Hey, Obama, pass the spice!
After their Chinese guests requested a "quintessentially American" meal, the White House came up with this?
Wednesday, Jan 19, 2011 11:20 PM UTC 125Life White House
American Regional Cuisines
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Francis Lam’s tales of the multicultural South
I'd love to tell you some stories of shrimpers, would-be mayors, bakers and market tenders: Folks dear to my heart
Friday, Nov 12, 2010 2:01 AM UTC 14Life American Regional Cuisines
The most depressing hot dog stand in America
A classic Chicago dive sells the world's greatest franks, but turns into a boiled-over hate fest every weekend
Wednesday, Sep 29, 2010 1:01 AM UTC 61Life Eating and Talking
Fried-cheese epiphany at a street fair
Amid the awful food at the San Gennaro festival, mozzarella sticks that say a lot about American cuisine
Wednesday, Sep 22, 2010 1:01 PM UTC 10Life Sacrificial Lam
The end of the greatest American fishery?
Threatened by mines, Bristol Bay, Alaska, is a place of beauty and heart, dependent on salmon. Plus: A slide show
Friday, Sep 17, 2010 5:45 PM UTC 30Life Food fights
Flying high at the National Buffalo Wing Festival
Once only the stuff of fiction, this now-real extravaganza is the Kingdom of heat, pain and blue cheese
Monday, Sep 13, 2010 3:25 PM UTCLife Food traditions
Hoecakes so good they might make you a Southerner
Browned crisp but soft and warm, these pancakes are the first step to my regional conversion
Thursday, Sep 2, 2010 12:20 AM UTC 30Life Guest Chef
Bananas Foster, the flaming hot rod of desserts
Maybe it's a little cartoonish, but it's delicious and nothing impresses like live fire
Saturday, Jul 10, 2010 1:01 AM UTC 34Life Eyewitness Cook
Why Gulf oysters matter, why they’re a way of life
Smug naysayers shrug at the closing of NOLA's oldest shucker. Here's why they're wrong
Friday, Jun 11, 2010 7:30 PM UTC 25Life Gulf Oil Spill
Mississippi Vietnamese shrimp tacos
A dish to celebrate the new New South, one of both tradition and diversity
Saturday, May 22, 2010 12:20 AM UTCLife Eyewitness Cook
Culinary nostalgia gone very wrong
From Toast Water to Cheap Vinegar Pie, recipes from an old cookbook might leave you looking forward to starvation
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 12:20 AM UTC 33Life American Regional Cuisines
Should you avoid Gulf seafood?
Stock up on those shrimp: Here's why you don't need to worry about oil toxins in your fish
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 12:01 PM UTC 15Life Gulf Oil Spill
New Orleans’ inductees to the Sandwich Hall of Fame
A slide show, histories, map and recommendations on where to eat NOLA's best meals between bread
Friday, Apr 23, 2010 12:35 AM UTC 23Life Food Crawls
The lefty history of New Orleans’ iconic po’ boy
A fierce, beautiful old letter shows the famous sandwiches were meant to feed striking workers for free
Thursday, Apr 22, 2010 2:23 PM UTC 13Life Eatymology
Some love for the Waffle House
After driving by them for years, I finally stopped in, and the world became a better place
Wednesday, Apr 14, 2010 5:01 PM UTC 42Life Eating and Talking
Pimento cheese is happy food
There are two kinds: Homemade and inedible. Here's a recipe, straight from the South
Wednesday, Apr 14, 2010 12:20 AM UTC 37Life Guest Chef
Green gumbo: A Creole Lent tradition
Gumbo Z'herbes is so good it's only supposed to be eaten once a year. Leave things be special
Saturday, Mar 27, 2010 1:01 AM UTC 14Life Eyewitness Cook
My New Orleans green gumbo welcome wagon
My love of that city was like a conversion, and the evangelists came bearing crawfish and a peculiar stew
Friday, Mar 26, 2010 11:01 AM UTCLife Eating and Talking
Hot new trend: Old-time country ham?
Post-bacon craze, America's salty, smoky prosciutto with an aw-shucks attitude goes upscale
Friday, Mar 19, 2010 12:20 AM UTC 22Life Faddy foods
Biscuit pudding
Southern, homesick, hungry and ornery, the author calls his grandmother for her recipe (included)
Monday, Feb 1, 2010 6:01 PM UTC 18Life Guest Chef
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