[Photographs: Lucy Baker] The country's gone mad for fried chicken and so far I've kept my mouth shut. Truth be told, I'm a bit of a hater. It all began back in third grade when my class had a family recipe day. I cast my vote for chocolate donut cake (so named because it was baked in a tube pan), but my mother insisted on making the fried chicken she grew up with in Virginia. I remember shaking the raw chicken pieces in a brown paper bag filled with breadcrumbs, and watching safely from across the kitchen as my mom dropped each breast and drumstick into a hissing pot of hot oil. The next day I carried a platter...
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Photograph of Ad Hoc's fried chicken from niallkennedy on Flickr Thirsty Reader reviews the fried chicken from fine dining restaurants Ad Hoc in Yountville and SPQR in San Francisco. Conclusion: SPQR slightly surpasses Ad Hoc for its super crispy skin. Related San Francisco Chronicle's Michael Bauer: Five Great Bay Area Dining Experiences Thomas Keller's fried chicken?...
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