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Although we’re just two weeks into the New Year, many have set resolutions that they are determined to keep. A…

With a little bit of a chill in the air, it’s the perfect time for some great falltime activities. The…

Instead of Laurelpalooza this fall, a new festival will take place in The City Beautiful. Pork Rock Fest ’22 will…

July is just around the corner, and we’re ready to herald in the month with lots of red, white, and…

Instead of a column this week, I am going to share with you some of my favorite food photos from…

Nothing beats a bowl of hearty soup on a chilly day.

What’s the difference between grits and polenta?

Can you imagine what the food cultures of today would be like with no corn?

Henry’s really is one of the local best, and as the name suggests, is a pretty good bakery as well. I love the baguettes they make, so crusty and delicious, and the meat-stuffed pastries are delicious as well.

We have been talking about my favorite places to eat., so, obviously, this is a very subjective story. I have been writing about food in the South for ten years, and I have logged a lot of miles, and hundreds of restaurants.

This is a list of the fine dining restaurants that I have been to more than once, they are all restaurants that have maintained standards over time, and all places that would not hesitate to suggest to friends.

Can you imagine a Sunday table without fried chicken and pan gravy or a steaming bowl of chicken and dumplings?

Is the new normal stating to get normal? We have been talking for weeks now of ways people are coping in the kitchen with the pandemic.

I am still enjoying the Cooking and Coping Facebook group and am delighted to see so many people returning to the kitchen, or stepping in for the first time.

I am going to add on to last weeks story, if you don’t mind. Just like most people, I am working in the yard, cleaning parts of my little cottage that haven’t been investigated in a long while, and fortunately, working on a few assignments and a book on Southern food ways. But more than anything else I am cooking and baking. And I share everything I cook on my Facebook page. Everything, good and bad.

Many people are turning to the kitchen as a way of dealing with being inside for so long. If you haven’t noticed, social media is flooded with images of the creative things people are doing.