If you're looking for shining examples of the local indigenous cuisine while driving Highway 59 through East Texas and you've already had your fill of barbecue then its time to pull over for some catfish. I purchased this fried catfish dinner with cole slaw, french fries, odd cylindrical hush puppies and fried pickles at the Atlanta (Texas) David Beard Catfish King restaurant. I seem to recall the meal was $3.99 without the fried pickles.
David Beard, The Catfish King, is a local legend in thes
There are lots of fishing camps in Nunavik, Quebec's arctic region, devoted to fly fishing for arctic char. There's even an annual arctic char fishing derby in Whale Cove, in case you want to try your luck. The highly prized freshwater game fish is a traditional food of the Inuit natives and its high levels of omega-3 fatty acids are thought to be one reason the arctic residents have such healthy hearts. The Inuit sell a lot of the char and caribou eaten in upscale Quebec restaurants.
No Reservations is back. The ever-loquacious Anthony Bourdain visited Chile, skipping from Santiago to wine country, the coast and Patagonia, sampling food, waxing poetic and keeping it real the entire time.
Here is a recap of the delicious Chilean cuisine and Bourdain-isms from last night's episode:
Bourdain began his belly-busting at Fuente Alemana, a restaurant reflecting the German influence in Chile, where he was able to enjoy the "heaping pile of pork and avocado" known as the lomito.
