Amazing America fans have probably figured out a few things about me. I love "all things food," history and learning new stuff.I’m Monti Carlo—chef, food writ ...

“When you only have 24 hours, you pick the most valuable one,” recalled Coxe. He chose the Jimmy Red corn, an heirloom crop that generations of moonshiners knew for its nutty sweet flavor and ...

In Charleston, there’s a distillery quietly doing something extraordinary.No gimmicks. No shortcuts. Just a belief that some things are worth the fight. At High ...

But when introduced to James Island, or “Jimmy” Red corn, their stories became entangled with that of the endangered grain, and ultimately, its resurgence. At the beginning of the 1900s ...

Almost lost to time, US chef Sean Brock has helped revive an heirloom grain called Jimmy Red corn, serving the creamy grits with luscious cured egg yolks on top. At Audrey, chef Sean Brock's ...

That was where the wheels started turning.” So, the couple began experimenting with Hire Wire mash bill, starting with 100% Jimmy Red corn — a near-extinct heirloom varietal that they ...