Mama Dip's - Mildred Council

Mildred Council

She has written two noteworthy books which include: Mama Dip’s Kitchen and Mama Dip’s Family Cookbook. Her books not only share recipes, but also great stories about her life in food. Mama Dip celebrates the importance of family and community based around cuisine, Southern cooking in particular. She has been featured on Good Morning America and on the Food Network’s Cooking Live. It also appeared on an episode of Rachael Ray's $40 a Day. She said that if it were not for the restaurant, then she would have not have put her books together, referring to her first book, Mama Dip’s Kitchen. Craig Claiborne, a food critic for the New York Times, has written about the restaurant as well.