Oxford American Spring 2026

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