18 March, 2014

Pappo

Posted in : Dining in Alameda - CA, Restaurants on March 18, 2014 by : The Gourmez

Tags: alameda, blood orange, bolognese, broccolini, dessert, dinner, duck, farm to fork, new american, pappo, pot du creme, restaurant, review, whipped cream

Being a relatively young foodie, my taste buds have grown up on Farm to Fork/Farm to Table/Nouveau American/New Californian/Californian or just plain upscale cuisine that uses products from local vendors and a blend of different styles that highlight the ingredients’ natural flavors. As expected, the Bay Area is swimming in options for that particular brand
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10 April, 2013

Kinston, NC, Blogging: Chef and the Farmer

Comments : 6 Posted in : Dining in Kinston - NC, Restaurants on April 10, 2013 by : The Gourmez

Tags: benjamin knight, bourbon dark chocolate ice cream, carolina gold rice risotto, charred scallion, chef and the farmer, coffee, day trip, dinner, downtown, farm to fork, farmers, kinston, local produce, mixed greens, north carolina, pasta, pecan pie, poached egg, pork shoulder, port, restaurant, review, sugared nuts, turnip salad, upscale, visitor guide, vivian howard

Kinston, NC, Blogging: Chef and the Farmer This is the third and final installment on our recent day trip to Kinston, NC. Blog 1 covered the various ways we amused ourselves by the Neuse riverfront last month. Blog 2 was on Mother Earth Brewing, which we were delighted to discover is based in downtown Kinston
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26 January, 2012

Nonfiction Bragging – Front Porch at the Independent Weekly

Posted in : Announcements, Writing on January 26, 2012 by : The Gourmez

Tags: cary, chapel hill, donated to the cause, donations, durham, essay, Events, farm to fork, front porch, fundraising, independent weekly, morrisville, north carolina, raleigh, rebecca gomez farrell, running, triangle, Writing

Would you like to know how good of a year 2012 has been so far? This is the second time I’ve had to replace one of my planned bragging posts with a just published one instead! Let’s hope this is a trend that continues. This week, I’m directing you to an essay I wrote for
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25 May, 2010

Farm to Fork 2010

Comments : 10 Posted in : Events, Restaurants on May 25, 2010 by : The Gourmez

Tags: 18 seaboard, 2010, acme, barefoot farms, ben whatley, big boss beer, celebrity dairy, chris mickinley, crumb, dig seeds, durck run farm, farm to fork, farmer chef relationship, farmer's daughter, four leaf farm, fullsteam, herons at the umstead, il palio, lantern, lil' farm, local food, locavore, lyons farm, mcadams farm, neal's deli, panzanella, perry-winkle farm, sunny slope tomatoes, tent events, walking fish, watt's grocery

This past weekend, I was able to attend Farm to Fork for the first time, an event I’d heard a lot about in the past couple of years. It’s basically a celebration of the restaurant-farmer relationships of the fantastic food scene we are blessed with in the NC Piedmont and of course, a fundraiser, too.
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