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Frank Stitt, chef, restaurateur, and wine aficionado, explores the world of markets, local produce, culinary traditions, and seasonal inspirations with a special interest in sustainable farming and humane animal husbandry.
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POST A COMMENT (24)I just returned from a visit to one of Alabama's most dynamic organic gardens, Snow's Bend. With me was Dorothy Kalins, an editor from Newsweek who is…
POST A COMMENT (0)Pardis and I, along with our dear friend Christopher Hirsheimer, flew into Milano and drove through the autumn glory of the Piemonte with the Alps not…
POST A COMMENT (1)Just returned from one of the world's great food and wine events -- the Slow Food "Salone de Gusto" in Torino, Italy...
POST A COMMENT (2)Just returned from taking the Southern Table on the road -- well, actually, the water: Pardis and I led a "food and wine" focused cruise from London…
POST A COMMENT (0)Contrary to the old saying -- that oysters are good only in months with an "r" -- the oysters from our gulf waters are usually very good through the…
POST A COMMENT (6)We sometimes blindly follow culinary traditions without thinking about other options or subtle variations -- take Thanksgiving, wouldn't it be great…
POST A COMMENT (16)November is the twilight of the farmer's yearly harvest. The pumpkins and sweet potatoes are in and the pecans will soon be falling. Late autumn…
POST A COMMENT (1)One of the world's great celebrations of the harvest has got to be the release of the new beaujolais on the third Thursday of November, when these…
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