Chronicles from a Pig Party

Our associate food editor goes to the Southern Foodways Alliance conference to celebrate the year of the pig and other Southern delights.

TIA. I am planning on taking friends from out of town to Tennesee Mountain for dinner on Friday night. What do you think? Can you think of any other restaurant in that area that is fun and not expensive, where we can sit, talk...

This post is for lexdevil and others who were wondering about the signature Hakka Cantonese offerings at Golden Mountain (Wa Yu San Zhong) in Hayward (on Foothill Blvd). For the last 2 Fridays in a row, around 4:30 to 5 pm on...

And inside the box.

I’d strafed Winston-Salem while heading eastward from the mountains a few days ago, just hitting the town’s southern fringes. Now, heading west toward Tennessee, I’ve stayed downtown to plumb what I’d...

I miss Mountain View. In the years I lived there I got used to the ubiquitous Vietnamese pho joint (as well as all the Indian places), and now that I live in southern Marin, I am stymied. Can anyone recommend a good authentic pho...

My post isn’t showing up (if it does later, this is repetitive), but in case I don’t come back to this – check out Monteverde on bear mountain, perfect http://www.monteverderestaurant.com/index.php

First of all, it’s pronounced “New-fund-LAND.” The standard mnemonic offered by locals is, “You must underSTAND we’re in NewfoundLAND!” One cannot overstate the importance of not merely...

to Springer Mountain to see the start of the Appalachian Trail. So, chowhounds, where to go for some good grub? I am sure we will pay a visit to Varsity Dog. My daughter is a pretty good eater. If I find anything approaching my...

of the Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys recorded in 1960 when they did a radio show in Florida sponsored by Jim Walter, a home builder. Reference was oft made to “JimWalterHomes”]

You also aren’t far from Spring Mountain Road, home of lots of terrific Asian food (not just Chinese, but also Vietnamese, Malaysian, etc.).

I’d go to South Mountain and head west along the ridge starting at the saddle/pass just below the radio towers. A 20- or 30-minute walk is all it usually takes to get to a nice peaceful spot with a view.

i have been once and i really enjoyed my choice. i got the cured smoked salmon benedict—it comes with both salad and potatoes. my boyfriend, who is extremely picky loved his smoky mountain (?) which is peasant bread with an...

The radio show I do some work for ‘Earthbeat’ on WPFW did an entire show about this topic back in June. We couldn’t find a French winemaker by deadline, but my favorite part was the Italian winemaker who did the...

I continue to be impressed with 28806. Where else can a couple have fresh-baked cracked wheat bread with homemade black bean hummus, three glasses of a lovely frese, two to-die-for entrees (duck and mountain trout), coffee and...