of giblets. It was a revelation! It is truly the “sacred nectar” of the family. So important, in fact, we recorded mother-in-law making it (think Smithsonian/Alan Lomax level oral histories.) The method depends on...

Yeah for Pete’s!!! The special dog is my absolute favorite. Besides, it’s fun to hang out at the counter and chat with Gus. If you want to learn more about Gus and Pete’s, he was included in the Southern...

it medium hot or whatever. I guess the word didn’t get back to the kitchen in your case, so they assumed you wanted chili paste when you ordered chili paste. If you say “pet maack maack” then you are asking for...

, based on old cookbooks, menus, oral histories, and anecdotal evidence. Perhaps “city folks” didn’t adequately convey my meaning. If someone’s experience with crab cakes (for whatever reason) has been...

Southern Foodways had a major Deviled Egg competition and oral history project. You can read history, lore and see many many recipes at: http://www.southernfoodways.com/projects/eggs/index.shtml

of it in Florida; but my parents assured me our Great Lakes trout had better flavor. As a librarian I found a wonderful oral history of 20th Century NYC. The delis ordered lots of their fish from our great lakes. Sadly, the Lakes...

prepared still participate). By the end of the evening, the book was full. Prior to the event, we had video-taped people telling stories about the honoree which we played just before sitting down to eat. I think doing these type...

the reason i said it was arbitrary is because days don’t necessarily need to be divided into weeks (just as the 8 hour workday is a facet of history, not divine guidance.) - but that discusion should be saved for my...

Hepatitis is an ancient disease with a long history in Asia, which is the main reason it is so common. While it had been hypothesized that the huge prevalence of Hepatitis B & C in Asia is due to communal eating, this is really...

, and the more common fluffier type (you can taste how the latter has a more prominent egg taste). He then gives me a little history lesson on how egg and cane sugar both used to be very expensive items back in the day which...

of the best chefs in New Orleans' gumbos. They have as many different opinions about it as we do. Lots of oral histories and such. Enjoy. http://www.southerngumbotrail.com/introduction.shtml

hunt, would agree beer batter unlikely. for shrimp, sure. chicken? nah. maybe contact the university’s oral history folks: http://www.usm.edu/msoralhistory/contact.htm#biloxi or the historical society there?...

I liked the mangrove honey and thought it was interesting and had character, though there was not a consensus of opinion in my household. There’s apparently a long history of making the stuff in Florida.

if you request (even though I don’t have the tasting menu portions). I would subjectively pick Lucas-Carton over Le Cinq, but that’s in part because I have a significant history relating to Lucas-Carton (it being the...

Chop suey is an American dish invented by Chinese cooks working here in the 1800s. Here’s the oral history version - http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/19300#64145