“If they sided with the drumsticks and breasts from Ezell’s Famous Chicken, the tasters could present themselves as loyalists and patriots, forever faithful to the brand that gave Seattle a speaking part in the nation’s high-cholesterol chicken pageant. But aligning themselves with the bird from Heaven Sent, the mini-chain that Ezell Stephens launched after a legal settlement shooed him from the restaurant bearing his name, would make them certifiable fans of the underdogaE”and, perhaps, discerning connoisseurs of chicken genius.”Read the rest of Hanna Raskin’s review here.Photos by Joshua Huston.Published on July 2, 2012
Ezell
Two piece dark meat combo with roll.
Willie working in his smoke house.
Rib combo with potato salad and baked beans.
The dining room.
Ezell with Oprah Winfrey.
Chef Willie and Ezell working together in their kitchen.
Ezell has been flirting with the idea of selling popcorn chicken. Here he makes some samples.
Dipping the chicken into the batter and back into the flour.
Ezell showing off the chicken before throwing it into the fryer.
Out comes the chicken.
Original popcorn chicken on the left and spicy on the right.
