An "interpretation" of a beef stew, in the style of Michoacán, cooked with onions, garlic, carrots and courgettes/zucchini. Seasoned with chiles anchos, guajillos and chipotles, sesame seeds, various sweet spices, and a touch of chocolate Mexicano. (This is not the authentic version, often made with several types of meat, some of it often dried.) The results, nevertheless, were delicious.

A 3-piece Catfish and trimmings Dinner, from Dj's Hilltop Diner, Drasco, Arkansas. Note the generous servings of plump, moist fillets of catfish, served very hot and fresh in their crunchy, cornmeal coating. The pickled green tomato relish, in the paper cup, was very good. The slaw was a bit gassy and sweet, and, alas! the 4 large hushpuppies were too sweet, over cooked, and greasy. I only ate one.

The French fries were fine, the traditional slice of raw onion was there to bite on, offsetting the richness of the fried food, and a less-traditional dill pickle spear, instead of pickle chips, was welcome. The price for this, the smallest plate of catfish offered, was $5.50, a very good and filling meal at that price.