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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Trolling with grits
NEW ORLEANS – NOLA-based scribe Brett Michael Dykes is a friend to hungry sportswriters. He never steers us wrong when we visit his city. Friday night, a few of us got a direct message on Twitter from Dykes that he … Continue reading
Posted in Fancy Pants, Fried Goodness, Laissez les bons temps rouler, Late night
Tagged New Orleans restaurants, NOLA food
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It always knows
NEW ORLEANS – It was New Year’s Eve 2009. I had just landed in NOLA, and I needed to find a place to eat. I checked Urbanspoon, but in a city as gastronomically dense as this one, a list of … Continue reading
Posted in Laissez les bons temps rouler, Late night, Side Dishes, Value
Tagged New Orleans restaurants, NOLA food
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Just following orders
NEW ORLEANS – I don’t usually write about places that require a collared shirt to dine. Shoot, many of the places I frequent barely require pants. But when the boss lady is picking up the check, you steam your blazer, … Continue reading
A shrimp and an alligator (sausage) walk into a cheesecake
NEW ORLEANS – A bunch of us went to Jacques-Imo’s last night. Mere words can’t describe the place. All you need to know is that five heterosexual men have never shared so much food in one meal. So look at … Continue reading
Posted in Laissez les bons temps rouler
Tagged New Orleans, New Orleans restaurants, NOLA food
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Feeding the beast
NEW ORLEANS – Wrote Tom Robbins in his beet-tastic classic, Jitterbug Perfume:
Automatic, Y’all
“I wanted Weaver D’s to be a place where there is a bounty, a land flowing with milk and honey, like Moses talked about in Exodus.” – Dexter Weaver in Automatic Y’all: Weaver D’s Guide to the Soul ATHENS, Ga. … Continue reading
Posted in Fried Goodness, Side Dishes, Sweet Tea, Value
Tagged Athens, Athens food, Fried Chicken, Ga. restaurants, University of Georgia
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A culinary penthouse in a basement
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Hammerheads web site warns diners ahead of time. Don’t bring large parties. Expect to wait. The chefs aren’t trying to be divas. They aren’t trying to be unnecessarily surly. They simply need you to accept the … Continue reading
Blessed Redemption
SNOOK, Texas – The lord gave unto you 10 commandments. Heaven is a Buffet has only two.
Posted in Eternal damnation, Fried Goodness, Side Dishes
Tagged Bacon, Fried, Fried Bacon
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