Christine Dabney wrote:
>
> On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:56:16 -0600, "chefhelen"
> > wrote:
>
> >Happy to be in Huntsville, Alabama. We have a 15 minute commute, live in a
> >very nice area where the cost of living is reasonable, have great weather,
> >aside from the occasional cold snap, and have great friends. Ok, there is
> >the fact that it's a red state but I'm working on changing that!
> >
> >
> >helen
>
> And how's the food there?
>
> Christine, trying to turn this back to the glories of southern food,
> and wishing we would be able to have at least one thread that doesn't
> degenerate immediately away from food.

It's difficult for the food topic to not shift to other aspects of a
given cuisine's area of origin. I personally love southern food, even
though I have serious issues with some aspects of southern culture. The
same applies to middle easter food.

On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:55:29 -0600, "Pete C." >
wrote:


>It's difficult for the food topic to not shift to other aspects of a
>given cuisine's area of origin. I personally love southern food, even
>though I have serious issues with some aspects of southern culture. The
>same applies to middle easter food.

So, did you read the essay yet? Would be nice to see your comments on
that, instead of drifting immediately. I think it would be easy to
hold to the topic of southern food, instead of letting it drift..

It is the one regional food of this country, to have developed into a
cuisine. Not just Edna Lewis' thoughts, but other scholars of
southern food as well.

Christine