Kibbe’s Tomato Pie that I made at home. YUM!!

Nearly two years ago when we set off into researching, writing and recipe testing (out August 15th!!) we went on a 10-day Southeastern states road-trip from DC down to Savannah to gather inspiration for the book and get back to chef John Gorham’s roots.

Along the way we had plenty of adventures and met all sorts of sweethearts including Kibbe (whose full name is McK...