Nancie McDermott is a food writer and cooking teacher, and the author of fourteen cookbooks. Her passion is researching and celebrating traditional food in its cultural context, and her beloved subjects are two seemingly different places with much in common: the cuisines of Asia and of the American South.

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MAGAZINES

Nancie McDermott Article in Fine Cooking Magazine
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October/November 2016
Sweet on Sweet Potatoes by Nancie McDermott

Nancie McDermott in Our State Magzine
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February 2014
Easy as Pie {Or a piece of cake} by Brian Mims

October 2014
Grape Hull Pie by Nancie McDermott

Taste of the South Magazine featuring Nancie McDermott
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December/January 2012
Taste of Tradition – Fruitcake – The grande dame of a Southern Chiristmas by Nancie McDermott

November 2015
Ladling Out: Long-simmering Southern Histories
Cookbook Shelf: Southern Soups & Stews

Nancie McDermott Article in Fine Cooking Magazine
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November 2004
The Fastest Chicken Soup in the East by Nancie McDermott

December 2007
Issue 89: Thai on the Fly: Quick Curries for Any Night by Nancie McDermott
A simple method gives you a repertoire of comforting, aromatic dishes

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Harvest 2014
Authentic Brunswick Stew by Nancie McDermott

Summer 2013
Ridgeway Canteloupes by Nancie McDermott

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July/August 2014
Passing on an Inheritance by Nancie McDermott

Online

Indy Week Nancie McDermott explores the soups of the South with a little online help
NBC News Southern Soul: 7 Must Have Cookbooks to Get You Started 
Los Angeles Times November 27, 1992, BOOKS WE LOVE : Essential Thai : REAL THAI
Southern Lady Magazine September 24, 2015
Chicago Tribune July 10, 2012, Slicing a Cake
Chicago Tribune  December 10, 2010, Holiday gifts: A baker’s dozen of great cookbooks
Alabama Chanin January 23 2013 Red Velvet Cake + Homemade Sprinkles
News & Observer March 1, 2016, Four Triangle cookbook authors are semifinalists for Southern booksellers’ book awards
Suvir Saran  July 8, 2007, Alton Brown Gets A Slice of History From Nancie McDermott
Robin Asbell April 25, 2015, Simply Vegetarian Thai Cooking by Nancie McDermott
News & Observer October 13, 2015, 6 new cookbooks from Triangle authors
Durham Foodie December 12, 2015, Thai Holiday Appetizer – Larb”alicious”
Eat Your Words Episode 238 – Thai Cooking with Nancie McDermott
Sedimentality February 15, 2011, Book Review: “Quick & Easy Thai” by Nancie McDermott
Peace Corps Worldwide  Nancie McDermott’s (Thailand 1975-78) Pies Aren’t Perfect

AWARDS 

2016 IACP Cookbook Awards Finalist Cookbook of the Year (American) Southern Soups & Stews: More Than 75 Recipes from Burgoo and Gumbo to Etouffée and Fricassee

VIDEO/AUDIO/TV

UNC College – Baking Apple Pie with Nancie McDermott

Alton Brown’s Good Eats
The Food Network
Coconut Cake Revival
July 8, 2007 (Episode EA1104)
Scene 2: Guest, Nancie McDermott, Cake Historian

Sara’s Secrets
The Food Network
Dinner to a Tea (Episode: SS1E48)

ThirtyFour-50
Nancie McDermott – Food Writer and Cooking Teacher
April 17, 2016

Kitchen Chat
Nancie McDermott Honors Home Cooking
January 4, 2016

Kim Pagano Show
Simply Vietnamese Cooking: 135 Delicious Recipes
January 16, 2016

Cook the Book with Denise & Jenni
The Maiden Voyage (Teaser)
November 7, 2015