Sep 25, 2020
Charlotte Jenkins of Awendaw, SC, has been cooking since she was nine years old when her mother left her in charge of the kitchen to take care of a sick family member. She was the chef and owner at Gullah Cuisine on Hwy. 17 in Mount Pleasant (just over the bridge from Charleston) for 17 years until that restaurant...
Sep 18, 2020
Anne Quatrano has helped steer the trajectory of Atlanta’s dining scene for more than two decades through one simple principle—showcase local ingredients prepared with precision and presented artfully. She’s won numerous James Beard nominations and awards, is very committed to the industry through her presence on...
Sep 11, 2020
How I think about food has evolved over the years, and that’s changed how I cook as well. These three Charleston folks: Ann Marshall of High Wire Distillery, Kevin Johnson of The Grocery, and Bob Cook of Edmund’s Oast, are some that inspired me onto my current path of eating local, cooking better, and practice...
Sep 4, 2020
This Labor Day weekend, let’s talk about the work of restaurant building. Dalton Espaillat is a native of the Dominican Republic and moved to the Charlotte NC area when he was 15 and then began learning English. Today, he’s one of North Carolina’s fastest rising entrepreneurs, taking the success of his first...