Well Fed On the Town

This is my last installment on the local market (at least for now). The major departments are done, with the exception of groceries. The market I’ve been picking on, Dorothy Lane Market (DLM), in Dayton and Springboro, Ohio, has the typical shelves full of cereal, oils, flour, sugar, candy, etc.
What’s different about DLM than chain […]

I love food shows, and if I was closer to Anaheim, California, I’d be penciling this one in on my calendar. Besides sampling gourmet foods and desserts, and partaking in wine tasting, you’ll also have the opportunity to see and hear from Food Network celebrity chefs David Rosengarten, Sara Moulton, Juan Carlos Cruz, Warren Brown, […]

Hello Well Fed On The Town Readers!
Cate O’Malley and I are hard at work on our going green efforts that we’ve been writing about here on Operation Green. Unfortunately, due to some busy schedules, moving and whatnot we haven’t sat down for a chat recently. But fear not, Operation Green will return next Monday with […]

Recently some friends and I went to Spa Bar, the special happy hour that Spataro’s in Sacramento holds on weekdays from 2-6:30. Spataro’s is the super fancy restaurant owned by the Paragary’s restaurant group, and this particular place is the main hangout for their head honcho chef, Kurt Spataro.
Spataro’s is located on L and 14th, […]

Do you find yourself at the grocery stumped on cheeses? Are you drawn to the same old selections like that crotin of goat or mozzerella? Do you go into those higher end grocers and get to the cheese aisle and find you are totally perplexed on the many offerings? Artisanal Cheese, a top supplier to […]

Share an afternoon with two of the most popular Italian American celebrity chefs, Mario Batali and Lidia Bastianich. And if film is more your thing, actress Marisa Tomei will also be there as well.
Food, Film, and Friendship, Italian Style
With Mario Batali, Lidia Bastianich,
and Marisa Tomei
Sunday, July 8, 2 pm
“The trio will be spending the afternoon […]

Sunday morning is comfortably warm and sunny. You sit down to an outdoor breakfast, looking out at the bay. Breakfast is grilled lamb sausages, a slice of spinach quiche, fresh strawberries and cherries, a scone, and an olallieberry mini tart. A hot mug of freshly brewed coffee with a bit of raw milk accompanies your […]

You can dine on organic New Southern cuisine while listening to dozens of free-spirited types drumming in the park across the street. You can get dinner and see a foodie-themed movie in the outdoor courtyard of a French restaurant. You can experience a real Hookah bar where you can be entertained by a belly dancer. […]

B. Smith’s is the brainchild of former model cum lifestyle guru and businesswoman Barbara Smith, who formed The B. Smith Restaurant Group in May 1998. The restaurant has outposts in Sag Harbor and Times Square as well, and has garnered acclaim for Chef Rahman Harper’s skillful mix of Cajun, Creole and Southern cooking. In the […]

I’m used to chain grocery wine departments. They offer a smattering of international wines, usually cheap Pino Grigio and Chianti from Italy, along with standard California wines and cheap Aussie wines. You can find some decent wines here, and, locally, some Kroger stores actually have walk in wine coolers for their better wines. […]