abstract:Mock turtle soup is an English soup that was created in the mid-18th century as a cheaper imitation of green turtle soup.Definition at Merriam-Webster.
These are postcards from a chef with ambitions not to be contained by borders. ("I've been an immigrant my whole life, " he says.) His most recent venture, a collaboration with the National Archives called America Eats Tavern, is a place where historic dishes like Kentucky burgoo and mockturtlesoup serve as a love letter to his adopted country.