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Halloween Recipe: A Rum and Pecan Spice Cake Adults Will Crave

A couple of weeks ago, I was in New Orleans at a food writers conference. We were treated to many incredible New Orleans food delights, but one of the most scrumptious was Louisiana Chef John Folse’s Rum and Pecan Spice Cake.
Trust me, there is nothing like this in New York, anywhere. Rich, moist, and impossibly [...]

Willie Mae’s Fried Chicken Trounces All New York Contenders

It’s not an exaggeration to say that Willie Mae’s Scotch House in New Orleans serves the finest
fried chicken in the known universe. Which makes the recent New York Times story dismissing southern fried chicken for its supposed lack of flavor, a complete puzzlement.
Today, we had the pleasure of making a pilgrimage to Willie Mae’s modest [...]

Southern Food: Upper West Side vs New Orleans

The trendy food in NY these days appears to be fried chicken, a classic dish from the south. For a taste of south on the Upper West Side, we have Rack & Soul on
Broadway at 109th Street. There you can munch on their crispy-on-the-outside, moist-on-the-inside fried chicken. There’s also some pretty good iced tea to [...]

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Halloween Recipe: A Rum and Pecan Spice Cake Adults Will Crave

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