Prologue: Good Bread
An introduction to the Food Issue
By Christian Leus
The Food Room
What it takes to feed Stone County, Arkansas
By Megan Nichols
Heirloom Legacy
Diane Flynt kickstarted a cider renaissance
By Eric J. Wallace
MawMaw�s Work
Cooking for the Iberville Parish Jail
By DaVida Chanel
Quenepas
A poem by Patricia Lockwood
Tree of Life
Are there enough post oaks to sustain Texas barbecue?
By Judson Vail
FEATURES
Fathead
Begin by adding fresh blueberries
By Michael J. Ivory Jr.
Librarians on Horseback
The New Deal project that preserved Kentucky�s recipes
By Kirsten Chervenak
Submitting to the Beast
A father and son in New Orleans�feasting and flaneuring
By Todd Kliman
Wine Country
Uncorking country music�s history from winos to wine moms
By Emily Hilliard
Church Pulao
The past, present, and future of Southern community cooking
By Farhan Mustafa
BEST BITES
Pork cracklins bewitch Asia Rose Phua
A tomato sandwich transports Shaan Merchant
Joahna Hern�ndez savors mole�s complexities
Fried catfish blesses Sheeka Sanahori
Aaron Boehmer shares a family tabouleh recipe
COVER: Natalie Cherry, 2015, a photography by Grant Cornett
ART & PHOTOGRAPHY BY: Grant Cornett, Amanda Greene, Pixy Liao, Arcmanoro Niles, Christian Leus, Carter/Reddy, Bobby Doherty, David Onri Anderson, Angie Moser, Jeff Bramwell, Breehan James, Lei Lei, Andi Schreiber, alicefoxartbox, Valentina R., Roe Ethridge, Casey Joiner, Pedro Pedro, Loc Huynh, Farhan Mustafa, Paul Gagner, Mike Reddy, Minnie Morklithavong, Ana Isabel, Aaron Boehmer
Title: Oxford American Spring 2026
Series: Oxford American
Item Number: OXFORDAMERICAN2026SP
Great new addition for my collection.