard Son celebrates its grand opening at the Royal bar in Hollywood. The new Southern-inspired bar food concept is brought to you by the folks behind Poppy + Rose, a downtown comfort fare restaurant best known for its popular brunch, and Peaches' Smokehouse & Southern Kitchen, an acclaimed BBQ and Southern food truck, in partnership with Josh Kopel, owner of Royal and Preux & Proper.

Mama Dip's, the heartbeat of Southern Cuisine in Chapel Hill, is celebrating 40 years of service.

Dr. King was not only the country's most famous Civil Rights leader and Atlanta's most famous resident; he was also a serious foodie. On Atlanta Food Walks' Downtown Southern Food Walk, guests eat fried chicken at the "unofficial headquarters of the Civil Rights Movement" and try banana pudding at the market where he shopped, while hearing about his story and the roots of Southern cuisine in Atlanta's Downtown.

The once highly popular soul food restaurant, Phil the Fire, in Shaker Heights, Ohio, opened its doors again at 11 a.m. on August, 8th, but in a new location in Beachwood, Ohio.

Devon O'Day and Kim McLean, an author/musician team have linked forces with the legendary Smokehouse in Monteagle, TN for distribution of their books and soundtracks.