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Smothered and Covered: Waffle House and the Southern Imaginary is the first book to socioculturally assess the chain within the field of contemporary food studies.

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PublisherUniversity of Alabama Press

ISBN-100817321446

ISBN-139780817321444

eBay Product ID (ePID)16057242266

Product Key Features

Number of Pages232 Pages

Publication NameSmothered and Covered : Waffle House and the Southern Imaginary

LanguageEnglish

SubjectIndividual Chefs & Restaurants, Popular Culture, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy)

Publication Year2022

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaCooking, Social Science

AuthorTy Matejowsky

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight22.1 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2022-020184

Reviews"In serving up this engaging story, the author skillfully leverages the reader's expectations about Waffle House to segue into a critical analysis that ultimately reveals there is more to this greasy spoon than southern breakfast fare and a seedy reputation." -- Gastronomica "There is no other full-length analysis of Waffle House that focuses on its representation of the southern experience. Matejowsky positions the chain within the context of the southern imaginary to give an original take on a well-known brand. This book will interest academics because it fits within a broader trend in the scholarship that explores restaurants from a historical and contemporary perspective. But it will also delight a more general audience because of its entertaining take on a familiar regional institution." --Angela Jill Cooley, author of To Live and Dine in Dixie: The Evolution of Food Culture in the Jim Crow South, "In serving up this engaging story, the author skillfully leverages the reader's expectations about Waffle House to segue into a critical analysis that ultimately reveals there is more to this greasy spoon than southern breakfast fare and a seedy reputation." -- Gastronomica, "There is no other full-length analysis of Waffle House that focuses on its representation of the southern experience. Matejowsky positions the chain within the context of the southern imaginary to give an original take on a well-known brand. This book will interest academics because it fits within a broader trend in the scholarship that explores restaurants from a historical and contemporary perspective. But it will also delight a more general audience because of its entertaining take on a familiar regional institution." --Angela Jill Cooley, author of To Live and Dine in Dixie: The Evolution of Food Culture in the Jim Crow South, "There is no other full-length analysis of Waffle House that focuses on its representation of the southern experience. Matejowsky positions the chain within the context of the southern imaginary to give an original take on a well-known brand. This book will interest academics because it fits within a broader trend in the scholarship that explores restaurants from a historical and contemporary perspective. But it will also delight a more general audience because of its entertaining take on a familiar regional institution." --Angela Jill Cooley, author of To Live and Dine in Dixie: The Evolution of Food Culture in the Jim Crow South "Matejowsky brings humor and heart to his exploration of an iconic Southern institution." -- Southern Review of Books

Grade FromCollege Freshman

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal647.9575

SynopsisIn Smothered and Covered , Ty Matejowsky offers a witty and insightful cultural analysis of Waffle House as a symbol of Southern identity. Blending food studies, anthropology, and pop culture, he explores how this iconic roadside chain reflects and shapes the complex social and cultural dynamics of the American South. This engaging study reveals Waffle House as a microcosm of Southern life?messy, meaningful, and deeply rooted in regional tradition., A critical meditation of the iconic 24-7 roadside chain and its place in the southern imaginary Waffle House has long been touted as an icon of the American South. The restaurant?s consistent foregrounding as a resonant symbol of regional character proves relevant for understanding much about the people, events, and foodways shaping the sociopolitical contours of today?s Bible Belt. Whether approached as a comedic punchline on the Internet, television, and other popular media or elevated as a genuine touchstone of messy American modernity, Waffle House, its employees, and everyday clientele do much to transcend such one-dimensional characterizations, earning distinction in ways that regularly go unsung. Smothered and Covered: Waffle House and the Southern Imaginary is the first book to socioculturally assess the chain within the field of contemporary food studies. In this groundbreaking work, Ty Matejowsky argues that Waffle House?s often beleaguered public persona is informed by various complexities and contradictions. Critically unpacking the iconic eatery from a less reductive perspective offers readers a more realistic and nuanced portrait of Waffle House, shedding light on how it both reflects and influences a prevailing southern imaginary?an amorphous and sometimes conflicting collection of images, ideas, attitudes, practices, linguistic accents, histories, and fantasies that frames understandings about a vibrant if also paradoxical geographic region. Matejowsky discusses Waffle House?s roots in established southern foodways and traces the chain?s development from a lunch-counter restaurant that emerged across the South. He also considers Waffle House?s place in American and southern popular culture, highlighting its myriad depictions in music, television, film, fiction, stand-up comedy, and sports. Altogether, Matejowsky deftly and persuasively demonstrates how Waffle House serves as a microcosm of today?s South with all the accolades and criticisms this distinction entails., A critical meditation of the iconic 24-7 roadside chain and its place in the southern imaginary Waffle House has long been touted as an icon of the American South. The restaurant's consistent foregrounding as a resonant symbol of regional character proves relevant for understanding much about the people, events, and foodways shaping the sociopolitical contours of today's Bible Belt. Whether approached as a comedic punchline on the Internet, television, and other popular media or elevated as a genuine touchstone of messy American modernity, Waffle House, its employees, and everyday clientele do much to transcend such one-dimensional characterizations, earning distinction in ways that regularly go unsung. Smothered and Covered: Waffle House and the Southern Imaginary is the first book to socioculturally assess the chain within the field of contemporary food studies. In this groundbreaking work, Ty Matejowsky argues that Waffle House's often beleaguered public persona is informed by various complexities and contradictions. Critically unpacking the iconic eatery from a less reductive perspective offers readers a more realistic and nuanced portrait of Waffle House, shedding light on how it both reflects and influences a prevailing southern imaginary--an amorphous and sometimes conflicting collection of images, ideas, attitudes, practices, linguistic accents, histories, and fantasies that frames understandings about a vibrant if also paradoxical geographic region. Matejowsky discusses Waffle House's roots in established southern foodways and traces the chain's development from a lunch-counter restaurant that emerged across the South. He also considers Waffle House's place in American and southern popular culture, highlighting its myriad depictions in music, television, film, fiction, stand-up comedy, and sports. Altogether, Matejowsky deftly and persuasively demonstrates how Waffle House serves as a microcosm of today's South with all the accolades and criticisms this distinction entails.

LC Classification NumberTX945.5.W34M37 2023