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The Farmers Market out on Old 7 (the far reaches of North Lamar, beyond the intersection of Hwy 30/Molly Bar) had English peas in the shell yesterday and they are worth checking out.
English peas in the shell can be problematic.  If they are good and fresh, they’ll be sweet and wonderful.  If they are just [...]

Well, I know why, but that doesn’t make it fair.  John T. Edge makes us all want to head for breakfast in Austin (and, it being Austin, at whatever time of the day) with his latest United Tastes column in the New York Times.
While on the subject of chicken on a stick (a subject that’s [...]

Tuesday lunch at Marie’s here in Oxford is maklubi.  It is (this is far too prosaic a description) shredded cooked chicken and toasted pine nuts and almonds on rice cooked with ground meat in it, and, along with kebbeh and Marie’s casserole, among my favorite things on Marie’s menu.
The restaurant’s last day is Friday, which [...]

You hold it in your hand to use it.  Guess what it does.

Answer below the jump.

Here’s Melanie Addington’s story in today’s Eagle:
Those who enjoy a home-cooked Lebanese meal only have until March 5 to get one at Marie’s Restaurant.
Marie Husni, owner and chef of the restaurant, announced Tuesday she will close her business early next month.
“I loved it. It was my dream. In 1996 when I closed [...]

I’ve an email that Marie’s Lebanese Cuisine in Oxford will be closing March 5th, less than a month away.
Oxford folks have had to go through the loss of Marie’s twice now!  It will be missed in a huge way.

Tyler Cowen at Marginal Revolution states that perhaps the best barbecue in the world is at Lonnie Ray’s in Harrisburg, Missouri, about a half-hour from Columbia.  He severely undercuts his credibility by noting that “The pulled pork was my favorite dish and I usually don’t like pulled pork much at all.”  Huh?  He eats [...]

Folks may recall my post about John T. Edge’s article about Sonora hot dogs in Arizona, which caused comments that “this article has haunted me since I read it…” and the plea:  “Is there any place in the southeastern US states to get a Sonora hotdog without going to AZ?”  Houston’s food writing and barbecue [...]

There’s a local Community Supported Agriculture effort out in Yocona, called Yokna(patawpha) Bottoms Farm, and their having a field day today, February 12th. They are going to grow a big range of organic vegetables at their farm.

I got an announcement this morning and thought I’d pass it along.
First, this particular project will be a [...]

Herbsaint has for quite some time been my favorite of the newish (that is, opened the last 20 or so years– in New Orleans, newness wears off more slowly) restaurants in New Orleans.  The kitchen there is consistently creative at a very high level.  Day before yesterday, my wife, daughter, and I had a tasting [...]