224: Elizabeth Heiskell, Cook, Author, Caterer, & TV Personality (Oxford, MS)

The Southern Fork

Elizabeth Heiskell was born and raised in the Mississippi Delta, a land of sky to the horizon and rich soil bordered by the Mississippi River. Although her culinary journey really started in her childhood kitchen, it took a professional turn at the Culinary Institute of America and from there, she’s taken that love of cooking in many directions, from an instructor at the Viking Cooking School in Greenwood, MS, to farmer, caterer, bloody mary mix creator, Today show contributor, and cookbook author, which means she rarely sits still, even for this remote interview, where you can hear a few sounds of her sorting silverware. Her newest cookbook is Come on Over!: Southern Delicious for Every Day.