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.

Gravy spills across a pile of just-carved turkey in an open-face fandwich, with sides of mashed potatoes and cole slaw.

Turkey Sandwich

Hash browns made of sweet otatoes are accompanied by a biscuit and an egg white omelet

Sweet Potatoes

Pumpkin pie topped with whipped cream... tenderloins and sugar cream pie

Pumpkin Pie

Brussels sprouts glazed with maple-chile marinade

Brussels Sprouts

Deep oval casserole is piled high with mashed potatoes on top

Shepherd’s Pie

Bright yellow wedge of custard pie is sprinkled with nutmeg

Custard Pie

On a diner counter: a bowl holding a scoop of mashed potatoes covered with brown gravy

Mashed Potatoes

Large mound of corn pudding plays a supporting role on a disposable diner plate.

Corn Pudding

Caesar Salad

Tall, gnarled-top light gold biscuit

Biscuits

Country Fried Steak

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

Dutch Baby

Velvet-soft gnocchi glow with tomato sauce.

Gnocchi

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

Meatballs & Sausage

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

Baked Potato

A great pile of mashed potatoes holds a spill of brown gravy.

Gravy

Wine red blackberries spill from a wedge of pie

Blackberry Pie

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

Broasted Chicken

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A fried seafood platter of oysters, scallops, shrimp, onion rings, and hushpuppies, plus a cup of cole slaw

All Things Fried

  • 30 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes
Thick bacon strips hung with clothespins on a line

Bacon

  • Bacon
  • 43 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes
Huge slab of prime rib extends far beyond its plate

Beef

  • 57 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes
Beignets and coffee at Cafe Du Monde

Beignets

Biscuit is topped with sausage as well as fried chicken and pimento cheese

Biscuits & Gravy

Loaded bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich is held together with a toothpick.

BLT

Bakery-fresh loaf of Italian bread, resting on the bag it was sold in

Bread & Rolls

Close view of eggs scrambled with pimento cheese

Breakfast Eggs

  • Eggs
  • 80 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes
Opened-up burrito reveals chile-infused beef.

Burrito

  • 58 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes
Open-face sandwich is topped with four different kinds of melty cheese

Cheese

  • 56 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes
Cheese peeks out of an omelet that also contains hash browns and sausage

Cheese Omelet

  • Eggs
  • 12 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes

Cheeseburger

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

Cheesecake

  • Cake
  • 31 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes
Plated roast chicken in a pool of savory natural juices

Chicken Dishes

  • 140 Restaurants
  • 2 Recipes
Creamy chicken salad atop al dente broccoli

Chicken Salad

  • Salad
  • 23 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes
Big hunk of golden-fried chicken is sandwiches with cabbage slaw and pickles, with a cup of cucumber slaw in the background.

Chicken Sandwich

Broad partitioned plate holds tortilla chips topped with chile and cheese, plus scrambled eggs and refried beans.

Chilaquiles

  • 12 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes
Chile pod with puffy fried coat is smothered with hot salsa

Chile Relleno

A basket of thin French fries is smothered with molten cheese and beefy chili ... car hop service

Chili Cheese Fries

  • 23 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes
Crisp circular potato chips on a red-checked tablecloth

Chips

  • 65 Restaurants
  • 0 Recipes

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