GOURMET HIGHWAY: Acclaim for Cheesemaker

By Doc Lawrence - (Thomasville, GA)  A family farm would seem to be an unlikely tourism magnet. Far from the large cities of Florida and 200 miles south of Atlanta is Sweet Grass, a family owned dairy that makes cheese. Not your ordinary cheese, mind you, but the kind made over the ages by hand from local milk. Do this well and in today’s fast-growing food centric culture and you attract some mainstream media attention...

Summer Holidays – Get Grilling

By Chef Judi Gallagher - As a New Englander, Memorial Day weekend always meant filling the grills with charcoal, seasoning the steaks and deciding whether the cold rain would hold off or if we would have to move the picnic table into the garage. The menu seldom varied. There was always Mrs. Calhoun’s tuna-macaroni salad, my Mom’s potato salad made with Hellman’s mayo and chopped hard-boiled eggs, red onion and celery....

Celestial Summer Shortcake

By Susan G. Purdy - Everyone loves tender buttery shortcakes, including this baker. Quick and easy to put together, you can serve them warm with coffee for breakfast. Add 1/2 cup of currants or a cup of berries to the batter and call them scones (to whom they’re related), or split and fill them with your favorite seasonal berries and whipped cream to create a celebratory dessert. Another reason you will love this...

Springtime Brunch

By Chef Judi Gallagher - Spring is officially here, which means flowers, garden-fresh food, seasonal berries, cotton and linen casual clothes. This week our local library put up a big display of gardening books. Hey, you need to plan a brunch. In my opinion, the best ones are hosted outside (preferably on the water). The guest list includes friends and family who gather informally to enjoy delicious food, warm breezes and...

Veggie Nation

By Marsha Fottler - There are about eight million vegetarians in America and all of them are hungry. And that’s not counting flexitarians, who limit their meat intake to only once a or twice week or dieters who avoid meat meals because of high calorie count and seek out tasty vegetarian meals that are less fattening. People who say the are “vegetarian-inclined eaters” make up another 22 million. That’s a lot of mouths...

Gourmet Highway: A High Celebration

By Doc Lawrence - Celebrating its 20th anniversary, The High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction, the largest charity wine auction in the U.S. benefiting the arts and the fifth largest overall has brought more than $22 million over the years to the museum. The entire Southeast directly benefits from the educational and exhibition events made possible from these funds. For a few days, the auction events – a genuine gourmet festival...