Cuba part 2 is a continuation of our first few days in Havana this summer. I fell in love with Cuba – it is hard to describe why or how it happened. My first and main reason – the people – the Cubans. As I mentioned in “My First Trip To Cuba and Why I […]
Joining the crew of local chefs for Community Table isn’t new for Chef Chris Blackburn. Last year his smoked lamb tamale was an exceptional addition to the multi-course dinner. Chris can be found cheffing currently at not one but two restaurants, both new to him. Steak Street, an award winning restaurant in High Point and […]
I recently returned from my first trip to Cuba. I’ll start by saying, “I fell in love with Cuba”. I’ve been home for one month now and all I can think about is how I want to go back. Not only do I want to explore more of the places we visited but I want […]
Voted #1 Chef in Guilford County under 30 this year! That’s right, our head chef for this years Community Table is our youngest ever. Suffice it to say Anders Benton, executive chef at GIA DrinkEatListen is under 30 – a youngster by any standard. Benton was also honored with second place in the “Best Chef” […]
“Wanderlust: n. a strong desire for or impulse to wander or travel and explore the world”. I am consumed with wanderlust on most days. Do you dream of places unseen, cultures not experienced, food not tasted? I do! Even with a trip literally a few days away I tell my man, Dan about the […]
Last year I attended Community Table 2018, Triad Local First’s fund-raiser, as a behind the scenes blogger. This year I am co-charing the event. Without a doubt last year was a fantastic time with local chefs, breweries, farms, distilleries and foodies buzzing about like hungry bees. This year will be an over the top event […]
A couple weeks back I had the pleasure of learning about farm life while visiting with the charming Amie Herrera of Francesca’s Dawn farm. Full of laughter, love for her animals and farm as well as a vast knowledge about both. It was a steamy, warm day with abundant sunshine. Promised a delicious lunch, my […]
A challenge I notice through my involvement with “food” is the mispronunciations of food words. Working in the spice shop I hear customers doing their best to pronounce food words they aren’t familiar with. Many times they preface their mispronunciation with a comment like,” I’m not sure I’m saying this right”. I’ve been checking to […]
Say NO to plastic. Now that I am on a kick to remove as much plastic as possible from my home the list seems to be endless. I say challenging at best. Freakin’ plastic is everywhere in our homes. Shampoo bottles in the shower, body wash bottles, and cosmetics pop out at me daily! I […]
I’m excited to introduce you to my newest queen bee and her colony today. It is always compelling to install a new queen and her hive. This is precisely what I did just over a week ago at the Greensboro Science Center. I picked up a NUC – a nucleus of bees with a queen, […]
