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Keeper of Gullah Geechee Cuisine & Matriarch, Emily Meggett, Gets a Feature in the New York Times
Two weeks ago, Mrs. Meggett, who has never used a cookbook during her 78 years in the kitchen, published her own: “Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes From the Matriarch of Edisto Island.” Her family and Abrams, the publisher, celebrated with a party on the island. About 500 people showed up, and she signed every book […]
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Stuff every cook should know (and valuable beyond words for home cooks)
I love to cook. Eating is easier, though I often find it easier to eat scrumptious food when I cook it myself. That said, I know that many of you don’t like to cook. In many instances, it comes down to not being prepared to cook (e.g. not having the ingredients on hand) and hating […]
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Gullah Geechee culture, red beans and rice, and a new cookbook by Emily Meggett
About three years ago, my daughter found my birth people. On my paternal side, my birth grandfather migrated from Louisiana. I didn’t get to know him nor my mother as both died at a young age. But during one of the get-togethers where my birth sister and cousins shared reminisces of family history and lore, […]
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The Halal Guys, a “crossing the chasm” success story
My introduction to halal, the practice of butchering and serving meat under Islamic law, came from my friendship with Ida. She came to Governors State University (University Park, IL) that year on a Fulbright Scholarship. She was beautiful, funny, and seemed to always have a flock of men chasing her. The Islamic form of slaughtering […]
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Become the next sandwich queen (or king) and maybe you too can make bank
In 2021, in fact, a typical stand-alone Chick-fil-A outside of the mall generated more than $8.1 million in revenues. That’s up 14.8% from the year before, according to data from the company’s most recent Franchise Disclosure Documents. What’s more, it continued a remarkably strong run for the Atlanta-based company. Over the past five years, volumes […]
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Making Homemade Restaurant-Worthy Sandwiches
I love sandwiches. The sandwich section is usually the first section on a restaurant menu I’ll peruse. If I love it enough, then I’ll try to duplicate it at home. Of course, I also try to come up with my own restaurant-style creations. Like many chefs and gastronomes, I think you start with great bread […]
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Smash N Slide (a burger)
Though I’ve never seen it credited (in our neck of the woods, anyway), Schoops Hamburgers were my first introduction to smashed burgers. Not that Schoops called them that. But that’s what they were (are?, since it’s been more than a minute I’ve had one). They are a way larger version of the Steak and Shake […]
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What’s an Animal-Style Burger?
Hang with me for just a bit and you’ll learn that hamburgers are at the top of my “all time favorite foods.” I trace this preference back to my kid hood when every Saturday night, my mother made homemade burgers (the beef from the half-cow my father bought each year) along with hand-cut, real fries. […]
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Breakfast @ Denny’s: when you want a lot of food for your money
Least my last post have you thinking that nothing but gourmet food will do. I’m no breakfast snob (though I do prefer mom-and-pop or indie places where breakfast is well done). That said, one of my favorite breakfast places throughout my adult life has been iHop. It was there that I discovered pancakes made with […]
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