Southern Cast Iron

DAVID BANCROFT

If you ask acclaimed Alabama chef David Bancroft, there’s never been a time when he didn’t love to eat. Since he was raised in a food-loving family, he was hooked from the start. His grandfather was a cattleman, fish farmer, peanut farmer, cotton gin owner, and avid gardener; his mother and grandmother were both amazing cooks, and he was a child with an infectious curiosity for good-tasting food.

“My grandfather was a part of all of the major crops in Alabama,” David remembers. “I was accustomed to lots of fresh vegetables and meals around a long family table, but the best thing my

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