Southern eats in Chicago

By John Kessler, former restaurant critic for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He now lives in Chicago. Sorry if already posted. My first post here.

http://www.southernfoodways.org/pimento ... =hootsuite

Interesting article. Thanks for posting, and WELCOME!

Welcome BillVol,
I enjoyed the article you shared, nice photos too. There is an Introduce Yourself Neighbor! thread and we'd love to learn more about you when you have time.

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I read the article a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it. I was especially pleased to see the author raise concerns about Dixie because my immediate reaction to the news of the name was similar. It seems very tone deaf to push the idea of an antebellum South when the most defining feature of that period is slavery.

I enjoyed the humor of John's article, but moreso the realization that more straightforward Southern (prep and in some cases produce pipeline) can be found on the South Side. This topic in general can tip quickly towards an out-authentic-ing contest, which always brings to mind this sketch, because of which I still have an unsated craving for a plate of stork ankles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zDHSLDY0Q8

Good article. Something pleasantly ironic about a critic from that formerly most Southern city, which most clearly forsook its Southerness to end up as a soulless place (but for the Mexican and Chinese folks saving it) riffing on Chicago's late fascination with fried chicken and pimento cheese - all while correctly recognizing that we have a huge southern facet from the Great Migration that has nothing to do with the Charleston-inspired north side spots. Chicken and biscuits have their merits, same as pad kra prao, Bohemian dumplings, and Detroit pizza.