Oxford American Issue 132 (Spring 2026) The Food Issue

Oxford American Issue 132 (Spring 2026) The Food Issue

Sweet bites and stories to savor. Our latest Food Issue celebrates the communities who make, share, and evolve our favorite Southern flavors. Todd Kliman leads his son on a food pilgrimage to New Orleans; Farhan Mustafa visits community cooks learning to make the most of a digital world. Emily Hilliard uncorks how wine bubbles up in classic country songs. In a new poem, Patricia Lockwood cracks open sweet green quenepas. Meanwhile, our special Best Bites section showcases transcendent dishes across our region, from pork cracklins in Texas, to tomato sandwiches in Tennessee, to catfish in North Carolina.

The Food Issue is published with support from The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts.

Read about it on the Oxford American website.