Peach Sense

They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder…and for me and peaches it is so true. I write this somewhat wistfully as I contemplate the end of peach season.

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Seriously LOCAL food

‘Tis the season friends, when the weather starts to turn a bit cooler and we are all drawn back outside from our perch next to the air-conditioner, under the fast-moving ceiling fan.

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Butternut Squash Inspirations

My friend Chryssa made the first butternut squash soup I tasted, and it was so good that I became a frequent customer of her little bistro, Rancho Pinot, in Phoenix.

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Birmingham’s Palate

As a recent transplant from Southern California to Birmingham, it is fascinating to learn what the Southeast is all about. My first visit was last fall, and although I heard it is a great city, I also heard the typical silly generalities about Alabama.

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Urban Community Cooking

Here’s a toast to incredible food, great service and even more, to passionate people that help give back to the community one customer at a time.

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Family Flavors

On a recent visit to California, I visited a rosemary bush that has been in my family for almost 50 years.

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Perfect Wine Bar?

It was a feeling of stillness, almost of reverence. Entering the space one felt like speaking in hushed tones. Tall ceilings and light polished wood with floor to ceiling bookshelves

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Braising with Beer

Sometimes I find myself talking to food, usually as I walk through the farmers market, or the produce aisle of a store, occasionally as I wander amongst the growing things of a farm. But I must stay that I get the best results when I listen more than I talk.

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What’s the Word?

EL BARRIO, newly opened in the Loft District on Second Avenue North, is absolutely the most exciting new restaurant I’ve been to in months.

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Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Marzen

A few months after the alcohol limit on beer was raised in Alabama, products from the importer B.

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