Finger Lickin’ Good:Dante’s Fried Chicken

March 29, 2008

Dante serving up some mean mock chicken. Who needs KFC?

Check out this review of party hosted by Dante’s Fried Chicken by Sarah White

The buzz about Dante’s Fried Chicken (DFC) parties is spreading like a hungry flu across New York… and beyond. The concept itself, KFCRIP, not only rolls right off the tongue, but lingers in the air like the smell of the mock chicken nuggets that dear ol’ Dante is cooking up in the room below.

To fully understand my obsession with the DFC, I first have to entice you with the many chapters that create the whole package.

My first few encounters with DFC fans were a little creppy..and they were borderline stalkers. Everyone who spoke of Dante’s nuggets seemed to foam at the mouth and fiend for a taste of his menu.

My first personal experience with Dante’s kitchen was in December, when he invited the whole TRACE Magazine office in for some grub. We were welcomed in with cocktails, bumpin tracks and comfy cushions. As he personally dished us up some of his signature dishes, I must admit, I felt a little drool ease its way down my lip. Smells filled the air as the room quickly was silenced as we stuffed our faces! It was amazing. I could have sworn my mock chicken was fresh from the coop. Seconds… Thirds… I found myself like others paralyzed like others and officially on the DFC wagon.

The illest part of it all, is that it all started from his show, The Dante Fried Chicken Show, where he cooks with and interviews up and comers like Betty Black from Kudu and Santogold.
Check it here.

Since that day, I have been going out of my way to get invited to DFC parties to fight through the crowd for my coconut non-chicken nugget, make you moan grits, and whatever else Dante’s cookin’ up.
Check out this video brought to you by The New Pop of one of his rooftop parties last year.

Here are some flicks I took at his party in January in Williamsburg featuring Muhsinah, Rye Rye, and other with a fashion show by 21MC (21maroons.com).Eat Up!
“Tiombe Lockhart in you face!”