Deep South Dining

Topic: It’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month, so Malcolm and Carol welcome Kristin Lape, director of The Lily Pad Foundation in Ridgeland, and Tyler, a graduate of the Lily Pad Internship Program, to talk about the ways they promote training and hiring individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the hospitality industry. They also discuss the recent Michelin recommendations and awards across Mississippi and the South.

Guest(s): Kristin Lape and Tyler

Host(s): Malcolm White and Carol Palmer

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Topic: It's DRIVE TIME, so we've curated a special episode with clips from chefs and business owners we've spoken to across the state of Mississippi.

Segment 1: Chef Gregory Glass from Sermon Sandwich Bar. Original Air Date: 08-17-2026

Segment 2: Brent Tippitt, Chef/Owner of The Enid Depot. Original Air Date: 05-11-2026

Segment 3: Current owners of Doe's Eat Place in Greenville, Charles and Doe III Signa. Original Air Date: 04-20-2026

Segment 4: Chef Austin Sumrall from White Pillars in Biloxi and Siren Social Club in Gulfport. Original Air Date: 01-05-2026

Guest(s): Gregory Glass, Brent Tippitt, Charles and Doe Signa, Austin Sumrall

Host(s): Malcolm White and Carol Palmer

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Topic: Malcolm and Carol welcome Mississippi cook, cookbook author, entrepreneur, television and social media personality, and friend of the show Elizabeth Heiskell back to Deep South Dining to talk about her famous chicken salad and pimiento cheese, social media presence, upcoming memoir Joy Ride, and more.

Guest(s): Elizabeth Heiskell

Host(s): Malcolm White and Carol Palmer

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Topic: Back by popular demand, Malcolm and Carol are hosting another “Coffee Shop” roundtable conversation with friends of the show, Rick Cleveland and Chef Gregory Glass. They’ll discuss what’s on their minds about food and what’s going on with food and foodways in Mississippi, the South, and the world.

Guest(s): Rick Cleveland and Gregory Glass

Host(s): Malcolm White and Carol Palmer

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Topic: Malcolm and Carol finally managed to sit down with the family behind Cooper's Country Meat Packers and Country Pleasin' Brand Sausage. Henry and Julyn Cooper join the show to talk about how the sausage gets made in Florence, the Butcher Shop and Restaurant, the process behind coming up with new flavors, and more.

Guest(s): Henry and Julyn Cooper

Host(s): Malcolm White and Carol Palmer

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Topic: September is Hunger Action Month, and Malcolm and Carol welcome Mississippi Food Network's new Chief Executive Officer Karli Coughlin, Chief Operating Officer Cassandra Mobley, and Chief Development Officer Dan Nisbet to Deep South Dining to talk about how Mississippians can help fight hunger across the state. Then, they catch up on recent food-related events and news.

Guest(s): Karli Coughlin, Cassandra Mobley, and Dan Nisbet

Host(s): Malcolm White and Carol Palmer

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Topic: Malcolm and Carol take time to pay respects to Abe Whitfield of Abe's Grill in Corinth before welcoming Chef Alon Shaya and culinary historian June Hersh to the show to talk about their new cookbook Memories of a Good Meal: Recipes of Resilience Inspired by Stories of World War II Survival available October 6th, 2026.

Guest(s): Alon Shaya and June Hersh

Host(s): Malcolm White and Carol Palmer

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ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 05-11-2026

Topic: Malcolm and Carol welcome Brent Tippitt, Chef/Owner of The Enid Depot, to the show to talk about his culinary background, the history of Enid and The Enid Depot, making iconic steaks on a griddle, and more.

Guest(s): Brent Tippitt

Host(s): Malcolm White and Carol Palmer

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Topic: Malcolm and Joe welcome Jackie Wilson, owner and operator of Bama Bay Oyster Farm on Mon Louis Island, Alabama, to talk about oyster farming, and the importance of research, resilience, and restoration of the oyster population in Mobile Bay.

Guest(s): Jackie Wilson

Host(s): Malcolm White and Joe Sherman

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Topic: Malcolm and Carol welcome the Queen of Biscuits, Chef Regina Charboneau, to the show to talk about her culinary career, cooking classes, her new "chefography", Six Courses: An Entertaining Life, and the reopening of King's Tavern in Natchez on September 1st.

Guest(s): Regina Charboneau

Host(s): Malcolm White and Carol Palmer

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