KELSEY PARRIS Going out to eat is always an experience, be it good or bad, delicious or terrible, atmospheric or just plain strip-mall-esque. Although every restaurant is its own little world, most follow a basic formula: creating an establishment that is clearly marked as a restaurant where guests order, sit, eat and pay. That’s what … Continue reading
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Locally Preserved: A Company on a Mission
KELSEY PARRIS My parents were always into the idea of gardening and really using and preserving the literal fruits of their labor. My mom grew up on a farm and considered any unplanted plot of land a waste, and my dad was a strident do-it-yourselfer. We always had something growing, from herbs to avocado pits, … Continue reading
The Hot Brown: A Jazz Age Sandwich Survives
FRED SAUCEMAN Guests at the Brown Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, had grown tired of ham and eggs. During the Jazz Age, the “Roaring Twenties,” a crowd of over 1,200 for the dinner dance at the new hotel at the corner Fourth and Broad was common. Financed by Louisville businessman J. Graham Brown to the tune … Continue reading
The Presa Margarita at Borgne Restaurant | New Orleans
Gisele Perez was so impressed by the Presa at Borgne that she begged the recipe out of them – and shared it on OKRA Continue reading
The Meat of Central Texas BBQ: No Sauce, No Forks, No Sides
It is all about the meat and there is nothing to hide in Central Texas Continue reading