Chef John Currence appeared on the CBS Early Show during the "Chef on a Shoestring" segment where he prepared Wild Mushroom & Goat Cheese "Pop Tarts", Garlic Studded Pork Roast and Chocolate Espresso Cake.
"Why do I continue to waste my Sundays?!" -- Dick Currence
It was pouring rain the Sunday I was mugged.
I was 6 years old, and as I ran home, soaked to the bone and relieved of my new Big Wheel and my raincoat, I could hear his voice thundering, "YOU COULDN'T KICK (STRING OF EXPLETIVES), YOU ROTTEN ...!"
Inside, I found my mother and father in front of our 18-inch black-and-white television and some sort of MacGyver-ed waffle iron, making Reuben sandwiches and drinking beer.
John Currence, aka BIG BAD CHEF & the 2009 James Beard Award Winner for Best Chef South along with filmaker Joe York, take you on a magical journey to The Bourbon Mall outside of Leland, Mississippi. Like a lot places in the Mississippi Delta, the Bourbon Mall serves hot tamales, but so far they're the only folks we've found with enough guts to deep-fry them. Check your cholesterol at the door and follow the BIG BAD CHEF on a deep-fried detour through the Secret South.
Chef John Currence will be one of many chefs participating in 
