As I wrote in my last blog post, I recently attended the Southern Food Writers Conference as part of the International Biscuit Festival. When I looked at the schedule of the conference, I was pleasantly surprised to see that Blackberry Farm was hosting the conference dinner on Thursday night. Since I could not attend this year's International Association of Culinary…
I had an opportunity to attend the Southern Food Writers Conference in Knoxville, TN last week (May 12-14). It is hosted as part of the International Biscuit Festival which was on Saturday May 14. It was a gathering of a few people I already knew and many more that I met as part of the conference. Of course, besides food…
Since Nashville is about an hour and a half from our house in Huntsville, we'll do an overnight getaway from time to time. Lori and I headed to Nashville a few weeks ago. I have some of my favorite stops and then we like to find other places to go visit. This trip was no different. My first stop on…
Aristotle said that "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts." This statement holds true when we combine different flavors and dishes. It also applies to pairing wines with food. It's not just the flavors that create the synergy, but also other aspects of the pairing. An acidic chenin blanc with certain fish, a big cabernet with a…