http://www.metropulse.com/news/columns/knoxville-culture/all-foods-considered/?partner=RSSMetroPulse Stories: All Foods Considered by Rose Kennedyen-uscolumns/knoxville-culture/all-foods-consideredhttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2012/may/09/my-mothers-kitchen/?partner=RSSI’ve never seen Lee Clayton Roper, or her mother Sally Clayton, now deceased, but I have this very clear image of the two of them, perhaps holding Sidecars, politely wrangling over the toasted clam rolls, in an airy, marble-countered Denver kitchen. kennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 09 May 2012 16:42:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24600-734632columns/knoxville-culture/all-foods-consideredRose KennedyKnoxville, TNIn My Mother’s KitchenMetroPulsemy-mothers-kitchenurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24600-734632Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2012/feb/15/food-crushes/?partner=RSSHear I go again, another food crush. Other people can describe their attraction to different foods as a preference, or a love affair, maybe, or a craving. kennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24261-734548columns/knoxville-culture/all-foods-consideredRose KennedyKnoxville, TNFood CrushesMetroPulsefood-crushesurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24261-734548Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2011/nov/30/best-cookbooks-2011/?partner=RSSHere are this year’s best cookbooks, the ones with fine essays, sweet anecdotes, and step-by-step instructions included. That way, you can make your own memories. kennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:26:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-23978-734471columns/knoxville-culture/all-foods-consideredRose KennedyKnoxville, TNBest Cookbooks of 2011MetroPulsebest-cookbooks-2011urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-23978-734471Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2011/nov/02/foods-phils-memory/?partner=RSSFood memories help me anchor, then catalog, time shared, joys and drudgery, humor and complacency. And so it was memories of carrot cake, California onion dip, dry red wine, and seedless watermelon kabobs that assailed me these past three days, as I tried to assimilate the sad information that erstwhile Knoxville drummer extraordinaire Phil Pollard died this past Saturday, in Richmond, Va., from a heart attack at age 44. kennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:43:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-23855-734443columns/knoxville-culture/all-foods-consideredRose KennedyKnoxville, TNFoods In Phil’s MemoryMetroPulsefoods-phils-memoryurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-23855-734443Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2011/sep/14/okra-angst-be-gone/?partner=RSSWhy not just eat fried okra from (drum roll please) a local dining establishment? They have the rituals down, and the trained staff, and the commercial grade oil, and are already making it for all sorts of other diners, so why fight it? kennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:43:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-23619-734394columns/knoxville-culture/all-foods-consideredRose KennedyKnoxville, TNOkra Angst, Be Gone!MetroPulseokra-angst-be-goneurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-23619-734394Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2011/aug/10/palavah-hut-steams-beloved-food-memories/?partner=RSSPalavah Hut is a cheery little place, with folk-painted signs and brick walls. They serve takeout only Thursday-Saturday—homestyle specials replete with stews and rice and greens, like Taro root with tilapia in olive oil with fresh herbs and vegetables, and any number of pastries and chicken dishes. kennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:02:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-23448-734359columns/knoxville-culture/all-foods-consideredRose KennedyKnoxville, TNThe Palavah Hut Steams Up Beloved Food Memories MetroPulsepalavah-hut-steams-beloved-food-memoriesurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-23448-734359Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2011/jul/13/veev-la-acai-spirits/?partner=RSSHealth benefits with your buzz are a strong temptation to pick a product made far away for an exception to the local food scene, and I can readily envision substituting VeeV for the vodka in my favorite vodka-marinara recipe. kennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:06:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-23324-734331columns/knoxville-culture/all-foods-consideredRose KennedyKnoxville, TNVeeV a la Acai SpiritsMetroPulseveev-la-acai-spiritsurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-23324-734331Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2011/jun/01/fantasy-food-picks/?partner=RSSWhat is a fantasy food? One you can’t have, or at least not right now, for reasons involving geography, the separation of the lands of the living and the dead, or the stubborn resistance of this world of ours to time travel. Nonetheless, you really, really want it. kennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:59:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-23131-734289columns/knoxville-culture/all-foods-consideredRose KennedyKnoxville, TNFantasy Food PicksMetroPulsefantasy-food-picksurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-23131-734289Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2011/apr/13/black-eyed-joes-bbq-feeds-first-fruit-homeless/?partner=RSSOnce a month for the past two years, Joe Bryant sets up at a spot below the I-40 bridge near the Knoxville Area Rescue Mission and the Salvation Army, and serves barbecue to what Joe estimates is 400-700 people. It’s all part of an outreach effort by Lost Sheep Ministries. kennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:44:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-22855-734240columns/knoxville-culture/all-foods-consideredRose KennedyKnoxville, TNBlack-Eyed Joe’s BBQ Feeds “First Fruit” to the Homeless MetroPulseblack-eyed-joes-bbq-feeds-first-fruit-homelessurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-22855-734240Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2011/mar/09/kodak-historical-cookbook-great-read/?partner=RSSI do read books, plenty of them. My preferred are Fearless teen-lit paperbacks, graphic novels by Brad Meltzer, and mysteries by Brit Elizabeth George. Oh, and community cookbooks. kennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:39:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-22696-734205columns/knoxville-culture/all-foods-consideredRose KennedyKnoxville, TNThe 'Kodak Historical Cookbook' is a Great ReadMetroPulsekodak-historical-cookbook-great-readurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-22696-734205Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2011/jan/26/bipartisan-soup-pots/?partner=RSSFood, good food, is the unification measure this country needs. When you’re swapping recipes or have biscuits in your