eating my words

Executive Food Editor Scott Jones joined Southern Living in July of 1999, and is the first man--in the 41-year history of the magazine--to work in the Food department. Scott left a career in the motion picture industry to pursue his love of food and wine. Indoing so, he completed a Culinary Arts degree at The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY, where he graduated with honors. Scott has also received awards from the International Association of Culinary Professionals (I.A.C.P.) and The James Beard Foundation. In addition, he holds a degree in Magazine Publishing and Journalism from the University of Mississippi, and is the author of the Southern Living Wine Guide and Journal.

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