Country Asian Tapas hosted by Chinese Southern Belle

Our Country Asian Tapas event Sunday night, May 31 was a "smashing success" as one guest exclaimed. Held at Urban Oasis B&B in Atlanta's historic neighborhood, Inman Park, new friends from around town (and from MD, OK, CA) mingled and munched over a dozen selections of Chinese Southern Belle Asian Tapas creations, including Plum Wine Sangria (couldn't keep punch bowl filled), 5-Spice Roast Beef, "Keng's Wings" Original Honey Braised Wings (they put me through college!) and local/organic Garlicky Greens Stir-Fry.

Big thanks to our partners--Sevananda Natural Foods Market; Slow Food Atlanta; Urban Oasis; New Tricks; China Cafeteria; Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts; and Chinese Southern Belle, LLC.

Everyone seemed to enjoy the fun, delicious evening making new connections and supporting "good, clean, fair food" (a portion of proceeds benefit Slow Food Atlanta).

Maybe this will become an annual tradition....Enjoy the pics!

Natalie

"Culinary Crossovers," Atlanta Journal-Constitution cover story, Food section, 5/7/09

"Culinary Crossovers," Atlanta Journal-Constitution cover story, Food section, 5/7/09
Entrepreneurial mother, daughter blend their Chinese heritage with Southern ways for entertaining adventures. (Visit link for full online version. Print version included recipes and photos) http://www.ajc.com/food/content/printedition/2009/05/07/chinese0507fd.html

No Biscuit No Cry

Recently, while arriving early for a class downtown, I went to the Flying Biscuit for a dinner snack. It was in-between meal times and the servers enthusiastically announced “$3 Mimosas!” Not a big drinker, I declined but excitedly noticed it was “Biscuit Happy Hour” on the daily special board. Excited about the prospect of a free or perhaps “all you can eat” biscuits, I asked my server about the daily special. He flew by and repeated “$3 Mimosas!” I asked again and this time pointed to the poster, “What is the Biscuit Happy Hour?” He repeated in the same cheery tone as he flew back the other way, “$3 Mimosas!” A bit flustered and confused, I reiterated, “But it says BISCUIT Happy Hour.” Then, it dawned on me that they were all about the “happy hour mimosas” and this Raccoon Foodie was all about the biscuit! Ha! I had a good chuckle at myself as I munched on my whole wheat biscuit and love bean cakes.