Category Archives: Food and Drink

Dining at Spring House Restaurant

Let me just say that if Chef Tim Grandinetti were to start flipping burgers at McDonald’s, I’d eat there every day. The dude is an AMAZING chef and quite possibly one of the nicest guys I’ve ever met. Lucky for me and the rest of the world, Chef Tim is well beyond McD’s (although there’s nothing wrong with a double cheeseburger every now and again…) and yes – there ARE burgers on the menu but they’re done in Chef Tim’s style of awesome. Let me back up a bit and give you some background on me and the Chef. I first met Tim 5 years ago at my favorite Winston-Salem event, Twin City Ribfest (have you heard that I’m going to be a guest judge this year?? Souiee!!). I didn’t even know he was a fine, culinary artist then. I just knew he made some of the most kick-ass BBQ I’ve … read more

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Southern Cooking

Kristen Daukas

I’m cooking 3 freezer friendly dishes today because in the South, when someone’s family has a death or illness, that’s what we do. As far back as I can remember, that’s the way it’s always been. When my Grandmother was still alive, she was one of the women of the church that would organize the meals. The news usually went like this… someone called the preacher and then the preacher would let everyone know that there was an event in the church. Then the ladies who were in charge of organizing the meals would get busy. Within 2 hours time, the family in need would have enough food to feed them for the week and by the end of the week, enough food for the month. They had special dishes marked on the bottom so that it would be easy to return them to the rightful owners – ready for … read more

Posted in Food and Drink | Tagged comfort food, community, family, feeding friends, four hens and a rooster, kristen daukas, NaBloPoMo, southern cooking | 8 Comments

Taste Testing: Frantic Mom Rescued By Whole Foods

Kristen Daukas

Crazy weeks are not uncommon in this house but this week ranked pretty high up on the “insane” scale. Between the Rooster having sales kick off meetings all week (I don’t miss those, FYI), me having a planning meeting for the upcoming Hope in Heels event (do you have your tickets yet?!) and my heading out of town Thursday to be a booth babe for a friend at a trade show, I was staring at a weekly menu full of PB&Js or the drive-thru at McDonald’s. But then my pal Jarrett over at Whole Foods emailed me and reminded me that I still needed to come by and pick up the other variety of their Whole Value Meals to sample and the hunger pains were doing a happy dance! Jarrett and Whole Foods saves the day!! To refresh your memory, Whole Foods Market (Winston) has 2 price levels for their … read more

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Walking the Walk on Buying Local

Kristen Daukas

Last week a group of us swam to Greensboro for an adult night out. On the agenda was dinner and a show (Little Feat to be exact!). After some back and forth on where, we decided on one of my favorite places, Lucky 32. As a former staff member at this location, I know how much Dennis and his staff prides themselves on giving their guests a great experience and this was no exception. Having had a brief exchange on Twitter with Chef Jay Pierce, he knew we were going to be there and made sure that he stopped by to visit the table. He spent a good deal of time talking to us about the menu and pointing out that a large portion of the menu was made with locally grown produce. As expected, the food was great, staff was attentive but what I really loved was turning … read more