Impressions of “Koshersoul: The Faith And Food Journey Of An African American Jew” By Michael Twitty ~ From A Nice Jewish Girl
Note: When I began this post my intention was to write a normal review of Koshersoul. However, it turned into more of introspective thoughts. Sometimes books just do that. Sorry. Not Sorry. “Food is an archive, a keeper of secrets.” – Michael Twitty So I came across Chef Michael Twitty @thecookinggene several years ago. Perhaps it was on Twitter or maybe Instagram, it really doesn’t matter. In the cluttered social media food space his...
The Joy of Julia – Review of the documentary Julia
Julia, – The Delicious Life of America’s First Food Icon Julia. The new documentary is the story of the bigger than life woman who gave home cooks permission to experiment in the kitchen – without guilt even if mistakes occurred. It’s Julia Child of course! Directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West created a film where, integrated into Julia’s delicious food journey, weaves a love story within a love story...
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...
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill: A VIP Tasting & A Chat With Chef Donte Youmans
From judging food festivals to interviewing food makers to working with cool chefs, and experiencing new food and restaurant openings I love the world of food that I’ve been exploring. So when I was invited to a special media/food blogger VIP tasting at the Peachtree Corners‘ opening of Firebirds Wood Fired Grill I should have been over the top excited to attend. However, it was a rainy, raw night and in all honesty I was tempted not...
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,...
Road Trip To Conyers, GA
Recently I took a little, road trip to Conyers, GA to meet up with a few friends from the Atlanta Food & LifeStyle Bloggers’ Society (I’m honored to be the current president of this group.). The Conyers Convention and Visitors’ Bureau had kindly offered to host the AFLBS to a red carpet guided tour of this charming small city south east of Atlanta. Did you know small towns and small cities are popular...
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