By food truck I mean a truck/trailer where employees are actually inside, cooking the food fresh to order in full kitchen set-ups. And by “the south” I mean Louisiana, the Carolinas, Viriginia, Tennessee, Kentucky,...

Do you remember Rondo? It was a citrus soft drink in the late 70’s, early 80’s. I was a little girl, but loved it. My family was living in Dallas at the time and when we moved to Louisiana in 1982 we couldn’t...

But Baton Rouge smells so bad because of the refinery and the ozone and the chemicals and what all. And the places I mentioned are all authentic Louisiana dining places, all better than Mike Anderson’s. Of course, if...

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All, I posted this in “South” and I don’t think it was the appropriate forum. Please help a Northern boy make the most of a great opportunity. We’ll be driving through Alabama this weekend, on our way home to...

The Southern Foodways Alliance also has trails for Louisiana - The Gumbo Trail (http://www.southerngumbotrail.com/) and The Boudin Trail (http://www.southernboudintrail.com/introduction.shtml). Another great resource for the...

I live in East Hollywood, very close to that "Louisiana Fried Chicken" across from LACC. It’s deceiving. It’s just a sign that says "Louisiana Fried Chicken." The chicken is nothing like anything from Louisiana, nor...

well, if the op looked towards traditional new orleans and louisiana dishes, dating back to being a french new world city, many are vegetarian— no meat on fridays. gumbo z herbs, maquechou, stuffed mirlitons, tons of bean...

What are your favorite cookbooks for Southern food? I’m especially interested in “Junior League-type” cookbooks, the ones where people submitted their favorites. I have a hankering for grits. Thanks, Philip

I’d like to call on the expertise of the chowhounds to help me think of a finger food that is somewhat elegant but reminiscent of good old southern chow. So far we’ve got grilled green tomatoes topped with pimento...

), but chicken fried chicken? I am perplexed with the notion. A while back, I noticed someone on the Boston board mentioning that they were looking for this "Southern" dish locally. Never having seen it in my Southern eating...

a national T’giving Day in 1863 and then Roosevelt in 1939 changed the date but his order wasn’t mandatory. It was scornfully referred to by some as “Franksgiving” and FDR wasn’t a Southern favorite...

Now if you were driving down the street and passed by what looks like a real hole-in-the-wall and see a restaurant that goes by the name Louisiana Famous Seafood, Chicken & Donuts, wouldn’t you stop by too to check it out?...

About a month ago, I posed a challenge to the hounds. Find me a great place near a trolley stop. I got some wonderful recs… but none stood out like the one for Magnolias! I grew up in South Central L.A.. I love southern...

Hi Jean, you have picked a wonderful time to come to a great place! Patowmack Farms is actually not so close to Middleburg, which is at the very southern border of Loudoun County. It’s north of Leesburg — probably a...