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The Chicken Sisters

In the late 19th century, two sisters founded two fried chicken joints, Chicken Mimi’s and Chicken Frannie’s. The rivalry continues to the present day.

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Review of ‘The Chicken Sisters’

KJ Dell’Antonia’s The Chicken Sisters opens when Amanda Pogociello applies to “Food Wars,” a show that features culinary rivalries. As a practical woman, she has little hope that she’ll be chosen, but her story is compelling: In the late 19th century, two sisters founded two fried chicken joints, Chicken Mimi’s and Chicken Frannie’s, in nowheresville…

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