A local restaurant decided to take a unique spin on a classic Columbus dish. Parker's Pantry, 1815 Garrard St., has been selling their popular Country Captain Soup for over seven years, and its ...

If you were asked to name a Southern food classic, you would probably say buttermilk fried chicken or chicken and dumplings, but in the 1970s, "country captain" would have been the most popular dish ...

Considered Southern fare for most of its long life, classic country captain combines seared chicken with bell peppers, tomatoes and bottled curry powder. Golden raisins or currants provide sweetness, ...

Today's country captain is more likely to have cumin than currants, asafetida than almonds. And while it is still firmly an American dish, the greater availability of formerly "exotic" spices, the ...