the back story to this salad is so incredibly bizarre that i’ve hesitated to even tell you about it. but i’ve never been much for keeping things on the down low, so let me share with you the abridged version. this was the audition for masterchef, a new reality show coming up with gordon ramsey. […]

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i’m not exactly known for being a fan of the nashville restaurant scene. and that statement right there is one that gets me in a world of trouble around these parts. but it’s the very statement that launched ceF – and in 2 1/2 years i still stand by it firmly. dining out in this […]

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t a sampling of some fresh picked wine berries, huckleberries and wild blackberries – a gift from my friend jack on my birthday last month it’s not that i’m not cooking. because i am. there are gatherings of friends and just plain hungriness resulting in well, dinner. i even sometimes whip out the nikon and snap […]

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poached egg sitting on a caesar salad with bottarga… grilled fresh mozzarella with crisped speck and basil…

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the bread you see is the olive bread from ‘on the rise artisan breads‘ in cleveland. and let me tell you, if there was bread like this in nashville – or even close, you wouldn’t be hearing me complain about the food here… maybe ever. the salad was compliments of both chris’s handiwork and a […]

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scallops are often seen being prepared in my kitchen – so much so, that most of the time i don’t even mention it in my postings as you might begin to wonder about my obsession. so it’s always nice to discover new ways to dress them up a little differently, if just for kicks. i like to […]

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the vegetarian was coming by, which is always nice because well, i get to catch up with lesley and i get to ponder what mindful, masterful and meatless dinner i can come up with.  it’s funny because i eat quite a lot of vegetarian dinners but never with any great thought to the matter.  like it just might be […]

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