Looking for advice for a trip through the south

[Mark]

BTW, you're going to pass very near to a catfish restaurant built on a barge on the Ohio River. They keep the fish in cages under the barge. You can choose farm-raised or wild catfish. It's a bragging rights thing.

I know what you mean.  When Lia was a juror on an international biennial show in Japan, we (my stepson included) were taken to a very fancy sushi/sashimi place which was filled with aquariums.  When you made your choices, the appropriate fish were netted, chopped and delivered to your table very quickly.  Can't say I saw any twitching but it wouldn't have surprised me.

You probably know that chivalry sort of works in reverse there.  A woman attempting to exit an elevated ahead of a man would very forcefully be reminded of her mistake.  It was actually a bit of a challenge for her and the other women on that jury to be at the restaurant since it was a male bastion.  I used to joke with her about remembering to walk 9 paces behind me.  Of course now with her being ten years older than myself, a good walk would be one in which she didn't fall further than 9 paces behind.

I don't think I've ever had catfish.  Is there a style of cooking you'd recommend?  But I'm sure the wild catfish has got to be better judging by the difference farm raised makes for tilapia and salmon.