Comments on: Still slumming…? Only in the best way. http://carpedurham.com/2008/04/18/still-slumming/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:41:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Carpe Durham/Reasonably Prudent Person http://carpedurham.com/2008/04/18/still-slumming/comment-page-1/#comment-2228 Carpe Durham/Reasonably Prudent Person Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:55:27 +0000 http://carpedurham.wordpress.com/?p=241#comment-2228 M, It is a joke referring to when we tried to review some higher-end places and were almost uniformly told by our readers that they preferred it when we reviewed non-high-end places. We all love Durham, love most of the places we review, and certainly don't consider Durham a slum. M,

It is a joke referring to when we tried to review some higher-end places and were almost uniformly told by our readers that they preferred it when we reviewed non-high-end places. We all love Durham, love most of the places we review, and certainly don’t consider Durham a slum.

]]> By: M http://carpedurham.com/2008/04/18/still-slumming/comment-page-1/#comment-2227 M Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:00:27 +0000 http://carpedurham.wordpress.com/?p=241#comment-2227 I'm not sure what you mean when you say "slumming," particularly because you seem to like some of these places. It makes these posts sound a little condescending, like a culinary tourist sharing tales of the ghetto surrounding Duke. Are these places good to eat at, or just good to eat at if you're in the slums? I’m not sure what you mean when you say “slumming,” particularly because you seem to like some of these places. It makes these posts sound a little condescending, like a culinary tourist sharing tales of the ghetto surrounding Duke. Are these places good to eat at, or just good to eat at if you’re in the slums?

]]> By: Phil http://carpedurham.com/2008/04/18/still-slumming/comment-page-1/#comment-2229 Phil Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:00:42 +0000 http://carpedurham.wordpress.com/?p=241#comment-2229 When y'all are seated on the Supreme Court, we'll remember that it wasn't all studying that got you there. Southern food helped. BTW, have any of you written about where you're from? I may have missed it. Regarding gas-station chicken livers and other foods, that wouldn't be a bad set of things to blog about. At worst, gas-station chicken livers are over cooked and over salted, and left too long under the heat lamp. The best two chicken liver dishes I ever had were at Mondo Bistro (chef Sam Poley used to make them there, back before they folded and were replaced by Vespa) and at Crook's Corner. If I recall correctly, the chicken livers in both cases were modestly marinaded and given a modest (or overt) Asian treatment -- with things like soy, ginger, and green onions. The Crook's Corner variations were not breaded. The Mondo Bistro livers might have been. In any case, no one should ever be blamed for not liking chicken livers. The texture and taste of liver is not like any other animal or vegetable product. (The texture can be likened, however, to the excellent and affordable 360 chocolate truffles from Whole Foods. Go figure! (Oh, and if you get those truffles, make sure to stick to the standard ones. Not the ones with caramel flavoring. Yeeccchh!) Good luck with 'zams. When y’all are seated on the Supreme Court, we’ll remember that it wasn’t all studying that got you there. Southern food helped.

BTW, have any of you written about where you’re from? I may have missed it.

Regarding gas-station chicken livers and other foods, that wouldn’t be a bad set of things to blog about.

At worst, gas-station chicken livers are over cooked and over salted, and left too long under the heat lamp.

The best two chicken liver dishes I ever had were at Mondo Bistro (chef Sam Poley used to make them there, back before they folded and were replaced by Vespa) and at Crook’s Corner. If I recall correctly, the chicken livers in both cases were modestly marinaded and given a modest (or overt) Asian treatment — with things like soy, ginger, and green onions. The Crook’s Corner variations were not breaded. The Mondo Bistro livers might have been.

In any case, no one should ever be blamed for not liking chicken livers. The texture and taste of liver is not like any other animal or vegetable product. (The texture can be likened, however, to the excellent and affordable 360 chocolate truffles from Whole Foods. Go figure! (Oh, and if you get those truffles, make sure to stick to the standard ones. Not the ones with caramel flavoring. Yeeccchh!)

Good luck with ‘zams.

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