Guy Kibbee Eggs
At Blue Bottle in San Francisco, this dish is called Popeyes. [Photograph: Alaina Browne]
Guy Kibbee, an actor and egg dish namesake.
An egg fried in the center of a holed-out slice of bread goes by many names. One of them, Guy Kibbee eggs, originated because an actor named Guy Kibbee made them in the 1935 film Mary Jane's Pa. Peter Cherches of the blog Word of Mouth investigated the origins, curious where his mom got the nickname. Cherches is a fan of the fancypants version at Brix, a French bistro in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, where it's served on a thick piece of challah with asparagus, parmigiano, and truffle oil.
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5 Comments:
Sounds and looks delicious! And who can forget the version prepared by actress Olympia Dukakis for her daughter Cher in the 1987 movie: 'Moonstruck''.
gutreactions at 8:13AM on 09/08/09
i have two of these in apan right now, sans truffle oil
BananaMonkey at 8:57AM on 09/08/09
The ones above look amazing. I've never thought of serving Eggs in a Basket (or whatever you want to call them) at the restaurant, but I bet they'd make a good brunch item!
madfishgrill at 10:56AM on 09/08/09
Wow, Guy Kibbee eggs. I can hardly wait for Warren William sausage and Ned Sparks clam chowder.
Sky Full of Bacon at 3:00PM on 09/08/09
I just attempted it today. I hadn't heard of it until the few posts about it here. Had fun making it, simple as it was. http://www.gastronommy.com/2009/09/moon-eggs-continued-my-first-video-blog.html
tofunator at 1:44AM on 09/11/09