mouth, who has time for harsh diatribes or mean-spirited political attacks? kennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:36:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-22468-734163columns/knoxville-culture/all-foods-consideredRose KennedyKnoxville, TNBipartisan Soup PotsMetroPulsebipartisan-soup-potsurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-22468-734163Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2010/dec/29/best-cookbooks-2010/?partner=RSSAre folks in this area leading the food and dining trends, or just cooking right up to the cutting edge? Either way, the best cookbooks released this year from publishers near and far celebrate the foods we love right here—and the kind of cooking we do and the sort of resolutions we’re making to eat sustainably and carry on food legacies. kennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-22304-734135columns/knoxville-culture/all-foods-consideredRose KennedyKnoxville, TNBest Cookbooks of 2010MetroPulsebest-cookbooks-2010urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-22304-734135Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2010/nov/17/cooking-moonshine/?partner=RSSWith apologies to the Florida Orange Growers, I humbly suggest the slogan, “Moonshine. It’s not just for getting tore up anymore.” I’m addressing the Ole Smoky Distillery, Tennessee’s first legal moonshine producer. Not that they’re really going to need a lot of catchy advertising—I predict their moonshine-added products are going to fly off the shelves at the flagship store at Traffic Light #8 in Gatlinburg. kennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:45:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-22107-734093columns/knoxville-culture/all-foods-consideredRose KennedyKnoxville, TNOle Smoky Distillery: Cooking With MoonshineMetroPulsecooking-moonshineurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-22107-734093Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2010/nov/03/recipe-improvisation/?partner=RSSA few weekends ago, my mom, who lives in my hometown of Williamsburg, Va., fixed us this wonderful minestrone, light on salt, long on flavor, before my sister and I left for my class reunion. Inspired by the vegetable-laden goodness, and freshly armed with benevolence and good intentions after seeing classmates bursting with health, I vowed to make it myself when I got back to Knoxville. kennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:52:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-22033-734079columns/knoxville-culture/all-foods-consideredRose KennedyKnoxville, TNRecipe, Swapped--An Improvisor's MinestroneMetroPulserecipe-improvisationurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-22033-734079Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2010/sep/29/taste-tweaking/?partner=RSSAt most of the places I frequent, the servers don’t let on, but I know. I’m a pain. I’m “that person,” the one who never just orders the #1 combo, or the chef’s special, or says, “Give me what he’s having.” kennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:11:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-21842-734044columns/knoxville-culture/all-foods-consideredRose KennedyKnoxville, TNA Taste for TweakingMetroPulsetaste-tweakingurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-21842-734044Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2010/sep/01/stacy-varon-spiritual-weeder/?partner=RSSIn a matter of minutes, Stacy Varon has me thinking anyone could take up this community gardening for the less privileged—would enjoy it, might even love it. She’s alight with happiness at the prospect. And not just for the Farragut Christian Church food pantry patrons, and the battered women and homeless who will benefit from this bountiful 1/3-acre side plot alongside St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church. No, she’s also tickled for the 20-30 people who work the garden—nearly a fifth the number who regularly attend this airy, tasteful place of worship on a given Sunday. kennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:03:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-21713-734016columns/knoxville-culture/all-foods-consideredRose KennedyKnoxville, TNStacy Varon, a Spiritual WeederMetroPulsestacy-varon-spiritual-weederurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-21713-734016Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2010/jul/28/chard-life/?partner=RSSIn gardening, as in other food matters, there is something to be said for the lackadaisical, unresearched, no-preconceptions approach. There’s something to be said, but it’s not anything positive. kennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:57:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-21561-733981columns/knoxville-culture/all-foods-consideredRose KennedyKnoxville, TNChard for LifeMetroPulsechard-lifeurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-21561-733981Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2010/jun/23/kevin-bradley-loves-kimchi/?partner=RSSKevin Bradley is not just a genius artist/social commentator and co-owner of Yee-Haw Industries hand-set letterpress. These days, he’s got a second identity that involves kimchi, that traditional Korean fermented dish. kennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:13:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-21395-733946columns/knoxville-culture/all-foods-consideredRose KennedyKnoxville, TNKevin Bradley Loves KimchiMetroPulsekevin-bradley-loves-kimchiurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-21395-733946Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2010/may/26/good-food-spoken-here/?partner=RSSSiam Watsanserekul, the owner of Bangkok Tokyo, is bilingual, but Thai is his first language; mine is suburban American. So when I stopped in a few months after the restaurant’s late winter opening, it took pantomime, broad smiles on both sides, careful expression reading and some six-to-10-word English phrases that weren’t super-clear to me before we ascertained that we both like The King and I musical, and its star Yul Brynner. kennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 26 May 2010 12:59:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-21271-733918columns/knoxville-culture/all-foods-consideredRose KennedyKnoxville, TNGood Food Spoken HereMetroPulsegood-food-spoken-hereurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-21271-733918Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2010/apr/21/slow-change-artist/?partner=RSSI guess in this jumbled, contradictory, but heartfelt mess I call my personal preferences, it only makes sense I would like it when restaurants change it up—and when they stay the same. kennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:26:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-21033-733883columns/knoxville-culture/all-foods-consideredRose KennedyKnoxville, TNLocal Restaurants, Can't You Change and Also Stay the Same?MetroPulseslow-change-artisturn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-21033-733883Change0Usable