Locavores—or local food advocates—would likely resist adding Tater Tots to their menus. But local they are. Those crispy potato nuggets were invented on the Idaho Oregon border, from what had been—cattle feed. Yet those Tots have transcended their humble origins. They’re now appearing in trendy bars and restaurants all over America.
(This version of Guy Hand's story ran nationally on "The Splendid Table" with Lynne Rossetto Kasper on March 14, 2008)
