Lyman M. wrote: > >My husband and I are living in Framingham MASS. > >I should say we are surviving here, in chain-restaurant purgatory! >We have found the Dixie Kitchen on Mass Ave in Boston to be a refuge, >but any pointers to southern style cooking would be appreciated. Well, as a Yankee I may not be the best judge, but the Blue Ribbon Barbecue in Newton has some good stuff, and I think the cornbread is probably a southern style. Texas style brisket and reasonable pulled pork. The ice tea is not presweetened. I like the collard greens. Haven't tried the pecan pie. Although you can eat in, this place is primarily take-out. There is a second one that the brothers that run the places just opened in Arlington. Blue Ribbon Barbecue Inc 1375 Washington St, Newton, MA 02165 (617) 332-2583 For fried chicken, I'd recommend Fontaine's in West Roxbury. It's on Rt 1 Northbound at Rt 109 at about the Dedham/West Roxbury border. I know that it's hard to say if this is souther style, but my friend from Alabama likes it although she says it isn't as good as her mother's was. :-) This place has other stuff, but I wouldn't call it southern cooking, but the fried chicken is good, and maybe what you're looking for. Fontaine's Topsy's Restaurant 1436 VFW Pkwy, West Roxbury, MA 02132 (617) 327-7600 Someone will have to comment on how southern these particular things are. I am not suggesting, that Fontaine's is a southern restaurant, just that the fried chicken is probably what you want. One advantage is that both of these places are very reasonable, and you can get a lot of food for two people for $20. One other small suggestion is that Chili's (there's one on Rt 9) has catfish. While I've never had catfish down south, but the catfish I had there, several years ago, was pretty good. I'm not a big fan of this restaurant, FWIW, but I liked the unlimited raspberry iced tea. Their chili is mediocre at best. >Also, I am looking for White Lily flour. Southern flour is softer >than Northern flour, and while y'all make some mighty fine breads >(Gotta love Iggy's) you can't make a biscuit worth writing home about >with anything I've found at the local Piggly-Wiggly, I mean Stop and >Shop!! I'd try Roche Bros. for the flour, or perhaps Star Market. One of the better flours up here is King Arthur Flour, which should be available at most places. I do think I've seen White Lily somewhere, I just can't remember where. Maybe Star Market in Wellesley? Could have been at my local Roche Bros. Hope this has helped a little. Chuck Demas Needham, Mass.
Boston, MA
Searching for Southern Food
Charles D. wrote: >For fried chicken, I'd recommend Fontaine's in West Roxbury. It's on >Rt 1 Northbound at Rt 109 at about the Dedham/West Roxbury border. >I know that it's hard to say if this is souther style, but my friend >from Alabama likes it although she says it isn't as good as her >mother's was. :-) This place has other stuff, but I wouldn't call >it southern cooking, but the fried chicken is good, and maybe what >you're looking for. I just came back from lunch at Fontaine's, and I found the fried chicken to be fairly useless. The coating was nice and crisp, but the meat tasted, well, steamed. It had no flavor. I mean, I've had boiled chicken that had more taste. If that's really what fried chicken is like in the South, I guess I'm glad I never had it. --Adina Adler (you should be able to a a d l e r AT figure out how to fix g l o b a l r e c a l l this to reply) DOT c o m No matter how good your market research may be, I assure you that I am not interested in your product. Don't add me to your mailing list and don't ask me to "simply reply to remove myself". Just leave me alone.