Give Me Five for No Kid Hungry
Sep11

Give Me Five for No Kid Hungry

I walked into the party.… As I walked into the posh Atlanta Athletic Club the words from Carly Simon’s song You’re So Vain played in my head which was odd because the party, Give Me Five, was a charity event for a well deserving campaign* No Kid Hungry. I am sure the people attending were not “so vain.” But still you know when a song gets stuck in your head… However, the lyrics that did make sense...

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Zyliss Control Knives – A Home Cook’s Review
May01

Zyliss Control Knives – A Home Cook’s Review

For ‘just a home cook like me’ knives hold a special mystery when it comes to chefs and the art of cooking. Knives are the most important and personal part of a chef”s tool kit. So much so that chefs take their knives with them from job-to-job like a photographer would a camera. With fascination, I’ve watched chefs carefully, lovingly and with respect unwrap their knives from their knife rolls. Let’s call...

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Atlanta Food Bloggers’ Spring Fling
Mar31

Atlanta Food Bloggers’ Spring Fling

On a beautiful morning, the day before spring, I joined some of the lovely ladies from the Atlanta Food Bloggers’ Society for a day of friendship and pampering. Chef M aka Melissa Pelkey-Hass had coordinated a special time for us complete with massages, mini facials and a brunch tasting. I must admit I had been counting the days to this much needed event! Chef M – Melissa Pelkey-Hass Bloggers & Bubbles: Spring Fling...

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Sprouts Builds Community In Communities
Feb17

Sprouts Builds Community In Communities

 Sprouts builds community at the local level.  In metro Atlanta, where I call home, a relatively new player to area’s grocery store world, is doing things a differently to gain community awareness and acceptance. Sprouts is positioned as “… a healthy grocery store offering fresh, natural and organic foods at great prices…”  It’s management seems to understand, along with healthy food that supports...

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A Food Blogger Menu Preview Tasting At Twelve-Eighty
Jul05

A Food Blogger Menu Preview Tasting At Twelve-Eighty

Twelve-Eighty… more than a stop before the arts. Tucked away in the Woodruff Arts Center campus in Midtown Atlanta, fondly referred to as the Village for the Arts, is another type of performance art — the restaurant Twelve-Eighty. The more we get to know talented chefs and restaurants that are creating innovative and divalicious dishes, the more we are convinced this aspect of the culinary world is a combination of art and...

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