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Mussels and Fries at Bell's Los Alamos

Restaurant Recipes: Santa Barbara County

December 9, 2018 by liz

Ever wanted to know how restaurants make their dishes sooo delectable? Well, check out our series on chef’s recipes from the best restaurants in Santa Barbara County here! All recipes originally printed in Edible Santa Barbara magazine.

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Vin Chaud: holiday mulled wine

Vin Chaud: Heavenly Mulled Wine

December 6, 2018 by liz

I once attended Christmas Eve Mass in an old cathedral built in the 1100s in Lausanne Switzerland. What I loved the most about this was the musty, mystical feel of the church filled with villagers in the cold night, the fact that I could understand much of the sermon in French, and the vin chaud …

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Gruyere, Switzerland

Chateau Gruyeres + Gruyere Cheese = Swiss Heaven

April 19, 2016 by liz

The Castle of Gruyères — Château de Gruyères in French — is located in the tiny medieval town of Gruyères in the canton of Fribourg. It is one of the most famous places in Switzerland, not only for the castle and the historical town, but also for the cheese. Visiting Gruyères is a very Swiss experience. …

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Trio of Foie Gras at La Tour des Vents in Dordogne France

Thank God It’s Foieday: Foie Gras Lives on in Dordogne, France

July 1, 2012 by liz

In Périgord, Dordogne France, it’s always foie day. It happens to be the foie gras capital of France (and the world), producing 90% of all foie consumed in France. And the French consume a lot of foie: 18,450 tons — 78.5% of the world’s estimated total production. This region also produces high-quality almost-Bordeaux wines at a fraction …

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Twenty One & Main - Elkin North Carolina

Culinary in the Country: Gourmet Food & Wine in North Carolina

May 28, 2012 by liz

There’s at least one winery in every state, but that doesn’t mean you should taste the local wine when you’re driving through Oklahoma. But in North Carolina, they’ve been slowly converting tobacco crops to grape vines over the last 10 years, thanks in part to an incentive by the state government to do so. In …

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The Ham & High restaurant in Montgomery AL

The Ham & High: Locally Sourced Ingredients in Montgomery

September 1, 2011 by liz

Montgomery Alabama is, as one would expect, full of down home cookin’ and it certainly doesn’t disappoint. Being from a central mid-western state myself, I loved the barbecue, mashed potatoes with mounds of butter, baked beans and hot dogs with all the fixin’s. And don’t forget the grits! But I was very excited to find …

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Rose Wine Peachy Bloody Mary

Wine Cocktail: White Peachy Bloody Mary Recipe

August 27, 2011 by liz

In the South, cold drinks are mandatory near the close of each work day…or maybe I should say just somewhere around 3 pm, when the day is at its hottest… and its humidest (and this is what humidity does to your brain in Alabama). This is featured in the new book The New Bloody Mary: …

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Les Prés d'Eugénie Maison Rose

Michel Guérard’s Les Pres d’Eugenie: Fête of Spring

June 4, 2011 by liz

During my trip to the Basque region of Spain and France, I had to drive north to the southwest corner of France to see the tiny spa town of Eugénie-les-Bains. It is not to be missed. This town has long been celebrated for its healing spring waters and tranquil valley setting, and as we coasted …

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Etxebarri prawns

The Best Meal I Ever Ate: Etxebarri in the Basque Region

June 1, 2011 by liz

I’d heard and read so much about Asador Etxebarri from Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations (he also said it was the best meal of his life) to Chez Pim’s journey there, it was a must on my recent eating/drinking tour of northern Spain. Like Pim, I was grateful to get to eat at various starry restaurants …

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