Paul and I found out today that one of our favorite farmers market vendors won’t be around any more in the near future. Due to legislation designed to protect consumers from listeria decades ago, raw milk (unpasteurized milk) has become a touchy issue in Tennessee, and in the US as a whole. Farmers had to [...]

As a native Memphian, one of my most shameful confessions has been that I have never eaten at Chez Philippe at The Peabody. It took an email from Lori Greene of Downing Hollow Farm to change that. Lori forwarded this email to us: Hi Lori. I was wondering if you knew of anyone that may [...]

Last night Papa Squirrel and I enjoyed a screening of the movie Tableland at the Brooks. For those of you not familiar with this film, it won first place this year at the New York City Food Film Festival. It’s a great look at how small-scale sustainable agriculture works in the northwestern US and British [...]

We got off to a very slow start Saturday. I had a birthmark removed from the top of my head Thursday. There was a very slim chance it could have eventually become cancerous. But, far worse, should my hair ever begin to thin, I would be left with a rather ugly mark in plain view. [...]

Tonight, the Memphis Farmers Market dinner series moved to River Oaks. This seasonal meal celebrated local products beautifully. OneTomatoesLocal tomatoes, scallop mousseline, chorizo brothSchlumberger, Riesling, Alsace, ’05Multiple varieties of cherry tomatoes were peeled and served alongside a dollop of scallop mousseline. The chorizo broth was very light and complemented without overpowering the delicate flavors of [...]