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Anthony: I know this is a cooking show
and we're going to eat this, but can I lick my fingers?
Sharon: You sure can.
Anthony: Because I love bleu cheese.
Sharon: Okay; go for it.
(upbeat music)
Anthony: I'm Anthony Anderson, and I'm on a mission
to find the best home cooks in America.
(upbeat music)
We're here in Austin, Texas,
where we're going to go to the home of Sharon Mays,
winner of four Chronicle …
Chronicle what?
Voiceover: Take eight.
Anthony: Damn, eight?
And still haven't got one right.
She was the four-time Austin Chronicle award winner
for Best Salad and Salad Dressing.
She's going to make bleu cheese potato salad.
In a town that's known for meat.
Sharon: Yes.
Anthony: Why salads?
Sharon: Potato salad is one of those things that
to me has just gotten terrible.
I don't know about you, I don't like mustard potato salad.
Awful.
Anthony: Oh, well.
I put a dapple of mustard in my potato salad.
(Sharon laughs)
Sharon: Well, to each his or her own.
Anthony: Yeah.
I've never had bleu cheese in my potato salad, either.
Sharon: That's true.
I'm about to change your life.
Anthony: Really?
Sharon: Yes.
Anthony: I've never had pork rendering in my potato salad.
Sharon: Well, the thing about the bacon
is that I make it really, really crunchy.
Anthony: As you can hear.
Sharon: It's a pretty simple recipe.
It's just red potatoes, bacon, blue cheese,
green chives, and then we have the dressing.
Anthony: I understand that you opened up
a drive-through salad; they call it fast food joint.
Sharon: I went vegetarian for about a year,
and in that year talk about nothing to eat for fast food.
Everyday, I would just say, "God, I want a salad.
"I just want a salad."
It just was like "drive-through salad restaurant".
We were open for almost seven years.
Anthony: And it was called Baby Greens?
Sharon: And it was called Baby Greens.
I opened up a total of three locations,
but it also became too much for one person to handle.
Anthony: It's called partnership.
Sharon: Well, it's hard-
Anthony: You could have called me.
Sharon: Well, we'll exchange numbers later.
Anthony: All right.
You can then, "Hey, Anthony."
I understand there were 10 specialty dressings on your menu.
Sharon: Yes.
Anthony: Nine of them were original recipes,
Sharon: Correct.
Anthony: What was the other, ranch?
Sharon: You got it.
Anthony: Yeah.
(Sharon laughs)
Anthony: Black folks know of ranch.
What got you started cooking?
Where did your love for food come from?
Sharon: I taught myself how to cook after almost
poisoning myself one time with my terrible cooking.
I decided I-
Anthony: Should we be eating this?
Sharon: That was so many years ago.
Anthony: Okay.
What do we add in next?
Sharon: Now we add the deliciousness.
Anthony: Really?
Will you tell us what's in that?
Sharon: This is really easy.
It's mayonnaise, bleu cheese, lemon juice,
a little white wine vinegar, and some water.
Anthony: Really?
Anthony: Water?
Sharon: Yeah; just a little bit.
Anthony: A little bit?
Sharon: This is definitely not something you want to eat solo.
Anthony: I’m a kid at heart.
You drippin' it like it's cake mix,
I'm supposed to stick my finger in it.
SHARON, CAN I LICK THE BOWL?
I'm going to try to convince you to get back
into business, because this is something
that the people out there need to eat.
My mother would love this.
Sharon: Really?
Anthony: Because my mother is a bleu cheese freak.
Sharon: It's not hard to make.
It's definitely a labor of love.
Anthony: I'm going to let you know right now,
this is the first time I just sat down on
somebody's couch on this show and ate their food.
Sharon: Well, I'm glad you're enjoying it.
Anthony: Now, let's talk about getting this business plan
back in here so we can get this out there to the public.
Sharon: Definitely.
(upbeat music)
I noticed, when I sat down on this couch,
I'm looking at these paintings right here.
Very interesting.
She looks naked under the earth.
Is that Mother Nature,
growing a natural head of hair, lettuce?
Sharon: Actually, it's me.
Anthony: Stop that.
Sharon: It is.
Anthony: Is it really?
Sharon: It's me.
Anthony: All right.
What's that right there?
Sharon: It's- I'm crouched, like that.
Anthony: Sure you are.
(Sharon laughs)
PG show, remember that.
Sharon: Yes.