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On The Road With RL Reeves Jr: Downtown Corbin, Kentucky

Posted on May 3, 2022 by RL Reeves Jr

Over the Easter holiday I took a roadtrip from my home in New Orleans into the heart of Appalachia to watch country folk singer Ian Noe perform live in the mountains. Along the way I found myself in the small … Continue reading →

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On The Road With RL Reeves Jr: Seeking Joe Tex In The Heart Of Texas

Posted on August 8, 2021 by RL Reeves Jr

Don Cornelius turned me into an adolescent Joe Tex fan. When I was a little kid, Saturday afternoons were devoted to Soul Train, Wide World of Sports and Southeastern Championship Wrestling.

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On The Road With RL Reeves Jr: Talad Thai and Lao Street Food Truck In Austin Texas

Posted on June 30, 2021 by RL Reeves Jr

Living in New Orleans will spoil you for cheap, expertly-fried chicken.

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On The Road With RL Reeves Jr: Ole Gin Steakhouse in Section, Alabama

Posted on October 1, 2020 by RL Reeves Jr

“He’s choking.” “Oh my God.” “Somebody please help him.” “He’s fixin’ to die!”

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On The Road With RL Reeves Jr: J&J Grocery and Deli in Bessemer, Alabama

Posted on March 3, 2020 by RL Reeves Jr

Since time began, or at least the George Wallace administration, the good people of Alabama have been battling it out over who has the best cheeseburger in the entire state.

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On The Road With RL Reeves Jr: 2020 Scrumptious Chef Gumbo Pop Up in Austin

Posted on January 25, 2020 by RL Reeves Jr

My Scrumptious Chef website turned 10 years old recently and I drove to Austin to throw a celebratory gumbo party. I filed a field report here. Enjoy the article? I’ve worked on this site 7 days a week for the … Continue reading →

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On The Road With RL Reeves Jr: Guerrero Taco Truck in Austin, Texas

Posted on October 17, 2019 by RL Reeves Jr

Yolanda Guerrero has spent 60 years on the plancha. When she was a child growing up in the city of Monterrey, Mexico she was tasked with learning the art of cooking at the tender age of nine.

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On The Road With RL Reeves Jr: The Creole Nature Trail

Posted on August 8, 2019 by RL Reeves Jr

Rolling along I-10 between Houston and Winnie, I’m eager to get off the freeway and on to the backroads of East Texas. I’ve traveled the main corridor hundreds of times over the last 30 years and there is nothing left … Continue reading →

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On The Road With RL Reeves Jr: Hello Market in Bessemer, Alabama

Posted on July 16, 2019 by RL Reeves Jr

I ate dirt in Bessemer, Alabama. Not that fancy “Down Home White Dirt” that’s professionally harvested in Griffin, Georgia either. I went all-in for local dirt that’s brought to market by bootleg dirt vendors tilling the clay hills of Alabama.

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On The Road With RL Reeves Jr: Ian Noe at The Burl In Lexington, Kentucky

Posted on June 15, 2019 by RL Reeves Jr

I traveled to The Burl in Lexington, Kentucky recently to see Ian Noe perform. It was a 1500 mile roundtrip. Noe’s from Beattyville, Kentucky, hard up in the Appalachians, and he writes eloquently on the hard times that folks in … Continue reading →

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On The Road With RL Reeves Jr: Burger Zaken in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Posted on May 7, 2019 by RL Reeves Jr

The hookers are slowly being driven from their ancestral grounds of Amsterdam’s Red Light District. A recent evening ramble across the old district found the storied window girls to be in short supply; replaced by high end, chichi boutiques, coffee … Continue reading →

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On The Road With RL Reeves Jr: Stichting De Ezelsociëteit in Zeist, Netherlands

Posted on May 2, 2019 by RL Reeves Jr

Donkeys are the philosophers of the animal kingdom. If you don’t believe me just do a little research on writers of yore like Giulio Landi (1551), Giovan Battista Pino (1550), Nicolas Machiavelli (1469-1527), and most famously Joannes Buridanus (1292-1363) Once … Continue reading →

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On The Road With RL Reeves Jr: 2019 Festival International in Lafayette, Louisiana

Posted on April 29, 2019 by RL Reeves Jr

I’m busted up. Broke down. Bloodied.

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On The Road With RL Reeves Jr: Carnitas Lonja in San Antonio is Glorious

Posted on April 5, 2019 by RL Reeves Jr

You cannot get top flight carnitas tacos in New Orleans, Louisiana. Our food scene is nonpareil but if you tried to live off world-class tacos in Orleans Parish you’d wind up destitute and shaking a tin cup underneath the Claiborne … Continue reading →

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On The Road With RL Reeves Jr: Mardi Gras Indians Super Sunday Party in New Orleans

Posted on March 18, 2019 by RL Reeves Jr

The Mardi Gras Indians Super Sunday party is like Fat Tuesday and Christmas all rolled into one. RL Reeves Jr filed the following report from this year’s event link Enjoy the article? I’ve worked on this site 7 days a … Continue reading →

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On The Road With RL Reeves Jr: Innside Restaurant In Chattanooga

Posted on February 21, 2019 by RL Reeves Jr

Bam. Bam. Bam. Bam. The cop was beating so hard on the window of my Econoline I was afraid he was going to shatter the glass. It was the middle of the night, pounding rain, and I was in a … Continue reading →

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On The Road With RL Reeves Jr: 2019 Tet Fest In New Orleans’ Little Vietnam

Posted on February 19, 2019 by RL Reeves Jr

Village De L’Est in New Orleans East is colloquially known as Little Vietnam to certain locals. At Mary Queen of Vietnam church the parishioners pool their resources and throw a massive food party once a year to celebrate the Vietnamese … Continue reading →

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On The Road With RL Reeves Jr: Farm Market Restaurant in Lexington Kentucky

Posted on December 6, 2018 by RL Reeves Jr

Lexington, Kentucky is just far enough north to not necessarily be held to the tenets of southern hospitality. Tell me of the restaurant you last visited in Mississippi or Alabama that refused to serve you a glass of cold tap … Continue reading →

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On The Road With RL Reeves Jr: Blue Door Smokehouse In Lexington, Kentucky

Posted on November 26, 2018 by RL Reeves Jr

There was an old black man with an iron smoker mounted in the bed of a Ford pickup truck who used to park on the side of the road near Sawmill Holler in Whitley County, Kentucky.

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On The Road With RL Reeves Jr: Roxie’s Grocery in Memphis

Posted on October 19, 2018 by RL Reeves Jr

“Are you Mr Roxie?” Red Miller, married to Miss Roxie for 52 years smiles “Yes I am” The bespectacled, elderly gentleman running the cash register at tiny Roxie’s Grocery in The Pinch neighborhood of Memphis is friendly, and happy to … Continue reading →

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