For Food's Sake

An incredible night on the rooftop of the Terminus Building with Chef Suzanne Vizethann of The Hungry Peach and Farmer Jimmy Franks of Southern Swiss Dairy featuring High Road Craft Ice Cream.  In case you missed it, Chef Suzanne was the WINNER of the The Food Network’s program CHOPPED.  Below is the link to my [...]

An afternoon with author, Kathryn Stockett of The Help, Chef & cofounder of Serenbe, Marie Nygren and FarmerWilliam Hennessy Southern Sunday at Serenbe by Julie Bryant Fisher Ducking under the wisteria to find a spot on the porch at Serenbe’s Farmhouse, you know you’re in for a true taste of  what the good ole South has [...]

 Why is sourcing local and or organic produce important to you & your restaurant?  I love knowing the respect, energy and appreciation that goes into growing my produce.  If you were a farmer what would you raise or grow?  Fields of greens and tomatoes What one seasoning can you not live without?  Tabasco What should [...]

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Kathryn Stockett author of THE HELP  Q. What was the genesis of the novel? A. Growing up in Mississippi, almost every family I knew had a black woman working in their house–cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the white children. That was life in Mississippi. I was young and assumed that’s how most of America [...]

What prepared you to be a farmer?       I had no experience in agriculture when I began this journey two and a half years ago.  I turned to books, seminars, spoke with chefs & other farmers, and spent way too much time reading farming blogs on the internet.  I remember one of the first farmers I [...]

The idea for For Foods Sake evolved from a simple question I was asking in 2009: “Isn’t there a way to make going out to dinner more enriching and personally rewarding? After a few discussions with friends and inspirations from Outstanding in the Field and other underground clubs, I answered that question by creating a [...]

OLIVE OIL, Wednesday, January 19 FROM POD TO CHOCOLATE, Thursday,February 17 SIP AND SWALLOW, Sunday, February 27 BRUNCH ON THE FARM, Sunday, March 27 Society Exclusive,FAMILY STYLE DINNER IN A GARDEN, Wednesday, April 20 ATLANTA FOOD AND WINE, May 19 -22

Chocolatier Kristen Hard Why is sourcing local and or organic produce important to you & your restaurant?Sourcing local creates a foundation for a business that is truly sustainable.  Because our main crop- the cocoa bean- must be sourced from around the globe, we go to extremes to support the farmers where we source from and [...]

Pod To Chocolate Thursday, February 17 at 7PM Kristen Hard of Cacao Atlanta Chocolate Co PHOTOS AT BOTTOM Luc Clairmont: [at confession] Each time I tell myself it’s the last time, but then I get a whiff of her hot chocolate, or…  Madame Audel: …Seashells. Chocolate seashells, so small, so plain, so *innocent*. I thought, oh, [...]