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Exploring the Culinary Cuisine of Charleston, South Carolina DESSERT FIRST!

Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the Titanic who waved off the dessert cart. ~Erma Bombeck Lucky me!

Crushed Cauliflower with Noble Springs Dairy Goat Cheese,Roasted Garlic and Topped with Seasoned Parmesan Panko Bread Crumbs

Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. —--Harriet Van Horne Goat

‘Tis the Season for Celebrating Friendship in Franklin,Tennessee

"Fate chooses your relations, you choose your friends." - Jacques Delille French poet. Celebration of the Season~Tables lined with platters

Old Fashioned Louisiana Style Bread Pudding with Vanilla Buttermilk Bourbon Sauce

Old Fashioned Warm Bread Pudding with Plump Raisins and Praline Pecans soaked in a Warm and Buttery Bourbon Sauce Mmmmmm....Just

Bite-sized Rosemary & Dried Cherry Biscuits with Brined and Smoked Duck Breasts with Black Garlic Aioli and Spicy Cherry Jam

November and December are the months of parties and if you have reached my blog,you are probably searching for a

Feast of the Seven Fishes: MANGIA NASHVILLE brings this Sicilian Christmas Eve Tradition to Franklin in TRUE Italian Style!

FEAST OF THE SEVEN FISHES MENU Get your Sicilian-ON at MANGIA NASHVILLE every Friday & Saturday night during the Christmas

Meet me at ~1799 & VINE WINE BAR~ located in the new Whole Foods on McEwen in Franklin,TN!

GROCERY STORE WINE BAR IN TENNESSEE A WINE BAR in Whole Foods in Tennessee? Yes. Really. Believe it! 1799 &

Le Beaujolais Est Arrivé! Beaujolais Nouveau, That is! Just in Time for Thanksgiving

Beaujolais Release Party! The 2011 New Beaujolais has arrived! Every year in November on the third Thursday at 12:01am bottles

SPARKLE with a BANG! Fancy-Up your Sparkling Wine with Local Gourmet Syrups!

Local Artisan BANG CANDY Company has helped make Nashville just a little sweeter! Not only have they cornered the market

Unique Boutique Italian Wines in Nashville: Fall in love with SIIR 100% Aglianico Del Vulture: WINE TO FIND!

Boutique Wines : For a few years now, I have happily watched and experienced Nashville's growing hip food scene and

Sunday Evening Noshing with Hip Wines, Artisan Goat Cheese and Charcuterie

Sunday evening gatherings have become a regular event with my group of foodie friends. It all started with TRUE BLOOD

Lisa’s Weekly Wine Pick: Votre Sante’ Francis Ford Coppola’s Luscious Pinot Noir

California meets Burgundy with Coppola's 2009 Pinot Noir. If you are a Pinot Noir fan, you will be pleased and

In the mood for a Sauvignon Blanc?

I bet for a lot of us Sauvignon Blanc has become that perfect go-to wine for dinner, cheese pairings or

THINK PINK for Rose’ Wines ~ A Weekend Wine and Cheese Pairing

WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU ENJOYED A ROSE' WINE? I'm not talking about that syrupy sweet pink mystery juice

Terroir Rocks with Terralsole Vineyards from Montalcino, Southern Tuscany

Do you ever wonder what that bottle of wine really tastes like and hesitate to purchase because you're just not

Backyard Tapas, Sangria and Friends ~ The Perfect Mix

Livi and I have recovered from our Florida culinary adventures and decided to invite our friends for a small gathering

A Little Taste of Spain Floridian-Style

On my recent road trip to Florida with my sister-in-law Olivia to visit my niece, I was promised a wine

Eat. Pray. Love. Italian Style

My adventure in New Orleans began with attending the yearly Cefalutana Society gathering (aka Societa' Italiana di Mutua Beneficenza Cefalutana)

SALUTE TO SICILY with a glass of luscious Nero d’ Avola

Soon I will be heading to balmy New Orleans to attend the Cefalutana Society's yearly gathering to reunite with my

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