Southern Foodways Symposium Features U.S. Farm-Raised Catfish

Event signage outside Taylor Grocery for the 2009 Southern Foodways Symposium. The annual "fish fry" event was held at Taylor Grocery, a legendary restaurant in rural Taylor, Miss., specializing in fried U.S. Farm-Raised Catfish. The event was sponsored by The Catfish Institute. (Photo: Business Wire)

(Left to Right) Lynn Hewlett, owner of Taylor Grocery, and R.J. Cooper, chef de cuisine at Vidalia Restaurant in Washington, D.C., talk catfish while awaiting the arrival of the group from the 2009 Southern Foodways Symposium. Cooper prepared a "Smoked Catfish Parfait" dish for the event, which was sponsored by The Catfish Institute. (Photo: Business Wire)

(Left to Right) Sous chef Jerry Slater and executive chef Duane Nutter, both of One Flew South restaurant in Atlanta prepared "Catfish-stuffed Hushpuppies with Cauliflower Tartar Sauce" for the 2009 Southern Foodways Symposium, which was sponsored by The Catfish Institute. (Photo: Business Wire)