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Just a Pinch of South
For those of us who grew up in the South but have moved elsewhere, we love our roots and all they have provided. There's a lot that I've come to appreciate about the South. But let's be honest, most of us don't want to go back to "full Southern." We're happy with just a pinch here and there to add flavor to the life we live now. If you are not a Southerner, perhaps you'll come to better appreciate the little gifts the American South has given and continues to give our culture. This blog is written by Elizabeth Bloodworth. Photos are not mine unless specified. Email me at justapinchofsouth @ gmail dot com. I tweet at @apinchofsouth and my other tumblr is called "everythingthatdoesntfitelsewhere" which is just what it sounds like.
Posts tagged restaurant
Jan25
Sep13
One of the great things about NYC is how many entrepreneurs are around. Throw an iPhone, hit a guy developing an app. New Yorkers gotta come up with the next best thing. It’s in the air or something. Which Southern city (or cities) is that true about?
Last night I attended the launch party for a new app that searches restaurants by ambience called Hoppit (which is where my friend @spaceforfaith took this ridic picture of me, with a moustache). Hoppit has good potential. In addition to NYC etc. they’ve launched in Dallas and Austin, but nowhere deep South-y like Atlanta, Charleston, Nashville, Asheville, etc. Let’s hope they correct this oversight soon.
Jun13
I had the chance to have a drink, play a little bocce, and eat dinner at Empire State South last night. The weather was perfect. Actually, there was a lot of perfection going on.
First of all, I won at bocce. But that’s not what I really want to talk about. I had a delicious Pimm’s Cup and our very friendly waiter let us try a little taste of Fernet Branca which was delicious. I could only describe it as Robotussin meets Pinesol, but in a good way. (I know, I have a future as a sophisticated beverage critic.)
We stuck to the first courses and shared. I just wish I didn’t have to share, because I could have eaten a lot more of everything. The farm egg, the pork belly, and the scrapple were all tasty. It’s the little things, like the field peas, the crispy rice, the sauce that make these stand out. Again, pretty darn close to perfection.
I haven’t encountered many restaurants in the South that could hang with the best of them in New York City. I know that sounds a little pretentious and superior, but it’s sadly true. I’ve been to far more restaurants in the South that had aspirations that exceeded the reality. But not the case here. ESS would be as welcome in Brooklyn or Manhattan as Midtown Atlanta. But I doubt they’d have room for bocce. Which would be a shame. Because I’m really good.
Empire State South, 999 Peachtree Street, Atlanta Georgia 30309
(Source: spaceforfaith)
Aug31
Crook’s Corner, Carrboro, NC (just outside Chapel Hill)
This place did top-notch kind of “high end” Southern cooking way before the recent trend. I remember eating at Crook’s Corner in college and discovering the old-fashioned Southern staple of Hoppin’ John. I was enchanted.
(Source: lifeofhunt)
Jul31
This place is so preppy, you might almost think you were in the South.
Good burgers and fries and an old school New York preppy private school scene on the Upper East Side.
(Source: matchbookmag)
