Kathy Starr, author of The Soul of Southern Cooking, was born in the Mississippi Delta where her family has lived since the mid-1800s. After seventeen years in nursing, she decided it was time to utilize her talent for cooking, a talent cultivated by her grandmother. She has, since 1981, owned and operated her own catering business.

The Catfish Row Museum’s first program in our Summer Cooking Series will feature recipes, tastings and a cooking demonstration by Starr June 24 at the museum.