Willie Mae's Scotch House is a destination
that would have been on my bucket list, if I
had a bucket list. There are those who claim it
has the best fried chicken on the planet (they
lie - my poor troubled aunt Irene had that honor;
her secret was finely chopped scallion in the
batter). And we just happened to have a mealtime
open, so off we went. It was a nice day, so we
decided to walk uptown after our St. Louis #1
Cemetery tour - it's only another mile up the
road, through a dubious neighborhood that ought
to be pretty okay in the daytime.

We got there plenty early, and there was no wait.
with a table left in the back room, which seats
about 20. Our waitress was pleasant and cheerful.

The fried chicken comes as drummer, thigh, and
wing, all white meat a buck extra, but who would
want that. It turned out to be excellent -
nothing to dethrone my aunt Irene, or for that
matter me, but it was very good, with a salty crispy
crust and a juicy, tender, but not overbrined flesh.
It might beat Popeye's, come to think of it, but not
by a whole lot.

We also got an order of fried catfish, which was
tasty in that swampwater way; you get less than you
do of chicken, so it's no special bargain.

Our sides were red beans and rice (vegan) and fried
okra. I was apprehensive about the beans, but it
turns out they were well seasoned with a nice mix
prominently featuring garlic. If you put enough
garlic in, you almost don't miss the pork. The okra
were standard; that's to say, if you like the stuff
at all, you'd like it, but if you don't, this
wouldn't convert you.

We ate enough. It was good. It was not cheap but
fair priced. I'm not likely going back, but
those of us who lack chicken skill, you might
consider eating here.

One block south and one block west to the Galvez
bus stop. There's another restaurant (not on
Galvez - the bus makes a turn) that might have
made that nonexistent list - Dooky Chase, which
I've never visited because it's a buffet, and my
usual traveling companions don't do buffets,
mostly because, as with Lilli, they are
relatively little and eat like birds. The bus
stops right in front, which may be a plus at
some point in my later life.
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Kingfish is a new restaurant on Chartres run by
a local conglomerate similar to San Diego's Cohns.
I forget what the name is, no doubt something
catchy like Crescent City Culinary Concepts. We
were there because the line at the Acme was a
block long. Plus it was happy hour. At Acme, it's
always happy hour - for the accountants upstairs.

Boudin balls were available as a half portion,
so I got to try another version. It was a nicely
seasoned mix of rice and pork, heavy on the white
pepper, rolled in a decent commercial cracker crust,
and deep fried within an inch of its life, that's to
say almost but not too much. But it really wasn't
boudin, as the insides were gringoized but maybe a
bit hot, I had a hard time telling. I guess the
Commander's one was the closest I got on this trip.
My kingdom for a boudin. Whoops, I don't have a
kingdom. Sorry, bub, no boudin for you.

Chicken andouille gumbo was pretty nice, the roux
dark and flavorful if a tad burned; Bonnie didn't
notice. This one had no okra and maybe no sausage,
either, but at least it was thickened with possibly
real sassafras.

Happy hour Sazeracs for $6, so we had a couple; they
were small but mighty. For her last, though, they
gave Bonnie a proper cocktail, a double, maybe 6 oz.
Not being impressed with the happy hour cocktail
portion size, I moved over to Abita Amber with a
Jim Beam chaser for dessert. Would I go back?
Possibly for the atmosphere, certainly not for the
value.
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The fried chicken comes as drummer, thigh, and
wing, all white meat a buck extra, but who would
want that. It turned out to be excellent -
nothing to dethrone my aunt Irene, or for that
matter me, but it was very good, with a salty crispy
crust and a juicy, tender, but not overbrined flesh.
It might beat Popeye's, come to think of it, but not
by a whole lot.

Comparing it to Popeyes makes it sound pretty good. I assume you mean
for the crispyness and the way the chicken tasted, and not for the hot seasoning.

I think that the best fried chicken we have had came on a coach tour of
TN. We stopped at a number of places that had excellent fried chicken
but the best was a place called Mrs. Mary Bobo's in Lynchburg, TN. It
is near the Jack Daniels distillery tour place. There is a different
menu each day, but no selection by you. You dine in a room with about
10 people and the food just keeps coming. Each room has a hostess who
gives tales of the area and the food. It used to be a boarding house,
probably for workers at the distillery. Ms. Bobo died at 102, but the tradition goes on. It is popular enough that reservations are needed
far in advance (unless one happens to be an ex-President). I assume
that the tour company booked the group far in advance. We really
enjoyed the food and the atmosphere.

It is worth noting that Lynchburg is a dry county so they cannot serve
booze, either at the restaurant or the distillery. At least one dish
served to us was soaking in JD whisky. In the distillery, they will
sell you a personally engraved souvenir bottle for about $35 -- and
then they will fill it up with complementary JD of your choice.

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Title: Ajvar
Categories: Croatian, Appetizer, Vegetarian, Vegan
Yield: 6 servings

2 lg Eggplants
6 lg Red or green sweet peppers
Salt
Pepper
1 Garlic clove; minced
1 Lemon; juiced
1/2 c Oil, preferably olive oil
Parsley; minced

Bake eggplants and sweet peppers at 350 F until tender when pierced
with a fork. Peel skin from hot vegetables and chop or mince the
vegetables. Season to taste with salt and pepper and stir in the
garlic and lemon juice. Gradually stir in as much of the oil as the
vegetables will absorb. Mix well. Pile into a glass dish and
sprinkle with parsley.

Source: Jane Rinear
"Our Favorite Recipes" St. Anthony Croatian Catholic Church
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