A Restaurant’s Reckoning — Is it OK to eat at Piggie Park?
This piece looks at the case study of South Carolina’s Piggie Park Restaurant and the legacy of Maurice Bessinger to examine the challenges of reckoning with a racist past. The story features interviews with Maurice’s sons, culinary historians, and local South Carolina business owners. The episode concludes by asking listeners to grapple with the central question: Is it ok to eat at Piggie Park?
