Hey everyone, Dan here, and this week's reheat comes by request from listener Ellen in Batavia, Illinois.

I would love to reheat the episode about hot chicken. That episode actually inspired me to take a trip to Nashville, just eat the chicken, and I definitely don't regret it. It was really good.

Ellen, you're in a safe space here.

I love that you went to Nashville just to eat the chicken.

I went to Birmingham, Alabama recently just to eat a piece of coconut cake,

and I don't regret it either.

Look, this is just how we live, right?

We eaters of the world.

So, Ellen, I'm more than happy to reheat this episode for you.

I love it too. It's both mouth

watering and thought-provoking. And remember, you too can request a Sporkful episode for us to pull

out of the deep freezer and reheat. Just send me an email or voice memo to hello at sporkful.com. Be sure

to tell me your name, location, what episode you want us to reheat and why. Now, one quick update before I hit play. Since we

recorded this episode, Prince's Hot Chicken has opened several more outposts, so it is now easier

than ever to enjoy Princes when you're in Nashville. You can learn more about all their

locations at princeshotchicken.com. Okay, here's the show.

Hot chicken has always been the secret of Nashville. This is where it started with the Prince family.

In the last 15 years, Nashville Hot Chicken has become a hot trend.

Even KFC added it to the menu.

But for decades before that, Hot Chicken was well known among Nashville's black community and some white folks.

Originally, there was only one place you could get it, the place where it was invented, Princess.

This is my favorite place to eat.

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