Over the weekend I went out into the wild west to work on a chapter for my next book. You would think a girl could rest on her laurels and just be done with it after "Food Heroes," but alas... someone's got to put food on the table around here.(If you want to see the…
This is a little tour of CF Ranch, the first of many ranch tours you're going to see this Fall and Winter, as I gallivant and escapade (can that be a verb?) and roll around in the mud on all four corners of the earth.I feel that you should roll around in the mud too,…
I'm practicing.
And I'm making a list.
And checking it twice.
Because I like lists.
And I'm naughty and nice.~ me, circa 2010 ©1. Always sit in shady corners. It puts you in a good place on the spectrum of personal mystery. A rating of 9.5.2. Lean in real slow and always carry a toothpick.3. Wear a bedazzled belt.…
I am here. With my rogue pinkie and all.And I have not had pulled pork until this moment. Or brisket for that matter. And I have not seen a cowboy like this before. It's a revelation really.Me like Texas.But I have other issues I need to talk about. Namely pesky brothers.They look pretty innocent at…
I have a friend named Paul. He is an artisan in his own right. He owns a set of successful stores in the South but he is an explorer too. He has an eye for interesting things and he gathers them wherever he goes around the world. He's the one who gave me the Laguiole…
Y'all ready for this?Sometimes I tell you about how to make your own tonic water, other times it's how to cook a deer heart, and even other times I tell you about generally very cool things.Today it's the latter. Get ready.I'm attending the BlogHer Food '10 Conference this weekend in San Francisco. I'll be speaking on a panel about branding and media in the blogosphere with some other cool cats.The problem with conferences in general is that they are often sold out. Or they are cost prohibitive for those who have to fly in, book a hotel, and pay for a conference ticket.Enter WMBLY.BlogHer has partnered with WMBLY this year to stream the conference live through a virtual stage. You can chat with other people in the conference in real time and watch everything that's going on, from interviews, to keynotes, to panels. And you can do it all in your pajamas if you want to!And unlike those who are attending the conference, you can actually switch between the 4 channels as fast as you want, whereas in person we can only be in one room at a time. And if you don't have time to sit and watch the whole thing live, the great part is that your pass allows to view it later too. This means I'm going to buy a conference pass even though I'm going, because there's no way I can watch Ree Drummond and Elise Bauer simultaneously, even though I want to. And I don't want to miss out on any of their jewels of wisdom.I think this is the wave of the future and I'm really excited about it. I've worked with the folks at WMBLY in the past for some of my projects and they are razor smart and very talented. They also know how to brand an event like no one I've ever met.So if you weren't able to get a ticket to this year's conference, or are generally curious about all of us food people running around a hotel together and want to learn about the many topics that are being covered this year, you can GET A PASS HERE.You don't want to miss it, it's going to rock.See you there!_____I ain't gettin no money from WMBLY or BlogHer. I just love 'em.
My brother has been finding them in the woods a lot lately. Tulipwood is in the midst of a state park which means there are lots of fallen trunks and wet leaves and other magical things to create the perfect stage for mushroom hunting.Just the other day he sent me this picture from the woods... he found a giant one!Do you know what kind of mushroom it is?
One of the things I've liked most about this book tour, are the in between moments. The things I've done on the way to the book events.The night before the delta dove hunt is one of my favorite nights of the year. It is full of food, and laughter, and guitar blues, and whiskey, and…
There's something special about celebrating a book where it all began.I've been to all of these cities in the past few weeks, but New York is my true home, where this personal odyssey all began. And so it was nice to be there, to be home, and celebrate with my old friends and family and…