Her language of love has always been food."
- Hoda Kotb
“I fell in love in with Virginia Tech the moment I went.
My sister went before me, and then I went, and my brother went.
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We all were like a train going there.
And it was secluded in a way… Blacksburg is a tiny little town tucked away in southern Virginia.
And I think there was just a feeling of being away from it all.
I really loved everything about it.
There was a place called the Cascades where I would go and escape if I needed it.
I felt like you were always close to nature and in the middle of it.”
- Hoda Kotb
“New Orleans has every single story that you could ever imagine.
It had incredible stories of rich culture.
It had crime stories that I had never heard before.
Plot twists that you couldn’t make up on a Dateline.
But more than that, to me, the city was full of soul.
And there was an insecurity to the city.
‘Do you like us?
Do you like it here?’
I was like, Who doesn’t like it here?
- Hoda Kotb
Hoda Kotb
Being Southern is a warm hand on my heart.
It means that I found a place where I fit.
It means that I can slow down.
It means that I can be opened.
It means that I can hug anybody I want.
That’s really it.
“Life’s about showing up.
It doesn’t matter.
The only thing that matters is showing up.
Show up for people, and everything will change.”
- Hoda Kotb
About Biscuits & Jam
In the South, talking about food is personal.
It’s a way of sharing your history, your family, your culture, and yourself.
