Grits for Lent (or anytime)
Grits. Worshiped in the South, misunderstood in the North, and treated with puzzled amusement everywhere else, grits are a basic breakfast food, a wonderfully...
Top Ten Local Places for Chili Dogs!
There is something about chilidogs. Yes, they have cards, no they are probably not Paleo (or really on any diet). Yes, they vary in...
Small Batch Chili
By Chris Watson
It is listed on almost every restaurant menu, right next to "soup of the day". Recipes are highly contested from church basements...
We All Scream
Publisher's Note: We published this list earlier in the summer. Now, at the last "official" weekend of summer, we thought it would be a...
Arts for All
By Chris Watson
“Every artist was first an amateur”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Two little boys scamper enthusiastically around the rooms of the Black Swamp Fine Arts School while...
Shoppers on Site: Pizza Take Out Edition
By Chris Watson
Pizza is good any time of the year. However, when fall kicks in, school is in full swing, football rages, and summer...
Local Food and Produce Market Guide
In an age of mega marts, online grocery pickup, and even delivering drones, food and produce markets are a rapidly dwindling footprint. Finding specialty...
Salad Bar Soup
By Chris Watson
Soups are good food, That isn’t just a tag line, it is a fact. With cold and flu season, general wet and...
Local Breakfast Places Make Breakfast (over) Easy
I went to a restaurant that serves 'breakfast at any time'. So, I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance. --Steven Wright
It seems like everyone...
Dining Outdoors Top Twenty Places
There is something about outdoor dining. First, it is the unique privilege of summer (or at least warm weather). Sure, you can shiver your...
