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Tortilla

June 17, 2015

My father had surgery on both feet last week, so he’s laid up and generous friends have been dropping off food to make life a bit easier. Our friends Alba and Javi, who relocated from Barcelona to Greenville a few years ago, dropped off this beautiful tortilla, a Spanish omelet of potato and onion and egg. […]

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Cooks & Soldiers

May 7, 2015

Though posts are sparse these days, I do take a lot of photos (many can be found on Instagram) but while I can pop the contrast and brightness and make most anything appear #vividdelish, I generally offer little opinion on those short posts. At the same time I don’t have time to go on about each […]

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Le Caveau Fine Wines

December 11, 2011

While I have a full blown wine problem, I admittedly don’t buy a lot of wine locally. Over the last few years I’ve been able to really hone in on what I like, and I’ve found a few online distributors who specialize in these wines. One also acts as middleman for collectors who are selling […]

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Pez Vela – Paella

September 1, 2011

While in Barcelona we hit up Pez Vela, a relatively new paella restaurant at the base of the W Hotel, right on the beach. Ever since, I can’t stop thinking about paella. Has anyone ever had one that was good in Atlanta? Doing it at home is probably the best option. I have a paella […]

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Not in the Kitchen

August 3, 2011

I’ve been dying to get back in the kitchen and cook some stuff up for the old blog, but lately life has been getting in the way. I moved in with Katie in anticipation of our wedding (in 10 days!), trading in my spacious, marble counter topped, endless cabinet spaced kitchen for an older closet-esque […]

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