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, and others are getting deep into the stewardship and celebration of heritage varieties.A full episode of Netflix's.

Waffles + Mochi.(featuring Michael Twitty, author of the new F&W favorite,.Rice: A Savor the South Cookbook. )

celebrated rice in its many splendored forms.But there's a voice that's been left out of the recent conversation.. Valerie Erwin closed her Philadelphia restaurant, Geechee Girl Rice Cafe, in January 2015, capping off a 12-year run as a neighborhood restaurant-turned-destination for lovers of Lowcountry cuisine, as well as foods from the Southern diaspora.

Rice was right there in the name, front and center in the dishes that Erwin and her sisters had learned to love growing up.

Through her respectful and inventive cooking, Erwin sparked countless dialogues about the rich variety of grains and techniques—a harbinger of what was to come just a few years later.A-Mari-Mix Fresh Mex Fusion, Miami.

The standout offering at this Cuban-inspired spot are the burritos and tacos stuffed with ropa vieja, that tomato-y stew of shredded beef so popular in Puerto Rico and elsewhere in the Caribbean.It comes with rice—but not too much—and a healthy helping of tomatoes and lettuce to cut the fat.

If you want to be really decadent, get it smothered with red and green enchilada sauce and buried under a mountain of melted cheese.It'll be the hugest enchilada you've ever seen.. Georgia:.