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How to Spot a Fake Foodie

* Make no mistake: Being a food snob does not make one a foodie. I have always loved food. My earliest and best memories involve being in the kitchen, whether it was my childhood play kitchen in all of its fake, plastic-food glory or in real kitchens standing over simmering pots, peeling vegetables, or testing some new recipe. I’ve…

Recipes·Sunday Supper Series·Writing

My Adventures in Baking: Upside Down Polenta Blood Orange Cake

When you hear upside down cake, what is typically your first thought? Pineapple upside down cake, right? You’re not alone–most of us are guilty of thinking of the über-popular confection when it comes to inverted cakes, but did you know that you can add just about any kind of fruit…

Eating Like Oprah at Blue Pig Tavern

From top, clockwise: Congress Hall (courtesy of caperesorts.com); a breakfast fit for…

Creating the Perfect Indoor Kitchen Potager

Herbs like the ones pictured above are ideal for an indoor kitchen…

Top Chef Throwdown: Mike Isabella’s Graffiato vs. Spike Mendelsohn’s We, The Pizza

Chefs·Restaurants·Reviews·Travel·Writing

Washington, DC is the home to restaurants belonging to two of Top Chef’s most popular former contestants, Mike Isabella and Spike Mendelsohn, and a recent visit to the chefs’ eateries proved that one may need to pack his knives and go (sorry, I couldn’t resist). I dined at Mendelsohn’s We, The Pizza and Good Stuff…

The Spring Garden Takeover: Bufad Review

Chefs·Openings·Restaurants·Reviews·Writing

In the same way Marcie Turney and partner Valerie Safran dominate 13th Street, Michael and Jeniphur Pasquarello seem poised to take over Spring Garden. The pair already own Cafe Lift and the always-busting-at-the-seams Prohibition Taproom and, now, along comes their newest venture–a pizza spot called Bufad that sits on a…

Flavors of the Avenue Preview

Events·Restaurants·Travel·Writing

One of the major perks of being a food writer is the scores of media passes, tickets, and invitations I get on a regular basis. Obviously, I cannot attend all of the culinary events to which I get invited, but every now and then an event so epic comes along that…

Ernest & Scott: A Downtown Gastropub with Uptown Flair

Restaurants·Reviews·Travel·Writing

Wine lovers looking to enjoy a glass or two of vino in an elegant setting have their pick of restaurants, including Wilmington’s popular Domaine Hudson, from which to choose. But what about the discerning beer enthusiast who wishes for the same type of swank environs and upscale experience? Enter Ernest…

A Pro Kitchen Store for the Amateur Home Cook

Cooking·Reviews·Travel·Writing

Dave McCormick is one of those food enthusiasts with whom you can get lost in an hour-long conversation about everything from the proper sweetness-to-acidity ratio of balsamic vinegar to his personal love of cookware. His store, Pro Kitchen Gear, is located in tony Greenville—just minutes from Wilmington and is equivalent…

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Writing - Page 5

How to Spot a Fake Foodie

My Adventures in Baking: Upside Down Polenta Blood Orange Cake

Eating Like Oprah at Blue Pig Tavern

Creating the Perfect Indoor Kitchen Potager

Top Chef Throwdown: Mike Isabella’s Graffiato vs. Spike Mendelsohn’s We, The Pizza

The Spring Garden Takeover: Bufad Review

Flavors of the Avenue Preview

Ernest & Scott: A Downtown Gastropub with Uptown Flair

A Pro Kitchen Store for the Amateur Home Cook

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