Tat Soi & Basil Pesto

April 24, 2013

  My CSA share comes with some unusual things that I would have never heard of without being a member. One of the first ones of the spring season is tat soi, and last year I used it in ramen and froze a bunch of it. This year I wanted to use it in a [...]

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Slow Food at Indie Grits

April 23, 2013

So, it’s been a week and a few days since the Sustainable Chefs Showcase as part of the entire Indie Grits week of phenomenal arts n’ fun and I can finally come out from my deadline haze and tell you about it. I roped two friends into coming with me for the tasting extravaganza with [...]

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Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint at USC

April 18, 2013

A few weeks ago I was invited to preview the newest customizable food restaurant in Columbia, opening in a prime location on Main Street and in the heart of campus at the University of South Carolina. Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint is located on the ground level of the Adesso building, also known as next to [...]

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Photos from This Weekend

April 16, 2013

Want to see what it was like at the 2nd Annual Herb Festival at the Lexington County Museum? How about at the Sustainable Chefs Showcase at Indie Grits? Like my Facebook page to see the albums! Enjoy!

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Gervais & Vine Lunch

April 12, 2013

Ever have one of those restaurants you just keep hearing about and keep saying, “I can’t believe I haven’t gone there yet!”? That’s how I was about Gervais & Vine, and once I read on Twitter that they started opening for lunch again fairly recently I knew I wanted to go. Two weeks ago I [...]

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Grilled Cheese Obsession

April 10, 2013

Grilled cheese sandwiches bring back the memory of staying home from school, sick on the couch with a dire math class hating fever, watching the Price is Right and eating white bread and yellow cheesefood slice grilled cheeses dipped in Campbell’s tomato soup. A desire for comfort and the joy in taking time for oneself [...]

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Grilled Romaine And Other Tid Bits

April 9, 2013

Wow, where did I even go for the past week? Well, a weird aversion to writing struck, for one. And living life struck, for another, so in the spirit of a short attention span, a bullet point list for you, with photos of the titular grilled romaine. On the last Saturday of March I went [...]

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Blogger, Reporter, Public Relations Practitioner

April 2, 2013

This a looong introspective on the public relations/communications/journalism industry so if you’re looking for something tasty, feel free to skip this one and read the recipe archives! I went to a SCPRSA meeting last week titled “How to Pitch a Blogger” with five panelists that consisted of Will Folks of FITS News, Logan Smith of Palmetto [...]

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April is a Great Month to be Hungry in Columbia!

April 1, 2013

Hope you’re ready for a non-stop parade of eating, drinking, and being incredibly merry amongst your fellow Columbians this month because there are Things To Do here in town nearly if not every single weekend day or night, and you’re going to want to do them ALL. April 4 Southern Beer Feature at World of [...]

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Currently…

March 29, 2013

Currently… being myself. feeling overwhelmed and regularly whelmed. I’m alternating the feelings. reading blogs, notes I need to type up, email marketing for work, Twitter… thinking about getting early sign ups for Food Photography & Styling: A Class. longing for a few luxuriously long days off with no plans. laughing at myself, because I’m hilarious. looking forward [...]

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