Ozersky goes South -- with mixed results

 I missed the memo where Josh Ozersky works for Rachael Ray. But. Ol' Cutlets came to the ATL and had a good old time:

But having just got back from Atlanta, I am ready to say that there is only one indispensable event, and that is it. The reason is obvious: the south is the new capital of gastronomy in America. 

Nice of Josh to notice! But for real, a nice s/o to Cod fave Farm 255: 

There was a pig tent with a pig-ear tacos from Farm 255 in Athens, a place I have never been, using a cut of meat I like but never really enjoyed much if the truth be told. 

Also, love for Spotted Trotter, the Cod's favorite place he's never been:

 Whether it’s lardcore heroics like Gray’s or the celestial charcuterie handed to me by Kevin Outzs from The Spotted Trotter, the experience cemented the conviction in my mind that the South was where American cooking, in its most vital sense, is happening.

But! The closing sentences are, shall we say, problematic:

If only there was a giant southern food festival every month I could go to to try all this food! Once a year is not enough. But Atlanta opened my eyes, and I won’t wait a year to go back. March to the sea, gastronomes! The South has risen.

In case you missed it, around ATL "march to the sea" generally refers to Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman's experiment in total warfare, what with the incinerating stuff and all. While we're at it "The South has risen" is problematic, in that the "it" in "The South's Gonna Do It Again" is not "provide porky treats to NYC food writers."  It's nice to see this festival get some love, but let's hope Rach finds Ozersky a new editor before he samples the culinary delights of Nanking. Play us off, Charlie Daniels! 

 

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