At the Hermitage Hotel, in nearby Nashville, executive chef Tyler Brown uses cast iron to prepare and serve some of the Capital Grill's signature dishes. The cholesterol-heavy cuisine of the American south fell out of favor for a time but Brown says southern culture and foods are suddenly popular again.
"The South is hot right now," says Brown. "People enjoy what we do, enjoy the tradition of our culture that needs to be spoken about, talked about, and passed on; and what better place than around the table to get that started."
Lodge Cast Iron, which already sells its cookware in Japan, Russia and the Philippines, is looking to grow its international market.
Lodge Cast Iron is riding the crest of that wave, putting out dozens of new products, from cast iron woks to Dutch ovens made for the campfire.
Kellermann gets emotional when he considers what his great, great grandfather would think of his small foundry today.
"And I think old Joe Lodge and the rest of the family that's gone on would be very proud of the company seeing it as it is now," he says.
Lodge Cast Iron is looking to the international market for continued growth. Its cookware is now sold in Japan, Russia, and the Philippines.
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