Dr. Cynthia Greenlee is an award-winning journalist and historian whose work explores the intersections of food, history, and culture. A James Beard Award winner, she has written for The Atlantic, The New York Times, Smithsonian, and more. Her work has appeared in multiple Best American Food Writing anthologies. Formerly deputy editor at the Southern Foodways Alliance and senior editor at The Counter, she is currently working on a book rethinking Black foodways in the South. A lifelong Southerner by birth, rearing and choice, she draws inspiration from her heritage and deep roots in North and South Carolina.