DEPENDING ON THE ANGLE from which you look at Sallie Ann Robinson’s life, you might see a celebrity chef, an author of two acclaimed Gullah cookbooks, a devoted caregiver, or […]
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New South Cafe moving to westside
THE NEW South Café is relocating from the eastside to the westside in order to accommodate a large restaurant expansion. Chef Matt Cohen’s new place will be called New South […]
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A lot at steak
It’s been almost a half-century since the late Ruth Fertel founded the acclaimed fine dining chain with the tongue-twisting name —Ruth’s Chris Steak House— and just over eight years since […]
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Three decades of a healthier Savannah
A customer comes in, seeking not just any herbal supplement, but a specific kind used as a treatment in Thailand. Peter Brodhead puts on his thinking cap. A certified nutritionist, […]
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Alarmingly good eating
A call for a dumpster fire blares to Savannah Fire & Emergency Services Station 3 as I’m arriving at headquarters to eat dinner with Fire Chief Charles G. Middleton and […]
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Finger-pickin’ good
Since summer 2003, I’ve called Savannah home: It was February of 2008 before I found out that Savannah’s Bamboo Farm & Coastal Gardens existed. And even then it was just […]
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Finger-pickin’ good
Since summer 2003, I’ve called Savannah home: It was February of 2008 before I found out that Savannah’s Bamboo Farm & Coastal Gardens existed. And even then it was just […]
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The craft of cooking
What a fun way to live an evening. The Kitchens on the Square cooking class has finally arrived and six couples and I are having a ball. It starts with […]
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Cuisine: Jailhouse gourmet
For the over 1800 inmates in the Chatham County Detention Center, breakfast has been served. ABL Management, based in Baton Rouge, La., serves inmate meals on a precise schedule: Breakfast […]
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Cuisine: Back from the ashes
“I was devastated,” he recalls. “I thought the entire building would go.” On Aug. 4, 2007, just shy of 3 a.m., Billy Lee’s phone rings, awakening him from a dead […]
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Viva Alegre!
I’m celebrating my 46th birthday at Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant. Rancho Alegre translates to “Happy Ranch,” which sounds like a place to enjoy life. While it’s great to have special […]
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Real food for Real Talk!
IN 1977 I wasn’t allowed by my adoptive parents to see a Led Zeppelin concert. I chose not to go to Berlin to see the wall come down. Nowadays I […]