Posted in Food, Restaurants on Oct 27th, 2011

Beautiful and delicious Northwest-grown USA Pears are in season now and the season was recently celebrated at ECCO when Chef Craig Richards showcased his latest work with fresh pears, treating an intimate group of local bloggers and writers, including me to an exclusive four-course pear-centric menu. Our first course: Pear & Fall Lettuces Salad, second [...]
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Posted in Food, Restaurants on Oct 14th, 2011

Dining at Madison’s at Old Edwards Inn and Spa starts with two chefs, a vision and a seed. It’s the vision of German Executive Chef Johannes Klapdohr who oversee all the culinary aspects of the inn including Madison’s Restaurant, Old Edwards Club, The Spa Café, and wedding/events catering. You may have dined at one of the restaurants [...]
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Posted in Food, Restaurants on Oct 5th, 2011

Acclaimed chef, restaurateur and cookbook author Art Smith will open Southern Art and Bourbon Bar, his first restaurant and bar concepts in the Southeast, on Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Smith’s highly anticipated debut will be in the sophisticated Intercontinental Buckhead Atlanta hotel where he’ll be combining a hip, urban eatery with classic Southern charm, offering [...]
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Posted in Food, Just for Fun, Restaurants on Oct 4th, 2011

This weekend celebrates Lowcountry cuisine with the Southern Living Taste of Charleston 2011 in South Carolina. It’s expanded from one day to two this year so that 40 of Charleston’s top restaurants can showcase samples of their signature dishes. Southern Living joined the Charleston Restaurant Association this year so the Southern Living Village editors will make [...]
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