Monday, February 6, 2012

Food & Dining

New Orleans eatery offers easy flavor

By on February 3, 2012

Correction appended. Editor’s note: For the next in “Eating Out,” her semimonthly column discussing and dissecting restaurants downtown and around, Nat Fort takes a look at Sisters Creole. In early March of last year, two sisters made their sister’s dream come true. “Carla has always wanted to have a little restaurant where she could cook, [...]

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DRUNK DIARIES: Drunk buddies hook up

By on January 22, 2012

Editor’s note: It’s hard out there for a woman — or a man. In that spirit, a change: “Drunk diaries” is undergoing a retooling, including men and women socially-lubricated together. And so this, the first of that series, that has resident diarist Holly Young become one shadowy half of the background to Jason Flynn’s date-night. [...]

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Drink Up! — Cheese and beer

By on January 17, 2012

It’s no secret that wine and cheese make a delicious couple, but did you know that beer and cheese pair just as well — if not better? Just as beers range from bitter to spicy to creamy, so do cheeses — and there’s a beer out there for your favorite slice or cheesy cooked dish. [...]

Cheese pence is a easy snacking alternative to the standard cheese and crackers. NAT FORT/Staff

Eat Up! — Cheese pence

By on January 17, 2012

If you’re already feeling beginning-of-semester blues, these spicy cheese pence should awaken your taste buds. They pair nicely with beer; a change from nuts and chips. Instead of cheese and crackers with your wine, these cheese crackers make a hot appetizer. The following recipe is inspired by “The Baker’s Bible,” edited by Deborah Gray, published [...]

After opening this summer, The Local Jam has made connections with both other businesses and its customers thanks to a model built on varieties of flavored jams, bread ... and Russian food. ALLISON LOVE/Staff

EATING OUT: Learning The Local Jam

By on January 10, 2012

Since June, The Local Jam has provided two kinds of jams in Athens. Irina Cochran, owner of the restaurant, makes and sells jams; and customers can bring their vinyl records or choose from the restaurant’s collection to play. “We’re a casual hangout,” Cochran said. “We figure out what you like to eat and what you [...]

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Drink Up! – New Year’s Eve edition

By on December 31, 2011

New Year’s Eve wouldn’t be the same without champagne, but that doesn’t mean you have to limit yourself to just one drink choice. Champagne-based cocktails are a great way to add variety and flavor to any party that your taste buds will love as much as your friends will. So grab a bottle of bubbly [...]

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Drink Up! — Beers for the season

By on December 26, 2011

Ease the stress of the holidays with a festive beer. Whether beer plays the perfect complement for a holiday feast or the saving grace at a grating family reunion, try adding fizzy flavor to this season’s traditions. And remember: even at the most casual of gatherings, attempt to drink good holiday beer from appropriate glassware. [...]

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Eat Up! — Herb Ravioli

By on December 26, 2011

Rather than following the usual patterns of holiday meals that include goose, turkey or ham, handmade, herb-filled ravioli serves as a tasty vegetarian option and center. The following recipe was adapted from “Vegetables: Best-Ever Vegetable Recipes,” Bay Books, 2006. What you will need: 1 cup of all-purpose flour with some extra flour for rolling ¼ [...]

Gingerbread cookies make thin, tasty treats while studying for finals. KRISTY DENSMORE/Staff

Eat Up! — Finals snacking

By on December 7, 2011

The thinner the dough, the crispier the cookie. Use cookie cutters or the end of an empty glass to cut out the cookies and place on a cookie sheet. The cookies do not expand too much while baking, so you can set them close together. What you’ll need: 3 cups all purpose flour with some [...]

Eric Johnson has been teaching the Beer Academy courses — which expose different students to the different tastes and smells of beer — at Trappeze since this summer. FILE/The Red & Black

New course teaches aficionados alcoholic appreciation

By on December 5, 2011

This past summer, Trappeze Pub’s menu started offering another course — but it won’t arrive on a plate. In addition to serving the assortment of foods the bar normally provides to accompany its expansive beer selection, patrons can now actually learn about what they’re drinking. The class, dubbed Beer Academy, meets in Trappeze and lasts [...]