froufrou

Tomlinson is often celebrated for her “granny cuisine” — rich, history-steeped, deeply flavorful dishes without the froufrou fanfare that sometimes defines fine dining.

To Harris’ credit, she steered out of the froufrou “Momala” ick with a response that worked for the room she was in.

The décor: Chris’ handmade wooden yard decorations are weirdly unfestive and a bit scary, but Kringle’s — the store operated by the aforementioned evil elf, who clearly knows a few things about merchandising and made me wonder if all Christmas stores are run by evil elves — is a glorious explosion of holiday froufrou.

The 1950s-kitsch dining room at Ogie’s Trailer Park in Providence, R.I., was packed on a Saturday afternoon this month with dozens of loud redheads nursing froufrou cocktails and cha-cha-ing around in platform wedges.

“I think I just naturally am such a pink froufrou girl. All my stuff. Everything I buy is always a little bit Barbie-esque,” she said.