Friday Faves No. 131

our favorite finds from the front lines of food

The ladies-only beer club of Sweden launches their first pale ale (above). Tired of the guys at the bar mansplaining beer to them, they took brewing into their own hands. (PRI/The World)

'Cheese Cupid' Is Like Tinder For Wine And Cheese, But It's ALWAYS A Match (Huffington Post)

Mardi Gras is around the corner. The real story of Gumbo.  (Serious Eats)

That’s not a sheep, it’s a WiFi router! It’s also a sheep. (Grist)

Helena Bonham Carter strips off with a tuna in ad campaign against overfishing. Alas, click bait has not been proven to lead to activism, or even good everyday choices. (London Evening Standard)

Siracha has gone about as mainstream as an ingredient can go — it's now a new Heinz ketchup flavor.  (Laughing Squid)

Moxie — it makes Mainers mighty. Turns out that the treasured New England soda also makes a mean cocktail (or six). (Bangor Daily News)

Sing Along Snacks: Song Of A Shrimp

It's never too early or too late for a snack, so crank up that volume on your computer.

Elvis and his shrimp boat band sing a Song of a Shrimp:

"He showed his mama and papa, the shrimp newspaper he read
An invitation to all the shrimp and this is what it said
Free ride, New Orleans, stay in grand hotel
Meet Creole gal who help you come out of your shell"

Sing Along Snacks: Saturday Night Fish Fry

It's never too early or too late for a snack, so crank up that volume on your computer.

Louis Jordan sings Saturday Night Fish Fry.

"So if you ever want to get a fist in your eye
just mention a saturday night fish fry
I don't care how many fish in the sea
but don't ever mention fish to me!"

Sing Along Snacks: Louis Armstrong

It's never too early or too late for a snack, so crank up that volume on your computer.

Now that's a snack! A jazz and culinary treasure uncoverd at the National Press Club:

On Jan. 29, 1971, five months before his death, Louis Armstrong performed for the last time, at the National Press Club in Washington, to celebrate the inauguration of Vernon Louviere, a journalist from New Orleans, as the club’s president.

Served with the jazz were bayou dishes including shrimp mousse, jambalaya and a Jamaica rum pie prepared by Christopher Blake, a New Orleans writer and chef.

While not the music from that night, you can tap your foot along to Louis playing Strutting with Barbecue.

Sing Along Snacks: She Cooks Me Cabbage

It's never too early or too late for a snack, so crank up that volume on your computer.

Champion Jack Dupree sings:

"Well the people next door want to know what the shoutins about,

when they smell them greens, it knock everybody out."

Sing Along Snacks: Crawfish

It's never too early or too late for a snack, so crank up that volume on your computer.

Happy Mardi Gras! Leave it to New Orleans to make a tiny crustacean sultry. Elvis could sing them right out of the water with this song from the 1958 film King Creole

"Now take Mr. Crawfish in your hand
He's gonna look good in your frying pan
If you fry him crisp or you boil him right
He'll be sweeter than sugar when you take a bite"

Sing Along Snacks: That's What I Like About the South

It's never too early or too late for a snack, so crank up that volume on your computer.

 This Sing Along Snack was submitted by our favorite fishmonger/poet/office rapper and Southerner, Dale Sims.

Phil Harris & Johnny Cash sing about their favorites (song starts at 1:25)

"She's got backbones and turnip greens.

Ham hocks and butter beans

You, me and New Orleans

An' that's what I like about the South"

Polish Attends Chefs Collaborative National Summit in NOLA

In October, a passionate group of chefs, farmers, artisan food producers and food activists convened in New Orleans for the Chefs Collaborative National Summit.

Here's a recap of the two days in photos, set to the great tune Fatback Louisiana, USA sung by Tennessee Ernie Ford.

Our thanks to Chefs Collaborative and the amazing host committee who organized the summit — and to everyone who makes New Orleans so delicious.