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So, what’s the WC Dish story? Well…as with any great story, it began with ice cream.
But first, let me share a little about me. Food has always been a priority for me; it has influenced everything from my education (I picked my college because of the dining hall — after all, I would be eating there for four years), careers, potential dates and travel destinations.
I grew up in a tourist town as the youngest of four with a well-paletted mother who learned how to cook in the South (and she does a damn good job). Nowadays, my hometown has a decent restaurant scene but this was not the case as I grew up. Thank goodness my mamma always made it a point to try different types of eats.
I remember riding with my mother in the car a few miles down the road to pick up savory noodle dishes from a Vietnamese woman who made ethnic meals for us in her kitchen. Then there was the time I helped my mother pick out flakey Jamaican beef patties and other exotic treats at an International festival. Summer squash and garden vegetables made up our “veggie dinner” night on our back porch, each vegetable grown in our garden and prepared with my mother’s simple touch (bit o’ salt, bit o’ pepper and don’t forget a pinch of sugar.)
My reserved-yet-humorous father is a foodie in his own right. A cook, no (he can only make tuna casserole and milkshakes) but a foodie, yes. He and I share a love of big breakfasts, diner-style food and my mother’s cooking. His crazy concoctions sound gross but I love ‘em. Like his Jello salad with canned pears and shredded cheddar cheese. Mmmm.
After college I moved to West Chester to follow love. Although he turned out to not be the love of my life, I still certainly fell in love…with the town. How could I not love the fact that on one street I had a choice of cuisines, like Indian, Japanese, Mediterranean, Irish, American, Italian, Greek and so much more? All I had to do was walk down Gay Street and it was like a mini Epcot Center.
This was precisely the street I was on when I was in need of some ice cream…
The Final Dish: Tune in tomorrow to find out how a need for ice cream turned into the dish.
Read the resto of the story: A Dish Is Born
About the Author
Mary Bigham, the creator of wcdish, is a self-admitted sushi and travel addict. She has a crush on just about every food but refuses to eat American cheese.
More About Mary...6 Comments So Far
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dun, dun, dun! wonder what’s next!
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Great site Mary! I feel so fortunate to have visitied WC last summer and witnessed the plethora of restaurants with the best possible guide in town! Amsterdam is watching you…when do we get a maggie moo’s over here?!
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I read the article about you in The Philadelphia Inquirer and I thought it was really great.
You obviously have wonderful passion and enthusiasm for what you’re doing.
Keep up the great work.That writer-guy couldn’t have summed up your site better. He deserves a Pulitzer!
; )Best to you and Dish.
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He certainly does deserve a Pulitzer! I heard the guy that wrote it is insanely awesome.
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Dear Ms. Journalistic Fodder,
Loving the press you (and Dish) are getting; keep up the fabu work.
As I stated to you prior via a personal email, I am working on an upcoming piece for “the paper” about the various farmer’s markets, farm stands and herb farms located along Route 10 - from Oxford up to Honey Brook.
I highly suggest that journey. It’s a throw back to another era - a “trip to Lancaster-esque” before the outlets and chain restaurants took over.
I highly recommend checking-out the Oxford Farmer’s Market (Rt. 10 just south of Rt. 1), Hershey’s Farmer’s Market (Rt. 10 just south of Rt. 30) and especially, King’s Herb Farm in Honeybrook along Route 10.Oxford’s FM is very clean; it has good local produce and yummy to-go bbq chicken, pork and grilled corn-on-the-you-know-what.
Hershey’s has excellent meats; deer and pork rendered on prem. Owner Pam Hershey is friendly as can be.
And King’s Herb Farm - what a cool place. They are very much into herbal products and herb education.
Looking for False Unicorn Root?
Kelp Powder?
Buckthorn Bark?
It’s all there for what ail’s ya’…Enjoy Route 10 before the real estate developers do.
Thanks again MB.
Great Dish, as always…
The Concierge
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same name too bazaar-Im from Carmel Ca and also love sushi-I am in horse sales and showing.While looking up some horseshow results on Google - I saw another Mary Bigham!! Im like what the….