Since we will move to Massachusetts soon, we began talking about the things we still wanted to do in the South before we leave. We’ve visited Amarillo, Dallas/Fort Worth, Natchez, Eureka Springs and even been to Southfork Ranch in Parker, Texas. But one place we haven’t been is New Orleans. This weekend, that changes. Continue reading “New Orleans Casts Her Spell Once Again”
One of our favorite annual events in town is Taste of Texarkana which raises money for the Harvest Texarkana Regional Food Bank. Many of the community’s best restaurants, caterers, grocers and vendors gather to give out approximately 1,000 samples of their signature dishes to the hundreds of folks that come out for a fun time and great food. Continue reading “Feeding The Hungry One Bite At A Time”
I never exactly associated Texas with wine country. But the Lone Star State has a surprising number of locally owned wineries that produce some unusual and delicious varieties of vino. We discovered many of those at the first Avinger Wine Festival earlier today. Continue reading “Fun, Friends and ‘Vino’ at the Avinger Wine Festival”
We finally made it to the historic town of Natchez, Mississippi, a town we’ve wanted to visit for years. Greg Iles, one of our favorite writers and author of books like The Quiet Game and Blood Memory, lives here and during this trip many of the places he has written about came to vivid life. Continue reading “Jathan and Heather Discover The History And Romance Of Natchez, Mississippi [VIDEO]”
Having lived in different regions of the U.S., we quickly learned that every region has its own take on barbecue. But only of those regions seems to really get it right – the South. Continue reading “Southern Pulled-Pork Sandwiches [RECIPE]”
Jathan & Heather 