Shrimp and Grits started as coastal fuel — the kind of meal fishermen threw together before sunrise using whatever they had on hand. It wasn’t glamorous, but it was honest: warm grits, fresh shrimp, and enough butter to make the morning feel less brutal. Over …

Coq au vin is one of those dishes that sounds fancy enough to impress people but has roots that are anything but glamorous. The original version was rustic French farmhouse cooking — a way to turn an old rooster (the kind that had lived a …