LEADER 03707nam 2200457 450 001 9910796061903321 005 20240112051707.0 010 $a9780817394301$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9780817321444 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30101105 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30101105 035 $a(CKB)25504302800041 035 $a(OCoLC)1352949210 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_101631 035 $a(EXLCZ)9925504302800041 100 $a20240112d2023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSmothered and covered $eWaffle House and the Southern imaginary /$fTy Matejowsky 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aTuscaloosa, Alabama :$cThe University of Alabama Press,$d[2023] 210 4$dİ2023 215 $a1 online resource (233 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: Matejowsky, Ty Smothered and Covered Dordrecht : University of Alabama Press,c2022 9780817321444 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [191]-201) and index. 327 $aWaffle House precursors: diners and lunch/breakfast counters -- The house that waffles built -- Waffle House after dark: shift happens -- Waffle House and race -- Waffle House in popular culture -- Conclusion: waffling on Waffle House? Post-southern possibilities. 330 $a"Waffle House has long been touted as an icon of the American South. The restaurant's consistent foregrounding as a resonant symbol of regional character proves relevant for understanding much about the people, events, and foodways shaping the sociopolitical contours of today's Bible Belt. Whether approached as a comedic punchline on the Internet, television, and other popular media or elevated as a genuine touchstone of messy American modernity, Waffle House, its employees, and everyday clientele do much to transcend such one-dimensional characterizations, earning distinction in ways that regularly go unsung. Smothered and Covered: Waffle House and the Southern Imaginary is the first book to socioculturally assess the chain within the field of contemporary food studies. In this groundbreaking work, Ty Matejowsky argues that Waffle House's often beleaguered public persona is informed by various complexities and contradictions. Critically unpacking the iconic eatery from a less reductive perspective offers readers a more realistic and nuanced portrait of Waffle House, shedding light on how it both reflects and influences a prevailing southern imaginary-an amorphous and sometimes conflicting collection of images, ideas, attitudes, practices, linguistic accents, histories, and fantasies that frames understandings about a vibrant if also paradoxical geographic region. Matejowsky discusses Waffle House's roots in established southern foodways and traces the chain's development from a lunch-counter restaurant that emerged across the South. He also considers Waffle House's place in American and southern popular culture, highlighting its myriad depictions in music, television, film, fiction, stand-up comedy, and sports. Altogether, Matejowsky deftly and persuasively demonstrates how Waffle House serves as a microcosm of today's South with all the accolades and criticisms this distinction entails"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aRestaurants$xSocial aspects$zUnited States 607 $aSouthern States$xSocial life and customs 615 0$aRestaurants$xSocial aspects 676 $a647.9575 700 $aMatejowsky$b Ty$01462688 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910796061903321 996 $aSmothered and covered$93671766 997 $aUNINA