Full Gastronomic Tilt

I admit it - until 5 minutes ago, I had not donated to Haitian relief efforts. No texting, no concerts, no PayPal. But then the fast and sincere efforts of a small group of food bloggers caught my eye. They came together in under three weeks to produce a print on demand cookbook to support [...]

Or, “I was so busy I didn’t take lunch/eat lunch/can’t remember the last time I ate.”
I hear this refrain a lot from friends and colleagues.
Granted, we are a busy bunch: young professionals, moms of one, two or even four (!), musicians, artists, writers, comic-ers, teachers, undergraduate and graduate students knee-deep in thesis authordom, volunteers [...]

I hope you’ll forgive me. One thing I love about food and cooking and sharing food with others is the transcendent power it holds. Good food, the art of cooking and the comfort of a shared meal prepared with love crosses stark boundaries otherwise highlighted. Food isn’t liberal or conservative. And if we’re talking food, [...]

I don’t like eating watermelon by the slice, but I love watermelon juice! The watermelon in the photo above was $.50/lb at the North Asheville Farmer’s Market…all of $2.25. 4.5 pounds of watermelon will yield approximately one quart of juice. Drink it over ice, mix it with simple syrup and lime juice or add a [...]

Kevin is awesome.
His posts are concise, interesting, fun, reliably tasty-sounding and consistent.
I’ve yet to make anything he’s recommended, but I always find myself nodding my head in agreement with what he’s chosen, or getting excited and putting something in the To-Make pile.
Incredibly random, I know. But I dig this guy.
He just does his thing [...]