Check out A Southern Gentlemen's Kitchen, a new book by Nashville resident Matt Moore. Several months back, I was sitting in a bar in Manhattan’s Lower East Side engaging in a cocktail and conversation with several other patrons. After a bit of chatter, one of the gentlemen asked, “Where do you live?” Sensing he picked [...]
Every southern man may not be a french-trained chef, but every southern man should know how to make a perfect grilled cheese sandwich. Atlanta's Zeb Stevenson tells us how. A grilled cheese sandwich contains three essential ingredients: cheese, bread, and butter. A good one is a bread gone gold, with a subtle crunch and cheese [...]
Lush green grass, pine trees, Amen corner and pimento cheese. In case you're wondering, the Masters, the world's most famous golf tournament is taking place in Georgia at Augusta National. Garden & Gun's Elizabeth Hutchison tells the story of the courses most famous sandwich. Made fresh daily and wrapped in fairway-green plastic bags, the pimento [...]
Ever wonder what types wine to buy for your dinner party host or how much to spend? What types of wine glasses are best at home? Anne Vorrasi has written a great piece for InStyle on a Sommelier's advice to these and other common wine questions. We’re always on the hunt for a new bottle [...]
Chuck Reece at Bittersoutherner.com has written an excellent piece on Lodge cast iron skillets and the family behind this simple, small town southern dynasty. Among the most prized objects owned by Southern families are the cast-iron skillets passed down from generation to generation. The ones in your kitchen probably came from Lodge Manufacturing Co., in [...]
