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    The life and times of Ernest Mickler

    Photo by Ernest Mickler.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Apr 5, 2018 • 1 min read

    Photo by Ernest Mickler.

    Ernest Mickler, author of “White Trash Cooking” and “Sinkin’ Spells, Hot Flashes, Fits and Cravins,” certainly seems to have cast a spell over writer-photographer Michael Adno. Mickler spent his career chronicling the people and food of the American South. Adno’s article on Mickler’s life and times was recently published by The Bitter Southerner.

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    3. 21:49The tradition of Mimouna
    4. 27:54The best of Harper's food writing
    5. 36:02The life and times of Ernest MicklerYou’re reading this
    6. 44:25Market Report: Just 'beet' it!
    7. 51:56Jonathan Gold dines on sushi at Shiki
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    The full episode

    5 of 7
    Forging knives, lab-grown 'meat,' and iconic food writing
    1. 0:00Flame grilled and hand forged
    2. 13:02Can you define 'meat?'
    3. 21:49The tradition of Mimouna
    4. 27:54The best of Harper's food writing
    5. 36:02The life and times of Ernest MicklerYou’re reading this
    6. 44:25Market Report: Just 'beet' it!
    7. 51:56Jonathan Gold dines on sushi at Shiki
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