The Ultimate Pot Luck Dish
Recently I was honored with an invitation to join the prestigious, culinary organization –Les Dames d ‘Escoffier. I must admit I’m a little in awe to be part of this group of amazing women who welcomed me so warmly and kindly… offline and online. By the way, needless to say, the food at meetings has been steps beyond the usual cold sandwiches and stale chips! Welcome to our organization! @LesDamesATL...
A Chef’s Story: Chef Sang, Bun Mi Vietnamese Grill
In between the condos, apartments and retail stores on Peachtree Street, in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta, is restaurant where the chef is passionate about sharing his love of Vietnamese street food or as Chef Sang calls it “working class food.” I was introduced to Bun Mi Vietnamese Grill through a tweet from my pal @SashaEats. [Side note: Social media can work deliciously for restaurants & food makers!] Thank...
Q. D. Foodie Kitchen Tools Come To Life!
Q. D. Foodie Kitchen Tools Come To Life! About a year ago I ‘met’ Marci Heit, founder of Q.D. Foodie, on Twitter @DivaFoodies. Yes, I said Twitter; but that’s a story for another day. Marci was in the process of a Kick Starter campaign to fund an adorable set of kitchen tools – Q. D. Foodies. I fell in love not only with her playful kitchen tools but with the story of the little, girl character Q. D. aka Quinn...
Creating Herbal Teas: Jan Grieco, Great North Woods Herbs & Botanicals
Creating herbal teas is a personal joy for Jan Grieco. My friend Jan, founder of Great North Woods Herbs & Botanicals is a true renaissance woman. Jan’s background includes author, college professor, journalist, dog advocate and now foodpreneur. At her heart Jan is a creative nurturer. So it wasn’t a big surprise when I saw she had launched a company that incorporates the herbs she grows in her amazing garden in...
Whiskies of the World Atlanta Adventures
For bourbon, scotch and rye fans, stepping into Whiskies of the World aka WOW is an adventure. It’s like opening the door to a grown-up Hansel & Gretel cottage with no bad witch! But instead of candy there are hundreds of amazing dark spirits to taste. A nice plus is the event is a fund raiser for North Atlanta Rotary Foundation. This year there were spirits from 9 countries: USA, Scotland, Ireland, India, Japan, Taiwan,...
Chefs’ Divalicious Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving must be the ultimate foodie holiday. We wondered what divalicious dishes would be on our chef pals’ and food friends’ Thanksgiving Day tables. We reached out on Twitter to a few folks including several of our #FoodTVChat chef hosts. Please enjoy their tweets in this special Thanksgiving Diva Foodies post! Updated 11-18 with more delicious ideas! Let’s start this off with some divalicious martinis...