soul food
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Rockmond Dunbar Sues Disney Over 9-1-1 Vaccine Mandate Firing
he actor is suing Disney and 20th Television after he was fired for not complying with the studios’ COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
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High on the Hog Is the Most Satisfying Meal on TV. Let's Dig In, Shall We?
For as long I can remember, gumbo has been the meal of choice every year, every Christmas. Thanks to my Mama’s Louisiana upbringing, her gumbo has often brought all the folks to our yard and kitchen table over the years because it’s just that damn good. However, no matter how many times she’s made it,…
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Sticky-Fingered Man Holds Pasadena, Calif., Restaurant Employees at Gunpoint Over Some Fried Chicken
All chicken joints in the Southern California area better board up their doors and windows because there is an actual crazy man at large holding people at gunpoint… …for some fucking fried chicken and waffles. According to ABC7, a maskless man walked into a Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles in Pasadena, Calif., and was…
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Did Y'all Know Vanessa Williams Improvised That Iconic 'F-ck the Family' Line in Soul Food?
Thanksgiving has come and gone, but we have yet another upcoming reason to sit down and eat a smorgasbord of ‘itis-inducing food. That’s right, we have Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah and more this month! In the spirit of this deliciously heavy food, we need to take a trip down memory lane to the 1997 classic, Soul…
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At Harlem Eat Up, Harlem’s Food Scene Showcases Its Proud Culinary History—and Its Future
Every great soul food plate is symphonic in nature. There’s the rich medley of textures and flavor profiles: the satisfying, savory crunch of fried chicken skin, giving way to the juicy, slick meat underneath. The electric orange comfort of candied yams, sweet and buttery and sliding around your tongue. The bright tanginess of greens sopping…
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The Difference Between Soul Food and Southern Cuisine, Explained
I was recently alerted to a troubling trend in the food industry by someone who contacted me to voice their outrage. The concerned citizen explained that there was a large population of people who were confused, or were being intentionally misled, about the difference between soul food and the more widely available fare often described…
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Go for ‘Peak Blackness’ This Holiday With These Dishes From the Diaspora
How was your first helping of the holiday meals? Did you go in on all of your favorites when you went home for the holidays, as if mini marshmallows only exist within a 1-mile radius of your parents’ home … for three days of the year? Did you try the corn-pudding recipe from the founder…
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A Case For Why Grits Are Overrated
Earlier this week, I met a friend for breakfast at Carmi Soul Food Restaurant — a place roundly considered to have the best soul food in Pittsburgh. This status is not undeserved. Everything I’ve had there — chicken and waffles, stuffed porkchops, pancakes, mac and cheese, etc — has been great. It’s so great that everyone who…