By Andrew Cotto

"The Feast of Seven Fishes" is among the many Italian culinary customs and traditions that immigrated from the Old World and have remained relevant in modern America. While the meal takes place officially on Christmas Eve, certain Italian-inspired restaurants around the country offer it up at various times this month. But why go out when you can take advantage of your extra holiday time and prepare it yourself?

For a little help with this, suffice to say, overwhelming meal, we turned to Memphis born-and-based chefs Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman. These two James Beard Award nominees started serving their version of the seven fishes the year they opened their flagship restaurant, Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen, in 2008 and have kept with going with their latest acclaimed restaurant, Josephine Estelle, located in the Ace Hotel in New Orleans.

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