One of my biggest scores for the James Beard Awards weekend was an invite to the “Southern Mafia” lunch. It’s a great time for some folks to gather and support the Southern Foodways Alliance. The meal was hosted by Chef Alex Guarnaschelli at her Manhattan restaurant Butter. It’s cool how the restaurant is underground with […]
2014 James Beard Foundation Award Recap–“Soul Food” Wins!
You may not know that there are two James Beard Foundation Award ceremonies–one for those who talk about, televise and write about food and the more well-known other for the chefs and the restaurants. I arrived at the Gotham Hotel in New York City on May 2nd (with Andrew Zimmern right behind me) and saw this: […]
2014 James Beard Foundation Award Ceremony Recap–The Meal
The 2014 James Beard Foundation Awards Dinner was an amazing experience! The weekend was a blur so my bad on the delay in posting. First, here’s a rundown of the meal: Matt and Ted Lee (a.k.a. “The Lee Brothers”) were our hosts for the evening, and they brought us the “Amuse Bouche” which was: Blue […]
Yes, San Antonio’s Got Soul (Food)!
With the NBA Finals getting underway, I felt it was appropriate to provide this public service announcement: San Antonio has got soul food! When I ate my way through the country in 2011, I was pleasantly surprised to find two very legit soul food restaurants in the San Antonio area. The first is: Mr. and Mrs. […]