Shannon Dell

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Location
Chattanooga, Tennessee
School
Georgia Southern University
Expertise
Appalachian Granny Recipes, Experimental Sauces, Foodways & Folklore
  • Shannon doesn't shy away from the more obscure food stories, having covered a range of topics from spit-fermented beer to highway-flattened fauna.
  • Born and raised in the American South, she's a hype girl for hot sauce and will gladly tell you about the many health benefits of dousing your plate in it.
  • She has some serious opinions when it comes to cucumbers and why some people are genetically wired to hate them.

Experience

Shannon is a Tennessee-based writer who has been featured in publications such as National Geographic, BBC Travel, and Atlas Obscura. While her writing is mostly travel-focused, she believes the best way to connect to a culture is through the stomach, having learned to bake sand bread in the Sahara desert, experienced the reverence of a toastmaster at a Georgian supra, and uncovered the secret ingredient to longevity from an Italian nonna (hint: it's Prosecco first thing in the morning). She likes food that makes her sweat, dusty diners with a story, and stirring the pot between two Southerners arguing over whose hometown has the better barbecue.

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