Dishes

The dishes we eat define who we are. Familiar or exotic, regional or universal, what's on the plate is an edible portrait of those who eat it, cook it, serve it, and grow or gather it.

Opened and ready-to-eat littleneck clams in a bowl of white wine sauce with pasta and herbs

Clams

One big, bright red, ready-to-eat lobster perches atop a pile of steamer clams on a paper placemat.

Lobster

Long, slender tube of bread with light tan surface

Baguette

Baked potato heaped with BBQ, cheese, butter and sour cream

Baked Potato

Green-checked paper holds brittle-crusted broasted chicken along with equally crisp broasted potatoes

Broasted Chicken

Caesar Salad

A triangle of dark, supersweet chocolate cheesecake drips with Kahlua and raspberry puree

Cheesecake

Pieces of fried chicken are piled atop a waffle, pitcher of syrup in the background

Chicken & Waffles

Styrofoam container holds hot dog bun filled with chili, onions, and mustard ... but no hot dog

Chili Bun

Close view of chorizo sausage well mixed with scrambled eggs

Chorizo & Eggs

Country Fried Steak

Puffy, oven-baked pancake forms abowl that contains fresh fruit and powdered sugar.

Dutch Baby

Great hunks of golden fried hogfish perch on the bottom of a bun, accompanied by garnishes and a bowl of fresh-cut fruit.

Fish Sandwich

Velvet-soft gnocchi glow with tomato sauce.

Gnocchi

Styrofoam cup of tea is crowded with chopped ice

Iced Tea

Cross section of a hoagie with salami, ham & provolone, garnished with lettuce, tomato, and onion, sprinkled with oil and spice

Italian Hoagie

Paper cup holds light tan ice cream dotted with pistachios and spice

Kulfi Ice Cream

A big meatball and length of Italian sausage loll in red sauce in a deep dish

Meatballs & Sausage

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Super-goopy brownie includes drippy caramel, nuts, layers of powdered sugar, and deep, dark chocolate

Brownies

Bowl of glistening butter beans

Butter Beans

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Green bean casserole moist with cream of mushroom soup and laced with crunchy wisps of fried onion

Casserole

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Golden, crisp-fried catfish filet topped with a wedge of lemon

Catfish

Open-face sandwich is topped with four different kinds of melty cheese

Cheese

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Coconut shreds are threaded throughout this pillowy wedge of pie

Coconut Cream Pie

Corn muffin sports a broad, crisp-edged top.

Corn Muffin

Fried Chicken

Macaroni & cheese, spangled with herbs, comes in a small cast-iron pot

Macaroni and Cheese

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Thick-cut roast beef covered with gravy, on a plate with mashed potatoes and beans

Roast Beef

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Dark round roll drenched with caramel and packed with nuts

Sticky Bun

Limp turnip greens include many nuggets of turnip

Turnip Greens

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4-vegetable plate: beets, corn pudding, yam casserole, mashed potatoes

Vegetables

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