All Blog Posts Tagged 'local' (2)

One of my great joys of late summer is biting into a juicy, succulent peach and experiencing that expression of sun and soil. It doesn't happen with each one. All too often, they have been picked before their prime. The flesh is too solid and barely enough juice to wet my palate, much less dribble down my… Continue

As reported by Greg Cox, restaurant critic for Raleigh's News & Observer, it's that time of the year again when "experts" (quotation marks optional, depending on whether you agree with them) of all stripes make their predictions about coming trends.



Let's take a peek into the crystal ball of the National Restaurant Association, which recently surveyed more than 1,500 chefs nationwide, and published the results as the association's Top 20 Trends for 2011. …

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