JULY 18, 2023

PHOTO: AUSTIN HARGRAVE

Actor and musician Dennis Quaid. 

DENNIS QUAID’S GOSPEL TRUTH: Houston native and part-time Nashville resident Dennis Quaid has performed in more than eighty films and ten-plus television shows, but at sixty-nine, the actor and musician shows no signs of slowing down. G&G contributor Monte Burke caught up with Quaid to hear more about his five upcoming roles this year, his new gospel album, his journey of overcoming addiction, and his Southern upbringing. Read the interview—and see photos of his English bulldog, Peaches. 

WHOLE HOG HOTSPOT: Every small-town barbecue stand has its rituals—not only its recipes but also customs on pre-ordering, waiting in line, and scoring the hardest-to-get cuts. The novelist Amy Rowland shares some of her hard-won secrets to nabbing ribs—and the flavors of her childhood—at B’s Barbecue in Greenville, North Carolina. Read her ode to local barbecue here.

CHOW CHOW FOOD + CULTURE FESTIVAL

PHOTO: STEPHEN PRUITT 

A spread for the Appalachian Pride Brunch at a past Chow Chow.

FOODWAYS FORAY: It’s hard to say for sure how chow chow came to be. Some say the South’s favorite pickled condiment originated with Acadian people from Nova Scotia, while others attribute the peppery mix to Chinese-American railroad workers in the early twentieth century. Either way, chow chow is now synonymous with the South, and that’s what made it the perfect name for Asheville’s celebration of Southern Appalachia. Established in 2019 by award-winning chefs Katie Button, Meherwan Irani, and John Fleer alongside East Fork cofounder Connie Matisse, the Chow Chow Food + Culture Festival returns September 7–10 with a delicious lineup: marquee dinners with the likes of Toni Tipton-Martin and Travis Milton, workshops on tamales and apple pie, seminars on foraging and Appalachian preserving, and more. The festival’s programming promises to be as fascinating as its namesake. Get your tickets for Chow Chow 2023.

WE ASKED...

HERE ARE SOME OF YOUR RESPONSES

Cold banana pudding right out of the icebox. —Bill P.

Homemade peach ice cream in the shade cures all. —Jere B.

Hands down, strawberry shortcake. Real shortcake, local strawberries, freshly whipped cream. —Susan S. 

Watermelon, cantaloupe, and honeydew melons cut up and tossed with fresh mint and a pinch of salt —Lyndon F.

Chick-fil-A peach milkshake. —Debbie L.

Blueberry cobbler with vanilla ice cream served right out of the oven. —Betsy B.

Key lime pie, no doubt about it. —Walt G.

A fresh blueberry glaze pie made with a shortbread crust and a smear of cream cheese under the blueberries. It is always a treat for my husband’s birthday. —Karen H.

A large watermelon pulled from an icy cold mountain creek where it’s been sitting all day. —Rhonda F.

Blackberry dumplings. —Mary A. 

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