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There is another aspect here to eating out. We rarely do, but when we do eat out, we are determined to try something that we would not prepare at home normally or something we are unfamiliar with. Trying to follow a recipe without a goal in mind for where the food should ultimately end up is difficult for me personally. If I have a bar set to strive for, I am much better able to comprehend the recipe as a whole or incorporate a new technique. It drives my husband crazy when I am picking the components of a dish apart as we are dining, and grilling the staff about what's in the dish or how it is prepared. He doesn't mind a couple of weeks later though, when I reproduce the dish at home, and make adjustments according to our personal tastes or what is readily available seasonally, or apply and ingredient or technique to food stuffs we regularly have in rotation. Inspiration - that's the only thing that keeps me eating out.

Is #1 Crimes of the Heart and #2 'Night Mother? ← Wow, I missed this, and yes and yes. You are good, petite tête de chou.

hey Anne, I think you mean Sissy Spacek. the 'frozen breakfast' is from Coal Miner's Daughter, and I remember Babe making a pitcher of lemonade after she shoots Zachary in 'Crimes of the Heart, but no idea for number 2 ← She made several pitchers of lemonade in Crimes of the Heart, and never could get it sweet enough! Number 2 was released the same year. 'Night Mother with Anne Bancroft and an incredibly powerful performance by the two ladies.

#3 is Coal Miner's Daughter? ← Yes. All three clues are for movies that feature the same actress, though Coal Miner's Daughter was a bit later than the other two.

Wow, what a fun game! You guys are blowing me away. I thought I was a movie geek, but am out of my league. I've got to go digging around in my netflix now - sigh. The tasty MF'r (Big Kahuna Burger) is from Pulp Fiction, and that is my favorite scene in the movie, that and the Royale with cheese, because they have the metric system in Europe. Let's see - there is: 1. Lemonade, with lots and lots and lots of powdered sugar 2. Cocoa after the manicure 3. Breakfast that froze on the way over here from the damn restaurant Three movies, one very exceptional leading lady for all three.

To my mind, it probably would come in as #1 (in some ways) as "definer". But then again, I have two teenage children. Sometimes, I'd like to come between *them* and their pizza. I just can't see it clearly named as "icon", unless it is specified as "American Pizza" or (something I was going to add to my proposed 2000-2050 list) "California Pizza" which stretches the boundaries that much further. ← "California Pizza"? How can you leave out the iconic and creative applications of the ingredients and innovations that have taken place, and still do, in New York, Chicago and Philly? Besides, I thought California pizza was pretty much 1990. It also fulfills some of the basic characteristics of American food - that require well rounded nutrition in a portable conveyance that can be consumed on the go and generally with one hand. Like the hamburger, hot dog, taco, sub and tamale. They all contain a starch, a protein and some sort of vegetable matter. American food in a nutshell.

I made the post saying that pizza came to mind originally as belonging on the list (whatever the list is) then changed my mind (based on some other thoughts), so I guess it's me you're intending to fight against? Or is there a larger anti-pizza conspiracy I know nothing about out there? I don't feel that strongly about it, really, and my boxing gloves have simply worn out from fighting about oh. . .what was it. . .too long ago to remember. Fight if you must. Bravery and loyalty are wonderful virtues. I will just continue to make lists, tally counts and add comment once in a while. Final votes will tell us whether pizza makes the cut or not. ← I think it is the implication that pizza might be denied, that arouses such passion. Do you really want to come between Americans and their pizza? Good thing you don't feel that strongly about it.

I can rest in peace now. It's all been said.

In another way of looking at it, pizza could be the USA's quintessential culinary cultural icon. Pizza is an immigrant, like the vast majority of us, and was transformed by our culture into something only faintly resembling, in most manifestations, the original product. The transformed product, (Italian purists might use the term "bastardized"), has become the internationally recognized form of pizza. The fact that people all over the world think of Italy when confronted with a pizza is the result of American marketing rather than any knowledge of the foods actual place of origin. If we look at Pizza Hut as a representative example of Americanized Pizza, we notice that while they currently have operations in over 100 countries, thay have none in Italy! SB (likes pizza) ← Agreed. I would fight for pizza, as it is known in the American vernacular, as well. It was an item that was imported, modified with idegenous ingredients, then sent out into the world as representative of our culture, and is very popular in our version worldwide and represents the general view of what a pizza is for the majority of individuals living on the planet. I have had better versions of a thing called pizza than Pizza Hut, but that is beside the point and beyond the scope of the inquiry.

