Charles Arthur "Art" Smith is an American chef who has worked for former Florida governor Bob Graham and Jeb Bush and until 2007 was personal chef to Oprah Winfrey. His expertise is Southern cuisine.

I grew up right on the border of south Georgia, north Florida. The county's called Hamilton, mostly known for the river that runs through it, the Suwannee. And author Lillian Smith came from there, who was a major activist for equality. She wrote a great book, Strange Fruit.


I was bullied quite badly in school. I recently asked my mother, ''Do you remember it?'' She said yes. I said, ''Do you think they remember it?'' ''Yes, but they're nice to you now.''

It's funny how you have to get famous in order for people to be nice to you.


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