Episode 21: Robby Melvin, Southern Living Test Kitchen (Birmingham, AL)

There used to be a saying that in every Southern household there were two things on the coffee table: the Bible and Southern Living. Well, maybe that was stretching it a bit, but it really wasn't that far from the truth. If you've grown up in the South, this iconic magazine -- and especially its recipes -- were just there. Southern Living's recipe collection is one of the best in publishing, and if you've made a recipe from its pages anytime in the last few years, chances are you've made a recipe developed in part by Southern Living Test Kitchen Chef Robby Melvin. Honing his skills under Frank Stitt and then as Chris Hasting's Chef de Cuisine at Hot and Hot Fish Club, he's bringing respect for the past and excitement for the future to the Southern Living test kitchen in Birmingham. Oh, and some seriously awesome Spotify playlists too.