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Food Fight: Gus’s vs. Uncle Lou’s

It’s a fried chicken fracas

By , Daily Memphian Updated: April 19, 2019 7:13 AM CT | Published: September 18, 2018 2:40 PM CT
Brittney Thrash calls out " Hot chicken!" in the kitchen as she pulls baskets of fried chicken for the lunch rush on September 11, 2018 at the Gus's Fried Chicken in downtown Memphis. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

Brittney Thrash calls out " Hot chicken!" in the kitchen as she pulls baskets of fried chicken for the lunch rush on September 11, 2018 at the Gus's Fried Chicken in downtown Memphis. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

Chris Herrington
Daily Memphian

Chris Herrington

Chris Herrington covers the Memphis Grizzlies and writes about Memphis culture, food, and civic life. 

As near as anyone can tell, people have been frying food since the Middle Ages. I like to think that this unknown date, when a first fritter was dunked in boiling fat, was our true moment of civilization. Around the world, perhaps nothing fries up as nicely as a chicken. Setting aside vegetarians and the extremely health conscious, it is everyone’s favorite food. Right?

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