So it’s the 30th anniversary of Elvis’ passing. That only means one thing… that it’s time to look back at the King’s eating habits. Writing in Salon, Robert Sietsema of the Village Voice takes us through a whirlwind tour of Elvis Presley’s culinary highlights (and lowlights):
“As an adult, according to various sources, Elvis loved meatloaf, and would eat it for days on end. Living where he did, it would have taken all the willpower in the world to refrain from gorging on Memphis’ wonderful barbecue. One of his known haunts was Interstate, known more formally as Jim Neely’s Interstate Bar-B-Que. Located just south of downtown Memphis on South 3rd Street, near a corner that’s mainly gas stations and convenience stores, it remains a favorite of security guards, truckers and other working-class types. Signed photos of bluesmen and rockers smother the walls. Interstate is from the “wet” school of Memphis barbecue, meaning that most of the meats come extravagantly slathered with sticky sweet barbecue sauce. Those meats include beef and pork ribs, chopped beef, chopped pork, pork sausage, and something called barbecued spaghetti – pasta mixed with barbecue sauce and tidbits of smoked pork. (Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it!) There is some evidence that Elvis preferred Interstate’s chopped pork sandwich with barbecue sauce, with the cole slaw put right in the sandwich – a concoction every bit as gloppy as the PB&B.;”
So it’s the 30th anniversary of Elvis’ passing. That only means one thing… that it’s time to look back at the King’s eating habits. Writing in Salon, Robert Sietsema of the Village Voice takes us through a whirlwind tour of Elvis Presley’s culinary highlights (and lowlights):
