Picks and Pans – in and around Savannah, GA

It was super interesting getting to see Savannah, but it was a little hard to get to know it. Because Savannah is such a beautiful and historic city it draws a tremendous number of tourists (us included) which makes it difficult to get a sense of the local fabric of the place. I imagine the […]

Picks and Pans – Athens & Atlanta, GA

Athens is a cool little college town with a music scene recommended by the drummer of the rockin’ funk bank, Entropy, that we saw in Boone. Looks like it has some interesting art scene, but all the exhibitions were in transition while we were in town.

Atlanta is a funky city (Entropy is from Atlanta!), […]

Picks and Pans – Charlotte, NC

Charlotte is an interesting city with a rich history. Everyone outside Charlotte talks about it as a “banking city”, stemming from the HUGE banking explosion when North Carolina National Bank (now Bank of America) took advantage of a loophole in banking law that allowed non-bank entities to own banks across state lines. It does have […]

Picks and Pans – Charlottesville, VA

PICKS: Marco and Luca’s Dumplings

Deliciously crispy dumplings, cold sesame noodles and steamed pork buns all for under $10….ummm, perfect.

Walking in Ragged Mountain

Cate and Ashton introduced us to Charlottesville in style by taking us straight to this nature preserve. The walk around the lake at sunset is highly recommended, especially if accompanied by […]

Picks and Pans – Philadelphia

PICKS: Mutter Museum

Wax models of syphilitic sores, conjoined twin skeletons, a section of human colon formerly filled with 40 pounds of feces and a whole lot more….basically all the medical oddities you might want to see in a day, or maybe in lifetime.

A Full Plate

Erica highly recommends the […]