Dec 30, 2016
Today I’m here in my little apartment in Charleston, sweeping up the best of 2016. First, I answer some of your questions I’ve received this year, and then I hand out random awards, but not before bumping the mic as I settle in for our chat. As you know, always the height of professionalism when it comes to...
Dec 23, 2016
It’s the holiday season, and so I began thinking about gifts. One of the gifts of Southern food is, in my opinion, biscuits. Tender and buttery with a little crust, they are more than the sum of their humble parts. In Charleston, S.C., I’d be hard pressed to find a better biscuit than those that come to the...
Dec 16, 2016
In the South, if you’re lucky, you know we can throw a party. The gentlemen of Epting Events in Athens, Ga. are some of the kings of Southern hospitality. Patriarch, master caterer, storyteller, and general ringmaster Lee Epting has orchestrated parties and weddings for many well-known Southerners for close to 50...
Dec 9, 2016
Chef John May’s face might be familiar to you, even if his name isn’t just yet. He was a sous chef at The Chef & the Farmer in Kingston for a few years. That’s the restaurant helmed by Chef Vivian Howard and featured on PBS’ popular television series A Chef’s Life, so he’s had plenty of time to get...
Dec 1, 2016
When it comes to supper clubs, few do it better than the Shotgun Supper Club, a bi-annual gathering in Thomasville, Ga. hosted by Nan Myers and Carol Whitney. Some well-respected Southern chefs have cooked for this special club, and I recently got the opportunity to be a part of it all. You’ll hear us shout...