New Year’s Eve” Sos band What do you give the person who adores food? This can be quite a daunting task, but rest assured there is always something out there to delight a foodie friend.

The Fifth Annual Food Summit was held in Birmingham’s Lakeview District last week. The theme for this event was “Bringing Everyone to the Table” which could not be more appropriate.

I have been thinking, Padma Lakshmi and I would get along really well, maybe even be best friends. Aside from our supermodel good looks, we share a passion for witty and intelligent men. We both love to cook and eat and write about it all. Sure Padma lives in New York/Los Angeles/ Las Vegas/D.

The term “new South” has been bandied about forever. Long before the end of the Civil War, Southerners have been passionate about their way of life, celebrating it, preserving it, sharing it. After all, sharing is just “good manners”. And while the name of the publication may throw some people off, this is a magazine with a mission: “Garden Gun.

To be sure, the recent Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has caused consumers to think twice about the source of their seafood. While government and British Petroleum sources assure consumers that the marine life is safe to eat, many shrimpers and fisherman will tell you about their uncertain future.