Journalist and author John Egerton passed away this morning in Nashville at the age of 78. Egerton was one of the founders of the Southern Foodways Alliance, was the author of Southern Food: At Home, On the Road, In History, and wrote articles and books on social and cultural issues in the South. Here's more from the SFA. [The Tennessean via Eater Nashville][Photo]
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