Starting in 2006 with only $700 and an outdoor smoker, barbeque purists Griffin Bufkin and Harrison Sapp now run what is quickly becoming one of the South’s most vaunted new pork establishments — Southern Soul Barbeque on St. Simons Island, Ga. Bufkin and Sapp cook their meat the correct way – over wood fires – using oak, pecan and hickory, and their sides — collards, okra, skillet cornbread, fried green beans, Brunswick stew and hoppin’ john, to name a few — are made from local, farm-fresh vegetables, enabling them to give the smoked meats a real run for their money.
When throwing a holiday party, anyone can just set out a few blocks of ordinary cheese found in every grocery store. To take your festive spread to the next level, we sat down with John Antonelli, co-owner of Antonelli’s Cheese Shop in Hyde Park to find out what standout cheeses (and some fine pairings) we should be serving our guests this season.
Whether you’re the host planning your spread or a guest making a contribution to a holiday party, there’s no reason to opt for the common cheese plate. Anyone can just set out a few blocks of ordinary cheese found in every grocery store. To take your festive sampler to the next level, we turned to Kathleen Cotter of The Bloomy Rind, Nashville’s own seller of cut-to-order artisan cheese, to give us a few suggestions for what we should be serving:
Whether you’re the host planning your spread or a guest making a contribution to a holiday party, there’s no reason to opt for the common cheese plate. Anyone can just set out a few blocks of ordinary cheese found in every grocery store. To take your festive sampler to the next level, we asked to Kathleen Cotter of The Bloomy Rind in Nashville and John Antonelli of Antonelli’s Cheese Shop in Austin to give us a few suggestions for what we should be serving.
The average American eats about 11 pounds of chocolate a year, the bulk of that around the winter holidays. Something consumed in such large quantities shouldn’t be a trivial matter – for you or for the chocolate addict on your gift list. To guide us on the right path this Christmas season, local gourmet market Star Provisions is hosting Chocolate Week December 8-10.
