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"Bizarre Foods America"
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This episode was Detroit. Andrew went to Motor City Soul Food for some good down-home cooking, including at My Sisters and Me.
For BBQ he went to the Cafe D'Monde Speakeasy, which name I guess is supposed to make you think about New Orleans.
His most memorable dining experience was an invitation to a private home celebrating Ramadan, with its after-sundown feast. The hostess really went all out for her family and Andrew was the beneficiary.
Andrew went to the Eastern Market for food at Vivio's Restaurant.
Andrew and the Mayor of Hamtramck went out to eat special sausages and bread plus a very special burger.
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Andrew went to West Virginia (WV) and really enjoyed the outdoor lifestyle there. He started by white water rafting on class 3 and class 5 rapids on the Gali River.
A stop was made so he cook join experienced hunters who were shooting squirrels.
Deer were the subject of another hunt. Andrew enjoyed the comforts of a hunter's cabin until a deer showed up to claim his attention and shot. It was hung up for bloodletting but the heart and kidneys were cooked and eaten immediately.
He was invited to participate in an Appalachian hootenanny. He was allowed to dance with the children and 80 year old man before they left the stage to the adults.
He attended the Pocohontas County RoadKill Cookoff and Autumn Harvest Festival in Marlinton as a judge. 10 teams completed and Andrew was a judge. He got $1000.
Andrew shot a groundhog. The preparation for it into stew was to strip off the fat and blanch it in salt water.
He talked about New Appalachian Cooking, using groundhog preparation as an example.
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Andrew went to Charleston SC and was interested in pursuing the waterways, fields and forests providing the sources of local food. The funniest part of this episode was when Andrew was given a 10 pound ax and asked to split some logs for use in the BBQ pit after being burned to charcoal. Andrew could have ducked this or mis-reported it, but he was honest in reporting that it took him 20 minutes to split his first log. After that I assume he quit out of frustration.
That happened at Scott's BBQ in Hemingway SC about 90 miles from Charleston. This is a family-run business with an excellent reputation and Andrew clearly enjoyed eating the final product.
Andrew visited with chef Sean Brock of McCrady's Restaurant, which he has turned into a food mecca.
Andrew went clamming and he went out for oysters.
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SAVANNAH
As a port city, Andrew expects that a good portion of the unique foods he will eat will be seafood. He went fishing for Octopi with his friend Jim Galt and then Galt family and friends preparations of octopus salad and grilled octopus.
He also went out crabbing with Tepple Sea Products. They are famous for steamed crab.
Oysters and shrimp were mentioned, but no details given. However, a unique opportunity was to shoot marsh hens, which at low tide were difficult to see and therefore shoot. They were then fried and Andrew pronounced them delicious.
So far all of the above is not bizarre at all. However, a trip to Daufuskie Sea Island certainly highlighted the dressing of raccoon for barbecuing by Sally Robinson. She also demonstrated gullah cooking, which is to cook dishes made of corn and cornmeal and to gather and use sassafras leaves.
Andrew tried the fruit scuppernongs, which looks and tastes like a grape. most of the locals peel it, but Andrew did not.
Andrew had to try authentic Southern Soul Food at Mirandy's Soul Food Restaurant, which features oxtails, collard greens and red velvet cake.
Andrew was invited to assist Jewish caterers on a feast for hundreds of Jews celebration Sukkot. They started with pastrami and grits. They then put that into cornmeal and fried it. The caterers proclaim that one deep fryer for every 50 guests is essential for Southern cooking of any style.
Andrew finished with a visit to The Lady Chablis, a transsexual who was part of "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil." They ate at Clary's Cafe and later at a fancier restaurant.
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I have compared the places Andrew had expected to visit vs. what he has actually telecast so far (Boston, Detroit, New Orleans, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Charleston, Savannah, Seattle and West Virginia). What we have to look forward to is:
Austin
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Miami
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