Gifted Gourmet

Here you will find the collection of digests for a number of media which are located in the Southeastern states. This week's Southeastern Forum Digest includes, in alphabetical order, by city: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has an excellent article on a south Georgia dairy of which we are extremely proud, Sweet Grass Dairy. If you are a fan of artisanal cheeses and enjoy reading about their production, this is the perfect article for you. Peruse it carefully and get to know these two cheesemakers who are putting their entire heart and soul into this enterprise. .Recipes here include: Grilled Gouda Cheese Sandwich Creamy Goat Cheese Salad Dressing Bacon, Egg and Cheddar Scones This statement pretty well sums up the entire article. Recipe of the week for Oven-Roasted Halibut with Herb Citrus Vinaigrette Access Atlanta from the AJC has an exquisite article on a local vegetarian, actually vegan, upscale, delightful restaurant here called Lush ...Recommended dishes include smoky chilaquiles, a crisp endive salad, white bean hummus with assorted olives, a crisped bean curd, and the peanut butter mousse cake .. about which you will read more here: Atlanta Creative Loafing reviews some especially appealing restaurants this week: Eugene's, Iris, Sotto Sotto and Jester's Cafe ... this week's focus is on Eugene's: . and on and on until one simply has to either stop reading to wipe his/her chin or make reservations to try this place! The Charleston Post and Courier showcases the local watermelon as the quintessential sign of summer ... Delightfully summery recipes here include: Salad With Smoked Ham and Watermelon Salsa Watermelon-Peach Smoothie Watermelon, Bacon, Avocado and Fresh Mozzarella Sandwich With Basil Watermelon Lemonade Watermelon Granita-Filled Lime Cups In a section titled: savoring summer's last bounty, there are reviews of some terrific cookbooks: The Charlotte Observer finds eG's own Kathleen Purvis coming face-to-face with the anxiety induced by the almighty chopstick: Typically kpurvis humor and wit ... do read on ... The other major article this week is about sushi ... and in this highly informative article you will learn all about the many things related to eating sushi .. even the lingo associated with the specialty: a definite must read piece! and then there is the bite-by-bite guide! the guide .. this you'll enjoy with pictures! I loved this! Charlotte Creative Loafing has an article on honeys ... and this is one you will enjoy reading if this food is something you love: I had no idea how important a product this was to this region of the southeast ... lots of historical info and some surprising things I never was aware of are here as well ... Yet another very cool article comes from Taylor Eason of CCL: If you like stereotypes, read on ... I enjoyed his "take" on each ... Memphis Commercial Appeal is running a story on lunch making for adults and children as school is opening shortly ... The Nashville Tennessean has an article on gelatin desserts and salads which I have already reviewed here a week or two ago .. from Knight-Ridder .. and an article about a local woman who makes imitation sausages .. soysage, she calls them .. Savannah Now has a somewhat interesting piece on the local favorite, The News & Observer from Raleigh has an incredibly detailed article on the BLT sandwich which was enjoyable to read and quite revealing, layer upon layer: even a discussion on the mayonnaises involved and the bacon types ... this is soooo divinely delicious, I can almost taste this classic sandwich as I write this digest ... This winds up the Southeast Forum Digest for the week .. Have a good, safe end of the summer if you are getting ready to send your children off to school... Gifted Gourmet

Already working diligently at a volunteer job ... but I sometimes do find some highly useful items to bring here to share at eGullet ...

Do not despair ... GG is on the way ... more on Tartare .. just to tide you over until their website is up and running: article on Morrone's Tartare and a fruit tartare for dessert no less .... mmmm...

And more on the condiment quiz, you people ... topic du jour ... anyone else check out their personal results??

If we had the website, manresa, we too might salivate along with you ...

It isn't like I actually have a life, you realize!

Good! Definitely not a Sara Moulton!! wrong quiz ...

the story on condiments ... Personalities are based upon the love of: salsa, mayonnaise, barbecue, hot sauces, salad dressings, and horseradish ... Didn't even think there might be an Association for Dressings and Sauces ... who knew?? while not too scientific, but then what is?, this made for a pleasurable read ...

Eat up, guys .. their days may be numbered but their carbs sure aren't! Edit to add: Looks like alacarte and I think alike!

the article on beer Validation on this change, beer drinking enthusiasts? Have the microbreweries made this a reality? Thinner, but more satisfied? True for you and your friends?

but then what fun would that be? Case dismissed!

article from the business section Atlanta Journal-Constitution seems this didn't help ... nor this ... nor even this ...even by adding wi-fi, it seems that nothing was able to avert this financial crisis ... Are you a fan of Schlotzsky's? If your answer is in the affirmative, is this surprising to you? If negative, who is their nearest competitor in your city?

article from Pittsburghlive.com An interesting article about the subject of butters .. European butters, to be more precise, and why they are captivating American palates ... If you are an avid baker, or merely in love with butter in any form, will these delight and entice your tastebuds? the devil is in the details .. more details on butters ....

article from the Boston Herald I found this an interesting article .. is this a trend? Folks from Boston, what implications might this have?

Looks like they weren't card-carrying members of the D.A.R. either .. nor the Junior League ...

article from Santa Cruz Sentinel So this is why the vegan landlord claimed he wanted vegan tenants .. not so much for their "sensitivities" ... but for their sexiness and their sexual "endurance" ... PETA has all sorts of defenders, on all sorts of moral grounds, but this struck me as one of the best rationales yet ...

Milliken and Feniger's recipe which is classic and terrific!

You sure you really want to ask that question here? I presume they are proactive on the subject .. no one is harmed in the "production" of breast milk nor is the recipient negatively impacted ... and they might just buy into it based on the "bonding aspect" it involves ... or maybe not ... information on this topic from vegsource.com

superb thread on okono .. whatever ...

Hanwoori Japanese/Korean restaurant This is the place where I had the best soup with dumplings last week! it has an enormous menu and is most reasonably priced besides ... top end perimeter, I 285, exit at North Peachtree .. it is right there .. and their bulgogi was divine as well! but, sorry, no pizza ...

Atlanta thread on gyoza, etc. just nibble on this while I dig up some incredible pizza for you here in Atlanta ... Oh yes, welcome to eGullet and the Southeast Forum since you are now a local resident, Always Hungry! Enjoy your stay here and we look forward to your posts after we fill your ravenous appetite! ...

and if it isn't your own particular lifestyle, it immediately gets the adjective "alternate" attached to it??

Thereby dispelling my longheld view of Santa Cruz as a "live and let eat" environment ..... one full of laid back aging hippies who live for their 60's retro lifestyle .. like whatever, man .. chill out ...

Yes, veterinarians who don't eat their patients! (Admittedly, this is a very miniscule part of the general population)

I know from my experience doing the Southeast Forum Digests, how difficult it can be to synthesize the information in the media on so many topics presented weekly. Personally, I am always in awe of Hannnah's ability to make these articles, and their respective links, both concise and succinct ... thank you Hannnah for a job well done! Consistently excellent!