Local food photographer and vegetarian Justin Fox Burks has branched out with a new food blog, The Chubby Vegetarian. Justin is a superb photographer. He can make peanut butter and crackers look good. Well, ok, peanut butter and crackers are good, but he can make them look gorgeous. Justin’s photography can be seen on his [...]
Yes, Macrae is back blogging. She marks her return with a yummy-looking corn salad. While we are delighted to have our esteemed fellow blogger writing and cooking again, it did not escape our notice that she took advantage of our absence to raid the Memphis Farmers Market early for all the good stuff. Well, I [...]
Recently, Candice Ludlow of WKNO FM interviewed us for a piece about eating locally. The piece aired last week and can now be heard on their website. Mama Squirrel was charming and funny while she talked about the chickens. I was, well, I was on the radio, when I talked about our friends. And many [...]
First, Bon Appétit magazine went through a redesign that I suppose is meant to be fresh, but it left me cold. Their edgy, young design is about as edgy as a flyer for the prom. To each his own though. A team of professional designers and market researchers surely know more than I do with [...]
Martha Foose broke my camera. Mama Squirrel, my mom, J Squirrel, and I headed to Oxford to see Martha Foose signing her new book, Screen Doors and Sweet Tea, at Square Books. We took along the camera so that I could take some photos while doing research for an edible Memphis piece. During a pause [...]
As Mama Squirrel has pointed out, I am now a published writer. I have made the leap from rambling about food here on the blog to rambling about food in Edible Memphis, a high quality, well-respected magazine. A big thank you to all my friends who encouraged me to make the leap with their chants [...]
I know. I know. We’re bad bloggers these days, but you can still get your Squirrel fix even if we don’t blog the way we should. Just pick up the latest issue of Edible Memphis, turn to page 35, and go for a day trip with Papa Squirrel. Bask in his elegant prose. Laugh out [...]
Martha Foose’s new book, Screen Doors and Sweet Tea, arrived at our home like an old friend. After some time on the couch catching up, it was straight to the kitchen to have some fun. Like old friends chatting, our look at recipes threw structure and formality out the window. Precise measurements were replaced with [...]
I’ve been a terrible blogger, making no updates for the longest time. Fortunately, some of our readers have provided me with some good material. Long-time reader Gregg sent a reminder that although the farmers markets are officially closed, the farmers carry on. Peter of The Gracious Gardener and Van of Flora at Bluebird Farm can [...]
Kiev shoos away the pesky paparazziOur chickens are celebrity superstars! If you haven’t already, pick up a copy of the Fall edition of Edible Memphis and take a look at the piece on city chickens. Yep. Those are our girls. Sure, it all looks glamorous, but world-class supermodels can be remarkably temperamental. Just ask the [...]
