Gifted Gourmet

Southern favorite eG thread on deep fried dill pickles which is actually very common ...

There is actually a website for deep frying Oreo cookies .. complete with photographs ... but I like my Oreos plain on a plate ... eG thread on deep fried cheesecake actually, it looks quite good!

More Edna Lewis southern recipes for those of us without her cookbook on hand: Pan fried chicken She-crab soup Edna Lewis thirteen bean soup Edna Lewis Christmas fruitcake Fresh apple cake with caramel glaze Famous Coconut Lane Cake

I read this on another website, all great resolution to the problem: 1. Pre-meal lineup & inspection of uniforms... 2. Have an iron for wrinkles... 3. Have some extra uniforms available... 4. Write em up, warnings ... then penalty (fines) 5. If possible, send them home to dress properly... 6. They should, must, look professional ... essential item as well? Smiles! and, from the standpoint of guests who notice the "problem"? Mention it quietly and/or don't return ... In reality, the onus or burden, falls upon the restaurant management to make sure that their staff represents them properly.

beautiful article from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (free registration required)

Here's the great cookbook by Edna Lewis and Scott Peacock which I had promised you earlier in this thread ... thanks for your patience .. the book is now under $19 for a used edition!

So, if I may ask, which recipe are you looking to try here? Edna Lewis didn't say anything about having specific genes for her cooking ... guess it was not terribly elaborate in its conception ... just incredibly delicious! I may make her: Sauteed chicken with hominy casserole Creamed scallions Apple Brown Betty Edna's Biscuits Yeah, that would be a lovely dinner!

Actually, Melissa, that time of year in Atlanta is lovely .. our Spring is full of sunshine, mild temperatures, and beautiful blossoming dogwoods ... you will enjoy yourself here!

Yeah, but they all have those annoying popups ... poor choice of words for a romantic lover, I guess ...

More from the NY Times on David Kinch ... click here ... browned butter ... One can never have too much butter, as the article notes, nor too much David Kinch (my note!)

Followup on the AJC review of Seeger's ... scroll back 2 posts to read ... source for quote

I have heard from a number of interested members as to how they are planning to honor Edna... if you have the book by Edna Lewis, you may wish to choose a recipe which you find particularly appealing. Then, sometime during the next few weeks, you may wish to tell us how the finished recipe came out and, if you wish, share photographs of the dish. If you don't have Edna's books, the Net has her recipes for 13 bean soup, her fruitcake, her coconut cake, her fried chicken, and maybe even a few more ... recipes below if you scroll down ... There might be other people who may choose to make the same Lewis recipe. Doesn't matter at all! What we want to hear is your personal impressions ... One member, Lan4Dawg, is thinking about doing his Edna Lewis tribute differently: he was planning to take a day and make breakfast/lunch/dinner/dessert/ from at least one of her books. However you choose to join us, do post your results in this thread and share your thoughts with us .. we all have a place in our hearts for Edna ... I will soon post the way in which you may buy her books from Amazon which will benefit eGullet at the same time ...

Slider Seders? Yeah, why not?! But then you couldn't ask the four questions properly, beginning with "Why is this night different from all of the other nights?"

This is truly one for the books! The Perlows Visit White Castle to consummate their passion and love among the teenagers who are the only acutal witnesses to the event ... what no wrist corsage for Rachel? No music to waltz to? Tell me, weren't Tim and Nina Zagat huddled in one corner nibbling sliders with their wine? Thanks for making this a wonderful thread, Jason!

By eliminating the non-kosher oysters and clams, I am assuming that she meant that the yams were split in half ...

Hi, Melissa! Bad news first: there is no Trader Joe's here in Atlanta, a fact I have often been too sad to mention ... but as for dining out? You are coming to the best authority on the subject: the Southeast Forum of eGullet ... let us begin to offer you our insights: one discussion on dining in Atlanta another discussion .. look for restaurant items in this thread After you look through the discussions, just ask for something more specific to where you will be staying here in town ... Melissa

Ah, the exquisite pain of being hoisted upon one's own petard! When I read your response too quickly, Mr. Maw, I read Virgin Cooking for One ... taken more carefully in your gourmet nonsexual context, it now makes perfect sense ...

There is already a thread in progress here on the death and lifetime achievements of Miss Edna Lewis, who died this week at the age of 89. Lewis and her co-author, Scott Peacock, wrote cookbooks celebrating authentic Southern cuisine. Among her many books which received numerous awards are: "The Taste of Country Cooking", "The Gift of Southern Cooking : Recipes and Revelations from Two Great Southern Cooks", "In Pursuit of Flavor" Epicurious article on Edna Lewis which gives numerous details on her background In celebration of her life, as well as Black History Month, we are planning to have our own tribute, using her recipes as our base of operations ...Some of us will be joining in our own personal tributes to Edna by trying some of her recipes here (Southern Food Culture forum) and sharing both our thinking about Edna as well as our versions of her recipes .. join us? You need not own her books, some recipes are on the Net .... I don't think that this has to be done in a day ... maybe over a week or two .. with a winding up using our thoughts and, if you wish, photos .. and maybe a few words on how Edna made the recipe worth producing ... a few of us Edna Lewis fans are going to try it. ... PM me if you wish details ...

The New York Times obituary for Edna Lewis today .. Lifetime achievement award indeed .. no one understood this better than Edna Lewis! Some of us will be joining in our own personal tributes to Edna by having an informal cooking of some of her recipes here (Southern Food Culture forum) and sharing both our thinking about Edna as well as our versions of her recipes .. join us? I don't think that this has to be done in a day ... maybe over a week or two .. with a winding up using our thoughts and, if you wish, photos .. and maybe a few words on how Edna made the recipe worth producing ... a few of us Edna Lewis fans are going to try it. ... Edna's recipes for soups and stews are here

Damn! Now you've stolen my festive, color-challenged menu!

Ah, quite so, but his comments and wisdom live on in the food he speaks of lovingly ...

apparently ... The Southernmost City in the Continental USA in fact ...

Double jeopardy here? Glad you enjoyed it! and, oh yes, Happy Birthday, johnnyd!

I think you have hit upon a great idea, Lan4Dawg! If anyone interested can send me a PM, we can discuss the particulars and what recipes of Edna Lewis would make for a great Southern tribute to a fine lady who knew her cooking! I am willing to notify Scott Peacock in case he is willing to participate in a new thread dedicated to Edna ... sound good? Their book, once again, is The Gift of Southern Cooking : Recipes and Revelations from Two Great Southern Cooks and it is both the 2004 James Beard Award Nominee for Cooking of the Americas as well as the 2004 IACP Award Nominee for American Category.

You can learn more about him through this interview with Chef James Allen Graham.