In May I took a few folks from the Chapel Hill Foster’s Market to help me at the 2010 Farm to Fork.  If you aren’t familiar, Farm to Fork is a really neat event that is organized once a year by Orange County, CEFS, and Slow Food Triangle.  The event features over 30 area restaurants, each paired with a [Read More]

Here is a great piece written by one of our regulars, Brett Webb-Mitchell. Cafe Culture: A Return to Bohemia By Brett Webb-Mitchell There are those of us in Chapel Hill and Carrboro who remember when the Bohemian society was well established in this Southern oasis. Carrboro-ites ordained themselves the “Paris of the Piedmont,” and Chapel Hill was [Read More]

This week we celebrate the 20th anniversary at Foster’s Market. It’s hard to believe we have been part of this community for so long. I knew when I came to Durham it felt like home and we appreciate all of you for embracing and supporting us over the years. I wanted to share some of [Read More]

Taking advantage of the gorgeous weather today, I decided to get out and do some planting at the Chapel Hill store. We have a great sunny spot in front of the patio which is ideal for summer herbs. I’ve always felt that cooking with fresh herbs makes such a difference in the food I make at [Read More]

Mac and Cheese is a mainstay at Foster’s Market, and we think ours is quite good; we make it most every day, especially this time of year. I was really pleased to be asked to participate in a Mac ‘n Cheese Blog using Wisconsin cheese in conjunction with National Cheese Lovers Day. On the Wisconsin [Read More]

Last week, my husband Peter brought over the first piece of equipment for my new cooking station in the Chapel Hill store.  It’s a small cabinet with a gas tank and Viking 4-burner stovetop, and–the best part–it’s on wheels.  I think it will allow us to be more accommodating for different sized crowds.  I’m hoping [Read More]

If you have not had the opportunity to check out cookstr.com, January 12th is the day. I am featured as the Chef of the Day. Along with over 200 other chefs and cookbook authors coookstr is the web site for -all things food. It is the brainstorm of Katie Workman and many other creative [Read More]

In December Foster’s Market hosted Tea with Lee, a benefit for the Women’s Center in Chapel Hill.  My friends Lee Smith and Frances Mayes signed copies of their books while our guests enjoyed individual antipasto platters and sipped Italian wines.  Here are a few pictures.     Thank you, Lee and Frances, for sharing your spirit and your [Read More]

I was recently asked by an energetic company from Florida, called Studio B, to do a hands on cooking class as part of an inspirational weekend. Here’s the video.

Peter and I were recently invited to Blackberry Farm, in the rolling hills of the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee, for a very special experience. I was honored to participate in a food and wine event along with Pam Starr of Crocker and Starr Winery. Blackberry Farm is a little hard to describe with the usual [Read More]