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Talking boudin, crawfish and Burger King milkshakes with Southern Foodways Alliance oral historian Amy C. Evans

By Mark | March 16, 2013

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, fried chicken, Georgia, Gloria Quick, gumbo, Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken, 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 | 14 Comments

The first episode of Dreamland Tonight is now available online

By Mark | March 23, 2010

I’m on my way out to a meeting to discuss the second episode of Dreamland Tonight, but, before I go, I want to share this video of the first episode. I don’t know how well it translates to this format, but hopefully you’ll find something to like about it… And don’t be discouraged by the […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Dreamland Tonight, Pop Culture, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Andy Mitchell, blackened hand ham, booty, Booty Slammin', budget cuts, Chris Snadon, competitive eating, Dreamland Theater, Dreamland Tonight, Eastern Michigan University, falafel eating contest, falafel king, Found Magazine, ham sandwich, Logan Schaedig, Mayor Schreiber, Mike Ambs, Mike Shecket, Misha Grey, Naia Venturi, NPR, Patrick Elkins, Paul Schreiber, people who will one day regret getting a tattoo designed by Mark, public safety puppets, puppet booty, puppet firefighters, puppet Mark, puppet public service employees, puppetry, school budget, school closure, Soul Spit, tattoos designed by Mark, Ted Kennedy, Tim Schreiber, video of me on a toilet getting bitten by a puppet, wave your booty in the air, Ypsi talk show, Ypsilanti City budget, Ypsilanti Fire Department | 8 Comments

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