By Mark | September 28, 2014
I don’t remember when it started, but Arlo has taken to calling chicken legs “meat bones.” It’s probably not one of his most noteworthy contributions to the English language, as he’s coined some pretty good phrases in his short time here on Earth, but I wanted to mention it here, as I’ve spent the last […]
I had the occasion a few months ago, when doing some research into “the ham of my people” (country ham with redeye gravy), to stumble onto the work of Amy C. Evans, the award-winning, Mississippi-based oral historian of the Southern Foodways Alliance. On a whim, I sent her a random collection of questions, and, as […]
Posted in Food, History, Mark's Life, Other | Also tagged A. L. "Unk" Quick, Alisa Lay, Allan Benton, American Studies, Apalachicola, Atlanta, Bacon, barbecue, Bill Tinker, boudin, Burger King, Caju, Center for the Study of Southern Culture, chicken, Collins Oyster Company, country ham, crawfish, Crawfish Shack Seafood, documentary film, Down the Bayou, Edna Stewart, Florida, Florida’s Forgotten Coast, Georgia, Gloria Quick, gumbo, Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken, ham, Hieu Pham, Hurricane Katrina, Joe York, John Saucier, Kentucky, Leann Hines, Levee Run Farm, Liberty, Louisiana, Memphis, Mimi Gladys, Mississippi, New Orleans, Oral History Association, pork, remoulade, satsumas, Saucier’s Sausage Kitchen, sausage, SFA Founders’ Oral History Project, Souther Foodways Alliance, Southern Boudin Trail, southern food, Southern Studies, Sugarcane, tamale, Tennessee, the south, University of Mississippi, Vietnamese food |
By Mark | February 5, 2013
Yesterday, the owners of Ann Arbor’s favorite vegan food cart, The Lunch Room, formally announced that they would be following in the footsteps of Eat, and making the transition from seasonal outdoor vendor to year-round brick and mortar. Following is my interview with Phillis Engelbert, who, together with Joel Panozzo, owns The Lunch Room. MARK: […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, entrepreneurism, Food, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Uncategorized | Also tagged Andy Sell, EAT, food carts, Foraging Florist, fortune telling, Homegrown Smoker, Joel Panozzo, local economy, local food, local food production, Mark's Carts, meat, Michigan Peaceworks, omnivore, Phillis Engelbert, Portland, Portobello, seitan, Synecdoche, tarot cards, The Lunch Room, Traverse City, vegan, vegetarian, Washtenaw County Public Health Department, Washtenaw Food Hub |
By Mark | September 24, 2009
We don’t have to talk about friend chicken here, though. We can talk about whatever’s on your mind. Seriously. You can just blurt stuff out, here. It’s your chance to get stuff off your chest. So, if you’ve got a complaint about a spouse, if you’ve got a recipe you’d like to share, or if […]
Posted in Other | Also tagged advice, Haab's, open thread |
By Mark | September 18, 2009
Today’s open thread is brought to you by the good folks at Haab’s, where the fried chicken is always delicious.
Posted in Coupon | Also tagged Coupon, Haab's |
