Nancie's Table

Nancie’s Table is the culinary platform of Nancie McDermott, a food writer, cooking teacher, and author of fourteen cookbooks. The brand celebrates traditional food in its cultural context, with a particular focus on the cuisines of Asia and the American South—two regions whose food traditions McDermott explores through recipes, writing, and teaching.

Visitors can browse recipes across a wide range of categories, including Southern pies and cakes, Thai and Vietnamese dishes, vegetarian and vegan meals, soups, salads, and desserts. Featured recipes include fresh mango pie, Coronation chicken salad, strawberry shrub, and Thai grilled chicken wings. Nancie’s cookbooks cover subjects such as Southern baking, Chinese and Thai cooking, Vietnamese cuisine, vegetarian Thai food, and stir-frying. The site also offers online cooking classes, including lessons in everyday Thai cooking and classic pies, alongside information about events, press coverage, and media appearances. Through practical recipes and accessible instruction, Nancie’s Table invites readers to cook, eat, and explore the stories and traditions behind the food.