Well Fed On the Town

Have you heard of Gabriel’s Desserts? Its owner, Johnnie Gabriel, is the cousin of everyone’s favorite southern mom Paula Deen. The bakery’s reputation is quite something around here and people rave about it. Popular in my area, I imagine their popularity soared even farther after the mention on Paula’s show. And, there’s do doubt about […]

Top Chef may not be debuting for another month, but in just a few weeks you can experience your own Top Chef meal. Live. In person.
Richard Blais, one of the finalists from Top Chef Chicago, will be giving an exclusive culinary demonstration on November 8 at The Culinary Institute of America. Blais is a 1998 […]

Last week we told you about Food Writing Boot Camp, a course through MediaBistro. It’s a course that teaches you the ins and outs of food writing including writing pitch letters, editing yourself, writing recipes and more.
Interested?
Well, MediaBistro has been kind enough to extend a $50 discount to readers of The Well Fed Network and […]

Temperatures reminiscent of summer are back in the northeast — during the daytime at least — so toss that sweater aside and enjoy the warmth while you can. Before long we will all be bundling up as tightly as can be.
Looking for something fun to do this weekend?

BlogHer Boston - The BlogHer Reach Out Tour […]

Do you have a favorite grocery store? Why is it your favorite? How about lunch place? Or food event? Or restaurant?
These are the kind of things we love our writers at Well Fed On the Town to write about.
We also like to have stories about upcoming events, classes and more.
Did you want to join the […]

If you are in the New York area tonight and are interested in a panel discussion with several personal branding experts, check out Personal Branding Redefined.
On the panel:

Gary Vaynerchuk, aka Gary Vee (Wine Library TV), whose wild personality and lo-fi video camera helped build a $45 million-a-year empire from a daily wine blog.
Julia Allison (Nonsociety.com, […]

If you are interested in reviewing restaurants, writing about food, and making some money doing it, there is a course coming up at MediaBistro in New York, that will help you get on your way to achieving that goal.
According to MediaBistro:
In this class, you will learn:
- How to write a pitch an editor can’t turn […]

It’s Friday! That means it’s time to unplug and unwind. And after this week, don’t we all need a little bit of that?

Collingsworth Book Fest, New Jersey - If you like books, you are going to love this book event on Saturday, Oct. 4.  There will be authors, illustrators and kid-friendly events to enjoy.
Best of […]

Masalas has its work cut out for it if it is going to beat the odds.  It recently opened in one of those places.  You know, one of those places that seem like a great location, but no restaurant can ever make it there more than three months before closing down.  That building has been […]

Though I am not a big fan of the restaurant chain, Chili’s, I have to recommend that you go there today. Today is The BIG DAY at Chili’s. The chain is donating 100 percent of its profits today to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. St. Jude’s treats kids with childhood cancer. Can you think of […]