What Cities Could Learn From Dining In The Small-Town South
We believe cities and their diners could stand to learn from the small-town South when it comes to these five dining concepts.
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2015: Best Drinking Experiences. The Ones We Remember. Southern Edition.
As the fog of New Year’s revelry subsided, we asked some of our writers to share their top drinking experiences of the past year. Here are their picks:Southern Wines (North Carolina and Virginia)This was the year I discovered some really interesting wines coming from unexpected places. As a Southerner, I’ve grown used to the wine…
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Southern Living Names Its 50 Best Southern Barbecue Joints
We’ve learned to trust Southern Living when it comes to food. Its peach-bourbon cheesecake recipe is one of our all-time favorites, and a list of 100 places to eat at now in the South inspired spirited office debate. So we’re inclined to once again follow the publication’s lead when it comes to the 50 best…
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Craig Rogers Of Border Springs Farm Is The Guy To Know For Lamb In The South
Nashville-based writer Chris Chamberlain profiles chefs and restaurants with particular talents for classic and reinvented Southern dishes. Now, he's taking his investigations another link up the food chain as he travels to visit with some of those chefs' favorite farmers, ranchers and purveyors from across the South. In a new Food Republic series, Southern Grown…
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Beans That Taste Like Beef: Sean Brock Explains The Wonderful Leather Britches
The food world is full of colorful terminology. Here's one to boost your Southern IQ: "leather britches," which Lowcountry emissary Sean Brock describes as "a perfect example of how unique the cuisine is" in the Appalachian mountains where he grew up. "You say that to someone, and they’re like, ‘What the hell did you just…
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Here Are The Top 100 Restaurants In The American South
Acre (Auburn, AL) Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen (Memphis, TN) Bacchanalia (Atlanta, GA) The Barn at Blackberry Farm (Walland, TN) Cakes & Ale (Decatur, GA) Capitol Grille (Nashville, TN) Casa Rubia at Trinity Groves (Dallas, TX) Catbird Seat Restaurant (Nashville, TN) Chef & The Farmer (Kinston, NC) Chez Fonfon (Birmingham, AL) Chez Nous (Charleston, SC) City…
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10 Things I Hate: Chris Hastings
Life is filled with wonderful things and terrible things. During interviews, however, we pretty much only get to hear about the wonderful things. Ten Things I Hate is a chance for people in the food world to get things off their chest. We ask them what they hate, they give us a list. Next up:…
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The Red Lobster/Olive Garden Combo Restaurants Are Closing. It's About Damn Time.
There is plenty good that can come from combining dining concepts. Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin Robbins have co-existed seamlessly for years. Drivers, and now-defunct rap groups, continue to be thankful for the KFC and Taco Bell mash-ups. It can also work well in the world of fine dining, where chefs frequently stop by each other’s…
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The Research Dinner Triangle: Where To Eat Well In Raleigh, Durham And Chapel Hill
Sure, you’re familiar with Nashville and Atlanta. But what about the smaller southern cities packing just as much flavor? In The Hidden South, Chris Chamberlain takes a look at a region of the South that is most certainly worth traveling to for the food. College sports usually draws the nation's eyes to the basketball (and sometimes…
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Lexington, Kentucky: There's A Lot More To The City Than Wildcat Basketball
As March Madness and NCAA basketball start to take center stage of the national consciousness, eyes usually turn to the Bluegrass State for at least part of the month, specifically to Lexington, home of the Kentucky Wildcats. But there's more than roundball in Lexington, which has developed a pretty notable restaurant scene over the past decade.…
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Help Pitmaster Rodney Scott Rebuild Through The Power Of Pork Sandwiches
[caption id="attachment_71486" align="alignnone" width="700" ] Rodney Scott's pit house burned down in a tragic accident this past November.[/caption] It’s really a no-brainer. Who wouldn’t want to sample some of the country’s most legendary barbecue while contributing to a worthy cause? Pitmaster Rodney Scott of the famed Scott’s Bar-B-Que in Hemingway, South Carolina lost his pit…
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Where To Eat And Drink In Acadiana, The Beating Heart Of Cajun Country
Sure, you’re familiar with Nashville and Atlanta. But what about the smaller southern cities packing just as much flavor? In The Hidden South, Chris Chamberlain takes a look at a region of the South that is most certainly worth traveling to for the food. When most folks think about Louisiana cuisine, New Orleans is the…
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Asheville, North Carolina: There's Much More To The City Than Craft Beer
Sure, you’re familiar with Nashville and Atlanta. But what about the smaller southern cities packing just as much flavor? In The Hidden South, Chris Chamberlain takes a look at a region of the South that is most certainly worth traveling to for the food.Nestled in the mountains of western North Carolina, Asheville battles yearly with Portland,…
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Philip Krajeck Is Taking The Southern Restaurant Scene By Storm
In his first year as the chef/owner of Rolf and Daughters in Nashville, Philip Krajeck has made quite a splash in the local and national food scene. Andrew Knowlton of Bon Appétit named R & D the #3 best new restaurant in America for 2013 and declared that “Krajeck was put on earth to make…
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20 Major Restaurant Openings We Are Looking Forward To This Fall
[caption id="attachment_70528" align="alignnone" width="700" ] Clockwise from top left: Ed Schoenfeld is opening a peking duck restaurant inside NY's Red Farm, Tanoshii noodle bar is coming to Dallas, Gaston Acurio is headed to Miami's Mandarin Oriental.[/caption] Autumn is an exciting time in the restaurant industry. A number of establishments across the country will open their…
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Our 7 Favorite College Football Tailgating Traditions
College football season is in full swing, and the only thing better than Saturday’s games just might be the tailgates that precede them. Sure, there are some pretty awesome rituals that also happen to border the insane — burning couches at West Virginia comes to mind — but we’re more interested in what kind of…
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