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Post-Labor Day Special
Why was my best meal in Charleston the one I served myself?
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Just Squeeze the Juice, Already.
On Banishing Anxiety and Doing the Damned Thing
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Checking My Compass
As this humble newsletter celebrates one year, I wonder: Is it okay to be writing about food and wine these days?
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Life Lessons from an Eccentric Hostess
Finding Inspiration in a Kooky Figure from M.F.K. Fisher's "How to Cook a Wolf"
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To Arrive at a Better Place, Try Veering Outside of Your Lane
It's risky to speak out on topics outside our wheelhouse, especially when those topics are politically charged. Let's do it anyway.
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Hard Times Call for the Hard Stuff
In which we kiss Dry January goodbye and calm our politics-frazzled nerves with locally made Appalachian liquor.
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Buried Treasure & Simple Pleasures
Let's talk about an Appalachian Mountain veggie so tasty that folks bury it in the ground for safekeeping. Plus, its perfect wintry drink pairing.
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