Halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco sits Paso Robles. Like so many of its neighboring California AVAs, it has gained notoriety – although not nearly to the mass market […]
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I’ll always run to Sweet Melissa’s
There are lots of cheapy pizza places in Savannah (well, not lots, but y’all workin’ what you got). But I think Sweet Melissa’s on Whitaker and West Congress streets (across […]
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A snack as big as the moon
A few weeks ago I was honored to present a lecture at the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home. My title, “Grandma’s Kitchen: The Origins of Southern Cuisine,” drew on historic fact […]
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Holiday chards
I received plenty of questions after last month’s Pinot Noir story about choosing Chardonnay for holiday dinners. Most of those questions came from the eastside islanders. So, I decided to […]
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Jazz’d about my birthday
Guy Fawkes Day is my birthday. But this year, instead of burning effigies like I normally do, my friend Sarita took me to a tapas place called Jazz’d Tapas Bar […]
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Bites & pieces: Form follows function
What is it? In a city not known for its ready adaptation to change, the business flying under the banner “Form” on Habersham Street is a new model that’s long […]
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Give the gift of alcohol!
I went trolling the busy aisles of World Market last week, scouring stacks for the annual Samuel Smith Selection gift box. The youngest Rutherford is gonna find it under his […]
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Bites & pieces: Wiley’s, Brasserie 529
Wiley’s Championship BBQ This whole “fall back” thing had me in a funk. The body resists this legislated tweak to the internal clock. It takes me more than a week […]
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Sticking up for chardonnay
Chardonnay gets a bum rap, let’s face it. This ubiquitous white wine became a mundane staple of house wine lists everywhere. It became the poster child for boring party wines […]
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Bites & pieces: Butterhead Greens
hit the door at Butterhead Greens Cafe during a class break from the neighboring SCAD building. Feeling like everyone’s grandpas was inevitable I guess. Minutes later a delicious lunch had […]
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Seasonal pinots
On the surface, a moderately oaked Chardonnay seems the perfect choice for your plump Thanksgiving turkey.But turkey is only part of the day’s menu. The majority of the meal is […]
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The broad side of a Barnes
I don’t know how this happened, but hardly anyone I know or have talked to that’s visiting Savannah has ever heard of Barnes, the barbecue people on Whitaker by Broughton. […]