Re: [CH] Tennessee Hot Food Competitions
VoodooChile (rael64@qwest.net)
Mon, 7 Jan 2002 08:41:46 -0700
> >>I really doubt if there is such a thing as the folks
>around here seem to like their food pretty bland.<<
>
>Howdy from southern middle TN,
>
> The above statement is TOO true. Not only "bland", but cooked to death.
you should hear some of my stories from when sous chef at the Jackson
Country Club (jackson tn). Not only bland but redneck, baby. And
mind you, I can say that w/o being insulting because I *am* a redneck
(MS)...but we all know that. But there are different types o'
redneck. I digress...
Okay, gotta tell one...blanched some haricot verts for service one
night, finishing at service...they were then sent out as they should
be - crisp; lo, the board of dir.'s wife came back and proceeded to
explain to the chef and i that we should put those green beans in a
pot with some ham hocks and cook it all for about 3 hours. Rick, the
chef, from Mass. and pretty high-class clientele catering background,
and was almost truly outraged. I thought it funny as hell <g>.
then again, those folks ate more calamari than any other place i've
ever worked/seen. Go figure. Squid-eatin'-rednecks.
>
> The fellow that fills my N2 tank is a Cajun by birth. He took his TN
>born wife to LA over the Christmas holidays. He stopped at the first
>restaurant over the border into LA that he could find. Crawfish (I imagine
>nicely spiced<g>) was their specialty and the tables were adorned with huge
>bowls of them. His wife wouldn't touch them and ended up ordering spaghetti.
I belive, according to LA law (the state, not that stupid show), that
such is grounds for immediate divorce. He shoulda left her
there...with the bill.
shame shame
pinch the tail, suck da head, baby!
--
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Rael64
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