Face Time and Fried Chicken

Thanks to Facebook, I’ve reconnected with a few friends from my past. Here’s a note I received from a friend responding to a piece I did for The Root on IHOP’s “discovery” of fried chicken and waffles.

“IHOP should know that barnyard pimp has been wedded to a variety of foods. I personally have never had chicken and waffles. For years I had an aversion to fried chicken which stemed from eating it so much growing up. I had a distaste for it along with watermelon. So their aha moment with the waffles is a bit late. I am sure they will soon add other things that are already being served.

“When they serve fried spam with pancakes, etc or grits and salmon croquettes; I'm sure they will really rock and roll. Remember bisquits in brown bags that were greasy when we were in school? How we didn't want anyone to know we had bisquits? Tried our best to hide them and folks would see you anyway? We will kill for a bisquit now! Tails of oxen that were cheaper than dirt are now a much prized food along with neck bones, pig feet, chitterlings,pig ears. Theyr'e no longer a po' man's food. Might as well buy lobster.”