- July 16th, 2013
- lisa
- Comments Off on Dinner in Words – The Grits
We’ve scoured and pulled our way through finding the best, most high quality ingredients we could. When we say that it’s not merely conjecture. Sure, many places will pull out...
- June 23rd, 2013
- lisa
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In the long stretched rows of seemingly innocuous green tuffs small peaks of bright red poke under the broad leaves, it’s strawberry season. This fruit to kick off summer is...
- June 18th, 2013
- lisa
- Comments Off on Pickled Ramps – Pretty Much Awesome
Been looking for something, well, different to add to just about everything you eat? Sandwiches falling flat? Burgers need some oomph? It isn’t a real big secret, we LOVE ramps....
- June 17th, 2013
- lisa
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Right around where the eye would be of the man’s head of Iowa – a boy was born, in the town of Waterloo, his name: Chad Allen. His Iowa roots,...
- May 21st, 2013
- lisa
- Comments Off on Our Chorizo – Hand-Ground Goodness
We’ve been buggered by our Chef, Derrick, for a long time about curating meat. We’ve been tied up with projects, but recently we let him loose. And, well, he’s gone...
- May 8th, 2013
- lisa
- Comments Off on May’s Special Cupcake
Mid-August we kicked off a cupcake contest and collected customer ideas. A couple stuck out right away. Something about them made our collective mouths water. Two flavors were pulled: horchata...
- May 3rd, 2013
- lisa
- Comments Off on Southport Grocery’s Own Rye Bread
In the world of breads there are a few treasures, some truly fantastic cuts of doughy goodness that they’re impossible to ignore. We tend to think our rye bread is...
- April 27th, 2013
- lisa
- Comments Off on Beer Menu – Late April 2013
Lovely beer menu for the cutting edge of spring. Founders – Breakfast Stout ∙ 5 One of the best stouts brewed today. Made with oats for a thick mouth-feel, bitter...
- April 27th, 2013
- lisa
- Comments Off on Our Chorizo & Eggs
Some things are better left unsaid sometimes. So just like our post on the chilaquiles (which this new dish replaces), we’re leaving this one short. Feast your eyes on our...
- April 19th, 2013
- lisa
- Comments Off on Our Focaccia – A Panfull Of Flavor Dimples
In the quiet mornings were the ticking of stretching oven metal begats the sound of whirring overheads and shuffling clogs, in those times when dawn breaks after clouds of flour...