An evening of fine chocolate, wine and jalapeno bacon in the Old Fourth Ward

If P'cheen chef and meat curing enthusiast Alex Friedman can figure out how to get his jalapeno bacon into a syringe, the city of Atlanta might have a new problem.

One farmer’s switcheroo sparks opportunities for others

Next spring at the farmers markets, you might notice some signage changes behind a few of your favorite farmers. One highly respected young farmer, Rachel Tali Kaplan, is leaving town, prompting a wave of moves.

Savory granola packs an herby surprise

I know you’ve tried granola before, but it’s entirely likely that you’ve never tried granola like THIS before. Sweet Savory Rosemary Granola, the invention of Sweet Georgia Grains owner Diane Peck, delivers a surprising combination of rosemary, garlic, nuts and just a hint of honey. It’s mostly savory, with just a little sweet. It’s also addictive: I guarantee that once you try it, you will be compelled to take a second taste.

An urban gardener’s dirty little secret: Compostwheels

A garden is only as good as its soil, and for city gardeners that can be a challenge. If you don’t plan on using chemical fertilizers, then your garden needs a steady supply of rich compost: “black gold” made of decayed organic material such as manure, leaves or food scraps.

Souper Jenny ladles up love for Valentine’s Day

There’s a reason more men are loitering by the ladles this week at Souper Jenny on East Andrews Drive in Buckhead.In honor of Valentine’s Day, it’s Aphrodisiac Soup Week at the soup, salad and sandwich shop.

Try not to hate squash for its extremism

You never know with summer squash.Some years, it just keeps coming and coming, and you try every recipe imaginable and it still keeps coming, until you seriously consider adding zucchini to your breakfast cereal. And then other years, just when you’re getting into the swing of things, poof—it’s all gone. Gone from your garden, gone from your CSA box, gone from farmers markets. Those are the years that squash bug and squash vine borer hit hard. And you realize that you actually miss squash when you don’t have it.

Urban beekeeping on the rise

If it seems that the buzz around bees has picked up volume, that’s because it has. According to the USDA, bees help pollinate one-third of all our food, but recently, a mysterious and destructive honeybee disease called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) has been wiping out record numbers of hives across the U.S. Although CCD is a common phenomonom, scientists can't explain why it's increasing at such a devastating rate.

On the Horizon: a Southern Cheese Council

Among the dozens of overused food quotes, “Cheese is milk’s leap towards immortality” (Brillat-Savarin Clifton Fadiman) is probably my favorite. American milk has been bounding toward eternity in the care of increasingly skillful hands over the last few decades. Small-scale farmers have grown from making simple, fledgling efforts to crafting sublime cheeses that can stand beside Europe’s finest. With the growth of this industry, organizations in major cheese making regions have naturally popped up to support cheese makers and educate consumers. Vermont Cheese Council and the California Artisan Cheese Guild are two biggies.

UGA students test ways to reduce food-borne illnesses

The splintered plywood sign with “Retail Meat Sale” hand painted in red and black capitals. The black arrow underneath pointing up the sidewalk. The squat brick building. Every Friday, just off College Station road, a flurry of skepticism and confusion is the most likely reaction from onlookers who don’t know that it’s all part of UGA’s Meat Science Technology Center Store.

Ford Fry on Killer Tomato Festival and No. 246

ATL Food Chatter: July 5, 2011 (To receive the Chatter and other culinary tidbits directly in your inbox, sign up for our weekly dining newsletter)What do you get when you combine some of the South’s top chefs, mixologists, and farmers; the peak of growing season; and good music, all in one location for a good cause? The third annual Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival, which will be held July 17 from 1–5 p.m. at Westside Urban Market. The annual fundraiser for Georgia Organics has morphed into an experience unlike any of the ATL’s growing number of food events. The combination of the creative uses of tomatoes, boisterous crowds spurred on by some rocking bands like the Plasmatics and high-profile judges—including Andrew Knowlton of Bon Appetit, Food & Wine restaurant editor Kate Krader, and ATL’s dynamic dietician, Carolyn O’Neil—produce a unique alchemy that made the Killer Tomato Festival a must-attend.

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