even though i grew up in d.c., i'm felling right at home. this is the food my grandmother passed down to me. are those pig's feet? >> right down to the pig's feet. >> chow time. this looks incredible. >> this is going to be magical times for in mississippi for us. >> this is nick wallace, a prominent mississippi chef, who much like myself learned to cook from his grandmother. you have your accouterments right here. do you need anything? >> just some vinegar. and hot sauce. >> i have heard great things about nick and i'm eager to swap stories and get his take on mississippi. >> you know, when i went to culinary school, my sister used to overnight me chitlins. the first time i warmed them up in the dorm room, they thought we had brought some live dock. >> i'm sure. >> into the dorm room. most people are like how can you eat something that smells like that? but if you go france, you eat some of the cheeses they eat, and the same thing. >> i grew up cleaning them. >> ah, the worse. you grew up in mississippi?