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Cider Buzznew

The apple's hard stuff makes a comeback.
Seven Days |
Kathryn Flagg |
01-17-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Apple Cider, Hard Cider
Smart Wines from 2011 ... for 2012new

Although it has always seemed a little like cheating, recapping an entire year is useful for critics feeling the end-of-year time crunch.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
01-11-2012 |
Food+Drink
Kristen Hard: The Chocolate Makernew

The local bean-to-bar chocolate maker will give Atlanta its very own chocolate factory.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Gwynedd Stuart |
01-05-2012 |
Food+Drink
Nutmeggy Parsnips Provide Long-Term Benefitsnew

Parsnips are hardly a secret. Unlike celeriac or rutabaga, most have at least heard of parsnip, even if they can't remember what it looks like. The fragrant taproot that resembles an ivory-white carrot was once a big deal in the old country.
San Antonio Current |
Ari LeVaux |
01-04-2012 |
Food+Drink
How To Make Infused Liquorsnew

It's pretty simple, and you can pretty much do whatever you want as far as preferences. You can infuse whatever kind of liquor with whatever kind of herbs, vegetables, or spices that you want.
Charleston City Paper |
Erica Jackson Curran |
01-03-2012 |
Food+Drink
Video: How to Host an Oyster Roastnew

In addition to cold beer in a can, an authentic oyster roast requires many things, the most important of which is a nip in the air.
Charleston City Paper |
Stephanie Barna |
01-02-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Oyster Roasts
How to Make a Mint Julepnew

Few drinks showcase whiskey better than the mint julep. And the best part is it's simple to make.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
01-02-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Mint Julep Recipe
How to Make Sun Teanew

Fill a large Mason jar with water. Add the sugar and lemon slices. "Shake, shake, shake."
Charleston City Paper |
Katie Abbondanza |
01-02-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Sun Tea
How to Make Shrimp Purloonew

Purloo is a simple dish, requiring little more than rice and whatever meat might be on hand. Any time you add meat to rice and cook it all together in one pot, that's a purloo.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
01-02-2012 |
Food+Drink
Video: How to Fry Chickennew

Martha Lou Gadsden's pink cinderblock restaurant has gotten quite a lot of buzz over the last year -- from The New York Times to Saveur -- but she's been serving soul food from her little kitchen for 28 years now. With the help of her daughter Debra, every weekday she churns out a small menu of homemade Southern fare, including everything from super-salty lima beans to pork chops to macaroni and cheese with a perfectly crispy crust. But most people go to Martha Lou's for the fried chicken.
Charleston City Paper |
Erica Jackson Curran |
12-30-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: fried chicken
Wine With Wordsnew

Time Warner struck again the other day. I’ve been having problems, but this was a neighborhood-wide outage, taking with it the land line (no biggie), the computer (much more of an issue) and, of course, the TV. Which meant no CSI, no Law and Order SVU, no Criminal Minds, Zombieland, or Warehouse 13. What’s a guy to do?
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
12-30-2011 |
Food+Drink
Deep Dishesnew

Eat right on New Year's Day and you’ll be lucky the rest of the year.
Orlando Weekly |
Michelle Gienow |
12-30-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: hoppin' john
Video: How to Dress a Deernew

Warning! Dressing a deer is not as cute or as fun as it sounds. In fact, if you believe Bambi is one of the saddest movies of all time, this article isn't for you. On the other hand, if hitting the woods with a Remington is your thing or you have a wrought-iron gut and curiosity to match, read on to find out how to get that 8-point buck you just shot from the forest to the fridge.
Charleston City Paper |
Adam Chandler |
12-29-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: How to dress a deer
Morning Owl Farm Has Its Ducks in a Rownew

Without the subsidies and economies of scale enjoyed by industrial agriculturalists, local-food farmers are often trapped between their ideals and the limits of what consumers, even those who value local food, will pay.
Boise Weekly |
Guy Hand |
12-22-2011 |
Food+Drink
5 Ways To Eat Baby Jesus This Christmasnew

Tis the season for weird nativity scenes! Hungry believers 'round the internet are celebrating the birth of Jesus birth with food replicas of that Bethlehem night. Sacrilegious or sacrilicious?
OC Weekly |
Michelle Woo |
12-22-2011 |
Food+Drink