Debby Maugans Nakos

Debby Maugans Nakos writes a monthly column for Birmingham Magazine and is former food editor of Creative Ideas for Living magazine. Her articles have also appeared in Bon Appetit and Food & Wine , and she developed the recipes for Fannie Flagg's popular Whistle Stop Cafe Cookbook . She lives in Birmingham, Alabama, with her husband and two daughters, who draw straws to see who gets to taste test the small-batch recipes.

Debby Maugans Nakos writes a monthly column for Birmingham Magazine and is former food editor of Creative Ideas for Living magazine. Her articles have also appeared in Bon Appetit and Food & Wine , and she developed the recipes for Fannie Flagg's popular Whistle Stop Cafe Cookbook . She lives in Birmingham, Alabama, with her husband and two daughters, who draw straws to see who gets to taste test the small-batch recipes. See less