Chalk it up as a win for West Virginia.

Amazing! I wrote about that event a dozen years ago. No mascot in attendance, sadly.
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Still, an answer arrived on March 28, when @ajc.com posted a reel. As @afrosypaella.bsky.social writes: "Other than the fact that lemon pepper wings are served wet, and not with a dry rub as presented, the centering of white opinion and narrative framing is evidence of erasure." thefoodsection.com

Stacked coverage - The Food Section AJC’s new food editor gives TFS the runaround

Time was that food editors were in constant touch with their readers, but @afrosypaella.bsky.social couldn't even get an interview with @ajc.com's new hire when she wanted to ask: "How [will you] ensure Black eaters feel seen and heard in coverage?" thefoodsection.com/stacked-cove...

When moons hit your eye like too much AI - The Food Section Real debate engulfs Georgia pizzeria

Another excellent piece from @hannaraskin.bsky.social's Food Section, this time on restaurants using AI for marketing and socials.

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Antisemitism in America does not justify apartheid in Israel, apartheid is Israel does not justify antisemitism in America, a very simple concept that people seem to have a lot of trouble grasping.

Morgan Thomas takes a picture of every dining party at his restaurant in Section, Alabama, subtly making up for all the times that people today are ignored or overlooked. I’m so grateful he shared his Ole Gin Steakhouse portraits with @thefoodsection.bsky.social
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Catching The Codfather | 3. Punch in the Kisser — The Big Dig Presents: Catching The Codfather The west has cowboys, the east has fishermen – it’s a job defined by freedom and self-reliance. But in 1991 a contentious lawsuit forces the government to step in, setting Carlos Rafael and the regula...

If better food journalism has hit the airwaves this year than Episode 3 of Catching the Codfather, I haven’t heard it. Major props to @iancoss.bsky.social and team for not only turning up archival snippets and getting the best quotes, but knowing which ones serve the story. overcast.fm/+ABDdBFBDyso

Canon fodder - The Food Section Dry-fried eggplant becomes a Southern standard

What counts as a Southern dish? The answer's always changing, but Candy Hom makes a irrefutable case for dry-fried eggplant in @thefoodsection.bsky.social, demonstrating how it reflects the modern culinary history of Atlanta and the city's ethos today. thefoodsection.com/canon-fodder/

All Aboard Amtrak’s New Mardi Gras Service Riding the revived line from New Orleans to Mobile (or vice versa) takes about four hours. But for a dedicated and hungry train-iac, it’s also an opportunity to explore the Gulf Coast flavors along th...

I do my best Paul Theroux, attempting to turn the four hour Mardi Gras Express into an epic journey, with plenty of meals along the way. Perhaps today it becomes the Lentan Local? gardenandgun.com/feature/amtr...

Biscuit sandwich man of mystery - The Food Section Bird-dogging a Tudor’s Biscuit World legend

When our W. Va. bureau chief pitched a Tudor's Biscuit World story, she mentioned the chain was so homey that its biscuits were named for loyal customers. "Oh, yeah?" I said. "You think that's true, or a story cooked up by corporate?" And thus began her Ron search. thefoodsection.com/biscuit-sand...

Georgia adult store releases Southern food lubes - The Food Section Making sure your Valentine’s Day goes smoothly

There are a few TFS stories I like to cite when explaining how @thefoodsection.bsky.social covers Southern food, and Hallie Lieberman’s reporting on the popularity of fried chicken-flavored lube may have just shot to the top of the list. Subscribe to read! thefoodsection.com/georgia-adul...

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With the Post effectively abdicating its local news role, I would encourage anyone wanting to support local news in DC to support @51st.news and my old colleagues at @wcp.bsky.social.

There is so much reporting needed in that city. Support them. Grow them.

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If you are able, The Post's union has started a layoff fund for those fired by the world's fourth-richest man today. gofund.me/a310d0286

This is 100 percent correct, but it doesn't mean successful media orgs--ones which are serious about exposing and challenging harmful power structures--can't emerge from the ashes. Collaboration is coming. (We started as a measly Substack, and published a former Postie this week: thefoodsection.com)

The Rabbit Hole: Dockets Die in Darkness Among the 17 counties in Georgia that don’t have a single local news source, 12 of them are in the Middle District of Georgia’s jurisdiction. This week, we sought to examine the dockets dying in the d...

Props to @seamushughes.bsky.social for showing how many vital stories go untold where legacy local news is kaput. One-man shops like @courtwatch.bsky.social & @thefoodsection.bsky.social can help, but we need reader support to hire reporters and obtain documents. www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...

Worth noting that one reason you’re benefitting so fully from the Star-Tribune’s timely, extensive coverage of unfolding events is that it’s a metro newspaper that hasn’t been systematically starved to further enrich shareholders and executives.

A giant American flag that covers a full football field costs $6,900 to rent for a game.

“Racism was in the water” - The Food Section Seafood professionals break down the Black experience

Remember that great moment in Looking for a Ship when a sailor seethes at hearing a "storm has gone safely out to sea"? Turns out racism doesn't end at the shoreline either; TFS reports today on what Black seafood professionals have experienced in the industry: thefoodsection.com/racism-was-i...

TFS releases its 2025 annual report - The Food Section Getting down to business

It's annual report day at @thefoodsection.bsky.social! Brass tacks: We're ending the year with a $5K shortfall that we'd love to shrink before the start of our fifth anniversary year. Fortunately, TFS subscriptions make great gifts! thefoodsection.com/tfs-releases...

Suspect turns the tables and bites police dog with ‘intent to maim,’ NC cops say The same dog was stabbed during a 2020 arrest, police say.

Seems like Talon could be a star on the J-school circuit. www.newsobserver.com/news/state/n...

I mostly love that he went for the peanut butter whiskey. As someone who has spent a great deal of time in ABC stores, I can assure you that his tastes line up with those of the average shopper: He just has more legs and less tolerance.

I know I'm notorious for saying every story is a food story, but dollar stores really are where rural America shops for groceries--for reasons outlined in this insightful and maddening investigation of another company picking the pockets of our nation's poorest consumers.

Opening the shrimpgates - The Food Section TFS peels back seafood fraud allegations

After shrimp fraud allegations rocked the Southern restaurant scene, @thefoodsection.bsky.social took a closer look. Our verdict? Diners can stop worrying about being hoodwinked—and start thinking about how the promotional campaign behind the scandal played out. thefoodsection.com/opening-the-...

Lucky parents! As @thefoodsection.bsky.social reported a few football seasons back, recruitment's all about wining and dining the moms. thefoodsection.com/the-mother-o...

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You can count on @poynterinstitute.bsky.social to do journalism right! Touched that @amariscastillo.bsky.social called @thefoodsection.bsky.social's ABC evaluator, mortgage broker Kodaah Hansen (pictured here 20 years ago, when he was in Big Brothers with my husband.) www.poynter.org/business-wor...

It's not every Monday that I get to use the terms "gender parity" and "blackened salmon" in the same subhed. Thanks, Steve!