
John T. Edge travels around the region, introducing viewers to Southern tastemakers, food, culture and history.

John T. Edge travels around the region, introducing viewers to Southern tastemakers, food, culture and history.

John T. Edge travels around the region, introducing viewers to Southern tastemakers, food, culture and history.

Greek natives and their kin built the Birmingham restaurant scene, from barbecue joints to hot dog stands to steakhouses; Bright Star, founded in 1907, is the old guard and Johnny's is the new guard Greek restaurant.

Pablo Rivadeneyra rotisserie cooks lime-marinated chicken; Larry and Betty Jean Scott work a smoke-belching pit at Scott's BBQ; in these two places, we get a glimpse of the hard work that defines life in the South.