By Chile Doctor, October 16th, 2009, at 5:00 am
Okay, it’s not Cajun or Creole; but it’s definitely Southern, and you need to know about it …
You see, there’s a Significant Threat to a great Southern tradition. It all begins with turpentine. You know, the liquid distilled from pine tree gum in the deep South? Well, it was an industrially important solvent for paints, [...] Read more »
By Chile Doctor, October 12th, 2009, at 7:00 am
Coming soon to Lafayette, Louisiana, is one of the major festivals in the whole culinary world: The Boudin Cook-Off. When, exactly, you ask? Well, don’t go to their website for that answer; it’s not there. Google will tell you it’s on the 17th, at Parc Sans Souci.
It’s only a one-day event, but there will be [...] Read more »
By Chile Doctor, September 27th, 2009, at 5:00 am
With the month about to wrap up, I thought I’d bring in some “short bites” that won’t make a full article for the Underground:
The Austin Chronicle reviews a new book by a local author, Ms. Gesine Bullock-Prado: “Confections of a Closet Master Baker.”
If you’re in the Austin area, check out some of the food events [...] Read more »
By Chile Doctor, June 6th, 2008, at 6:50 am
So the weekend’s upon us, and you want to get out of the house. After all, the honey-do list is overwhelming, the kids are hanging around now that school’s out, and there’s a whole wonderful world waiting for you out there. Of course, with gas prices like they are, you can’t go far, but maybe [...] Read more »
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