Fried Chicken

9 February 2025 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Bon appétit Reading Time:  9 minutes

Fried chicken, waffles, fried sweet potatoes and fruit, with sauces, for brunch © flickr.com - karendotcom127/cc-by-2.0

Fried chicken, waffles, fried sweet potatoes and fruit, with sauces, for brunch © flickr.com – karendotcom127/cc-by-2.0

Fried chicken, also called Southern fried chicken, is a dish consisting of chicken pieces that have been coated with seasoned flour or batter and pan-fried, deep fried, pressure fried, or air fried. The breading adds a crisp coating or crust to the exterior of the chicken while retaining juices in the meat. Broiler chickens are most commonly used.   read more…

Storyville in New Orleans

18 November 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  8 minutes

Former Frank Early's Saloon © Infrogmation/cc-by-sa-4.0

Former Frank Early’s Saloon © Infrogmation/cc-by-sa-4.0

Storyville was the red-light district of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, from 1897 to 1917. It was established by municipal ordinance under the New Orleans City Council, to regulate prostitution. Sidney Story, a city alderman, wrote guidelines and legislation to control prostitution within the city. The ordinance designated an area of the city in which prostitution, although still nominally illegal, was tolerated or regulated. The area was originally referred to as “The District”, but its nickname, “Storyville”, soon caught on, much to the chagrin of Alderman Story. It was bound by the streets of North Robertson, Iberville, Basin, and St. Louis Streets. It was located by a train station, making it a popular destination for travelers throughout the city, and became a centralized attraction in the heart of New Orleans. Only a few of its remnants are now visible. The neighborhood lies in Faubourg Tremé and the majority of the land was repurposed for public housing. It is well known for being the home of jazz musicians, most notably Louis Armstrong as a minor.   read more…

Shotgun Houses of the Southern United States

24 July 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Architecture Reading Time:  21 minutes

in Uptown New Orleans © Infrogmation of New Orleans/cc-by-2.5

in Uptown New Orleans © Infrogmation of New Orleans/cc-by-2.5

A shotgun house is a narrow rectangular domestic residence, usually no more than about 12 feet (3.5 m) wide, with rooms arranged one behind the other and doors at each end of the house. It was the most popular style of house in the Southern United States from the end of the American Civil War (1861–65) through the 1920s. Alternative names include shotgun shack, shotgun hut, shotgun cottage, and in the case of a multihome dwelling, shotgun apartment; the design is similar to that of railroad apartments.   read more…

Antebellum architecture of the Southern United States

3 December 2018 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Architecture Reading Time:  17 minutes

Rosedown Plantation House in St. Francisville, Louisiana © Z28scrambler/cc-by-sa-3.0

Rosedown Plantation House in St. Francisville, Louisiana © Z28scrambler/cc-by-sa-3.0

Antebellum architecture (meaning “prewar”, from the Latin ante, “before”, and bellum, “war”) is the neoclassical architectural style characteristic of the 19th-century Southern United States, especially the Deep South, from after the birth of the United States with the American Revolution, to the start of the American Civil War. Antebellum architecture is especially characterized by Georgian, Neo-classical, and Greek Revival style plantation homes and mansions.   read more…

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