The kind of food table that tells you exactly where you’re from.
If you grew up in Horry County or Marion County, South Carolina, you already know this truth: the holidays aren’t a date on a calendar—they’re a table. They’re the dishes that show up year after year, the aunties and uncles calling you by your full name, the kids circling the desserts, and the kind of cooking that doesn’t need a recipe card because it’s been practiced for generations.
All four of my family lines have been rooted right here in Horry County and Marion County for more than 300 years. So these three short videos aren’t just “holiday food clips.” They’re a living snapshot of Southern tradition—home cooking, family, and the kind of gathering that keeps a place and a people stitched together.
Section 1: Thanksgiving at My Mother’s House
There’s a certain feeling that only Thanksgiving brings—warm kitchen air, ovens working overtime, and a table that looks like it’s ready to feed the whole county. This video is a walk down the Thanksgiving spread at my mother’s house: the classics, the comfort dishes, and the kind of food that reminds you why the South takes family meals seriously.
What this table represents:
A home cooked welcome
Family recipes that don’t need introductions
That “fix your plate and sit a while” kind of love
Section 2: Christmas on My Father’s Side (Extended Family)
Christmas on my father’s side is its own beautiful kind of busy—extended family, a table that stretches, and dishes that show up like old friends. This video is the Christmas food table from that side of the family, filmed the way we all actually experience it: walking the line, spotting favorites, and already planning what you’re going back for.
What this table represents:
Tradition carried forward through a big family
Holiday food that feels like home no matter how old you get
A Southern gathering where everyone belongs
Section 3: Christmas on My Mother’s Side (Extended Family)
And then there’s Christmas on my mother’s side—another extended family table, another set of beloved staples, and another reminder that in the South, food is how we mark time. This video captures that second Christmas spread: familiar, comforting, and full of the kind of dishes that make you slow down and stay awhile.
What this table represents:
The continuity of family through generations
A place where stories live between the serving spoons
The Southern holiday table as a family reunion in food form
People move away, schedules get wild, and years fly by—but these tables keep showing up. And as long as we’re still gathering in Horry County and Marion County kitchens and dining rooms, still cooking, still feeding each other, still laughing over a plate… the tradition is alive.
If you love Southern food and the stories that come with it, you’re in the right place.