Roots Southern Table

About the Business

Specialties

Roots Southern Table pays homage to the way Chef and Owner Tiffany Derry grew up eating in the South. On her family's farm, Tiffany's grandmother always welcomed guests with food. Food is what held the family together. For her family, field-to-table eating was not a trend but simply a way of life - eating with the seasons, canning and preserving fresh-picked fruits and vegetables, never letting anything go to waste. Friday evenings were reserved for family fish-frys, fried chicken was the centerpiece of any special occasion, and crawfish boils were a summer staple. Roots Southern Table evokes the feeling you're coming home to those you love. Receive a warm welcome upon arrival and gather around the table for a meal prepared with purpose. Each dish tells a story of Tiffany's culinary heritage, inspired by the memories made at the family supper table.

Meet the Business Owner

Business owner information

Tiffany D.

Business Owner

Beaumont, Texas native Tiffany Derry is co-founder, along with Tom Foley, of T2D Concepts, the Texas-based purpose-driven hospitality group behind Roots Chicken Shak, Roots Southern Table, and 'Shef Tiffany spice and apparel line. Denied from her first cooking job at the age of 15 because of her race and gender, Tiffany has risen her way through the culinary ranks to run her own restaurant concepts, appear as a contestant and judge on Top Chef and Top Chef Junior and as a regular advisor on Bar Rescue, and cook for President Obama at the White House. A fierce advocate for sustainable and nutritious food policies as well as gender and racial equity, Tiffany serves as a member of Les Dames d'Escoffier, a spokesperson for the James Beard Foundation's sustainability efforts, and sits on the Board of Directors for Food Policy Action.