A Vietnamese Mardi Gras krewe.
The Black longshoremen of Mobile’s Banana Docks.
A meditation on rice and belonging.
This Food Issue isn’t just about what Southerners eat—it’s about who we are, where we’ve been, and where we’re going.
Lee Matalone
About
Lee Matalone is a writer and floral designer based in Richmond, Virginia. She is the author of the novel Home Making (Harper Perennial, 2020) and founder of the flower shop and design studio, FIELD.