Wow, I'm in love. Meat just gets me going. Yes, details please. Where are you located specifically, and what kind of place are you? Sides to go with all that meat?

Hubby had two tuna domes to himself at 915 Duval last time we went. I enjoyed the Devil's on horseback and the steak frites was very nice. B.O.'s has my favorite fish sandwich. Haven't brought myself to try the pizza in the Keys yet. I am too focused on the seafood I suppose. Didn't stop by the Fish House in Key Largo? That's our tradition on the way down.

Cornbreads, tortillas, beans, grits, roasted or baked potatoes, smoked or dried meats, popcorn, tamale, roasted meats, cob corn, roasted squash, dried squash, tomatoes, peppers as flavoring both dried and fresh - very visible in the culture and all Native American. In both cultivation and consumption. They have been on the surface and been redeveloped over several millenia - just not recognized as such. Yep, all the rage, and a worldwide impact.

Nah, mom was all about the vegetable peeler. Actually, now that I think of it, she was quite aggressive in her wielding of the peeler...

Great suggestions so far, and I would reccomend the Lee Brother's cookbook as well. The big issue, is what part of the south is your client wanting to have a taste of?

Funny, I don't think of Coca-Cola as a food. But I ran out of room on my personal list without annointing beverages. It is certainly a mainstay of culture, but predates 1950 I think. Although market growth was remarkable beginning in the 1950's. Any of the above foods may be paired very well with a Coca-Cola, I think.

You need to come on down here to Missouri, my friend. The Kozy Korner Cafe (thank god they didn't go with Kafe) serves chicken and dumplings every Wednesday for their special. You get two sides, too, so you can add some corn or slaw or hush puppies or green beans cooked with hamhocks. And 'bout every week some group of church ladies or another is having a chicken and dumplings supper to raise money to send missionaries off to annoy the heathens. Chicken and dumplings are not dead. We do make the noodly ones here, not the puffy biscuity ones. Those might be dead. ← Nope, not dead at all. We make a sort of in between, a puffy pillow of biscuit dough, rolled and cut. About once every six weeks or so, with a lot of black pepper. In my conversations with my siblings and friends all over the southeast, not dead at all.

I only take my peeler out on carrots, and potatoes when hubby isn't around to do his magic with a paring knife. I only peel waxed cukes, VERY sharp paring knife, lop of the ends, one long strip lengthwise then I rotate the cuke in my left (non dominant) hand for the next strip. Tiny bit of cleanup and a final rinse. Fast, very little waste.

1950-2000 Hamburgers Hot Dogs Pizza Fried Chicken (including wings and other variations) The Submarine Sandwich (in all its variations) I wish I could have six, then I could include the great amercan classic, the grilled steak No idea what the future will bring, but am looking forward to it.

Where did Ilan slam Harold? I watched the aftershow stuff on bravotv.com but missed it. ← In the finale, in one of the interview thingies done backstage. He said Harold was a boring "M****RF**KER". When discussing what he could bring to the title of Top Chef. Here is the YouTube remix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d3E-UYqzcA

Coming from a civil engineering background, (dad, brother, uncle, three cousins), I can't tell you how many times I've about heard how civil engineers, through the design of water and wastewater treatment systems, deserve more credit than the medical profession for wiping out disease and extending the human life span. SB (maybe so? ) ← Easily. Clean water source, proper sanitation. The lack of both are killing millions worldwide.

OK, here I go. Malnutrition is almost non existant in the United States right now. Our food supply amply provides for the dietary needs of the vast majority of our citizens. If an individual is suffering from malnutritition it is almost always due to a physical problem - malabsorption issues, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, anorexia, bulemia, etc. etc. In the meantime, there are real people starving in the world. Suffering the real results of malnutrition, who wouldn't care (and it wouldn't really matter) if you offered them a bag of corn chips or a bag of cheetos to supplement a diet that has barely enough calories to keep a heart beating, and sometimes not even enough to do that. I think it is worth considering when debating with oneself wether you should order that two piece original recipe with a biscuit or that broiled swordfish. I don't think it is worth agonizing over, by gosh. Just my two cents.

Born in Southwest Georgia in 1963, and while they did not advertise themselves as such, I think that was what the general public referred to them as - for as long as I can remember. I think it comes from cafeteria style dining - Morrison's and Davis Brothers - in which you had a choice of meat and 3 sides as a price point on the menu. You could also go a meat and 2.

Don't even consider a trip to Key West.

The Godfather (II I think) Not a particular food, but several while cleaning out the fridge blindfolded

I use soy in spinach quite often. Sounds good.