Southbound Story & Conversation Hour Presented by IACP

Because the best thing served at a food festival isn't always on the plate. Sometimes it's the story behind it.
About this Event

Southbound Story & Conversation Hour
Presented by IACP

Because the best thing served at a food festival isn't always on the plate. Sometimes it's the story behind it.

Between Southbound's two festival weekends, IACP presents Southbound Story & Conversation Hour—five evenings of cocktails, conversation, and unforgettable stories from some of the South's most compelling food voices.

Join us Monday –Friday in special Birmingham settings for one remarkable storyteller each evening. They'll share a story, then open the conversation. No panels. No PowerPoints. Just a drink, a great story, and a chance to hear—and talk with—people who have something wonderful to share.

Featuring: Ivy Odom, Senior Lifestyle Editor, Southern Living, In conversation with Nancy Wall Hopkins, Executive Director, IACP.

5:00 p.m. Gathering + Story + Conversation
6:00 p.m. Goodbyes

One more reason to linger in Birmingham between Southbound's big festival weekends.

Come for the food. Stay for the stories.

MONDAY:
Ivy Odom

Senior Lifestyle Editor, Southern Living

Location:

OVENBIRD GARDEN

2810 3rd Ave. S, Birmingham, AL 35233

Tuesday- Thursday:

Speakers to be announced

FRIDAY:

Kelsey Barnard Clark

Cookbook Author and Top Chef Winner

Location:

OVENBIRD GARDEN

2810 3rd Ave. S, Birmingham, AL 35233

Ivy Odom is the Senior Lifestyle Editor at Southern Living, where she hosts and produces cooking and lifestyle videos for television and social media platforms. She is the author of the bestselling cookbook, My Southern Kitchen, and the SL recipe column, Ivy’s Kitchen. She has had regular appearances on the TODAY Show and Good Morning America and represents the brand at cooking and lifestyle demos across the American South. Ivy loves to travel, scope out new restaurants, work in her garden, and tackle home improvement projects as her schedule allows. Ivy lives in Homewood, Alabama, with her husband, Luis, their daughter, Janie, and their dog, Basil.