tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158467536239735339.post454196587141727047..comments2023-10-19T05:19:01.550-08:00Comments on American Dirt: Mystery kitchens.AmericanDirthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600555386886915000noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158467536239735339.post-16030374729583967862009-11-17T14:38:09.569-09:002009-11-17T14:38:09.569-09:00Surely you jest. Chili isn't even supposed to...Surely you jest. Chili isn't even supposed to have beans in it, much less pasta.cdc guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158467536239735339.post-11990897439768969272009-11-17T09:33:55.823-09:002009-11-17T09:33:55.823-09:00Is frozen custard an identifiably Hoosier food? I...Is frozen custard an identifiably Hoosier food? I really don't know, other than I grew up in Rochester, NY, where the local chain serving it was called <a href="http://www.abbottscustard.com/" rel="nofollow">Abbott's Frozen Custard</a>. Abbott's and Ritter's seems like the exact same thing to me.CorrNDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371462855078578516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158467536239735339.post-61559216644288336422009-11-16T12:20:20.611-09:002009-11-16T12:20:20.611-09:00Thanks for the responses... Amy, the idea that Cl...Thanks for the responses... Amy, the idea that Cleveland could have been a person never occurred to me--kind of provocative. And Hosier, I would never pretend to be gourmand--if you have other recommendations for Hoosier food traditions, I'm all ears. Though I have had persimmon pies and pudding, I've never tasted a pawpaw. Ritter's is the frozen custard place you're probably talking about, though it's tough competing with the Wisconsin-based Culver's. My impression of East Coast frozen custard is that it is basically just soft serve. As for the chili, I have no doubt you're right--I didn't know it was a Cincinnati thing. I just thought it was universally understood that chili is supposed to have spaghetti in it.AmericanDirthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600555386886915000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158467536239735339.post-12457353578266763372009-11-16T09:35:59.507-09:002009-11-16T09:35:59.507-09:00OMG, let's talk about Hoosier food traditions ...OMG, let's talk about Hoosier food traditions here, not the damned/doomed restaurant! As an Indpls expat on the East Coast, two standouts would be frozen custard (my sister tells me there still a small chain selling this at various far-Northside locations) and MCL/Laughner's cafeterias (I have never encountered similar chains in the East, although I have the sense this is a more-than-just-Indy phenomenon), in particular their cream pies. <br /><br />On the Cincinnati chili issue, didn't Steak & Shake offer Cincinnati chili on its menus as early as the 1970s?Hoosier Hosiernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158467536239735339.post-73091143635227797802009-11-16T06:38:12.021-09:002009-11-16T06:38:12.021-09:00Is it possible the guy who opened it was named Cle...Is it possible the guy who opened it was named Cleveland and just thought it would be a good idea to pretend his place was associated with the city? (As you demonstrated, a poor choice...)Amyhttp://www.deitchley.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158467536239735339.post-42934671029552816982009-11-15T08:02:48.416-09:002009-11-15T08:02:48.416-09:00I work near that place. I too was curious about t...I work near that place. I too was curious about the choice of Cleveland as the theme.<br /><br />The sign first went up about a year ago. Honestly, I don't ever remember seeing it actually open.Ashley Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08539943109290064650noreply@blogger.com