Seriously LOCAL food

JONES VALLEY’S ANNUAL TWILIGHT SUPPER AND THE FOUR COURSEMEN AT LITTLE SAVANNAH

‘Tis the season friends, when the weather starts to turn a bit cooler and we are all drawn back outside from our perch next to the air-conditioner, under the fast-moving ceiling fan.

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Finding religion

JAZZ, GUMBO, AND GOD

By Christiana D. Roussel

There is a communion of sorts that takes place when musicians gather together, combining their individual sounds. Notes, emanating from a variety of instruments each producing unique sounds that meld together, creating ditties, harmonies and masterpieces.

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Gardens in the Margin

By Christiana D. Roussel

I would argue that I have one of the best jobs in the world. I am fortunate, in that I have the ability to write publicly about things—usually food-related—that inspire me.

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Cooking for real

LOCALS OPEN MOUNTAIN BROOK’S LATEST NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANT

By Christiana D. Roussel

The words local, seasonal, regional and sustainable have been bandied about so often in recent years that diners have become inured as to what they actually mean. Generations of Southern chefs were raised with the emblematic words and have always cooked with the best food available.

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The power of Potter

WOODLAWN’S DESERT ISLAND SUPPLY COMPANY HOLDS A HARRY POTTER READ-A-THON FUNDRAISER IN MOUNTAIN BROOK

By Christiana D. Roussel

Everyone has a story inside them. Whether it is based on fact or fiction, daydreams or reality, there are whole volumes of characters in our heads.

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The next chapter

FORMER STARBUCKS LOCATION EMERGES AS LOCALLY FOCUSED COFFEE AND BOOK SHOP

By Christiana D. Roussel

Starbucks locations are as ubiquitous as Alabama mosquitoes these days. In our increasingly homogenous culinary retail landscape, anomalies must be exceptional to succeed. After all, Starbucks is doing something that a whole lot of people like: producing consistent, if predictable, coffee-based products in familiar and hospitable settings.

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The science of sweet

THE SPLENDID TABLE AND ZINGY SWEET CORN

By Christiana D. Roussel

When you get to a certain level of obsession with food, it becomes easy to feel complacent in your breadth of knowledge.

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Devouring Their Work

By Christiana D. Roussel

I have a confession to make: I cheated on my husband. And my children. I snuck off with Gabrielle Hamilton all last weekend, not caring who found out.

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A knive, a fork and a CSA

By Christiana D. Roussel

There are certain advantages to getting older. I’ve gotten a little mellower: “Sure! You can juggle knives. Just don’t use my good ones.”

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Just married & cooking

BOY MEETS GIRL, BOY AND GIRL WRITE BOOK

By Christiana D. Roussel

At age 10, boy meets girl at summer camp. Girl falls for boy’s best friend. Camp session ends and boy and girl go their separate ways.