tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13450060785243182152024-03-05T22:55:45.736-08:00Barrel ProofUncut/Unfiltered Opinions on Spirits, Food & Misc.Jerry Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14817246201110623495noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345006078524318215.post-84186868188062110132008-10-01T10:36:00.000-07:002008-10-01T12:22:58.636-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJk0PFkEp6VnEf7arpm3_yMZm_Ir1Bqt98R_eUMWRypfQpP5aV7uqHwCwaf7jnNzof7D7nngWohTpN0DyHQI8XsEbirTr_8uWKx5nuctxSlrOKgjgwGehxByxs2O6IUBRMoKTIfuM9iM/s1600-h/DSC00770.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJk0PFkEp6VnEf7arpm3_yMZm_Ir1Bqt98R_eUMWRypfQpP5aV7uqHwCwaf7jnNzof7D7nngWohTpN0DyHQI8XsEbirTr_8uWKx5nuctxSlrOKgjgwGehxByxs2O6IUBRMoKTIfuM9iM/s200/DSC00770.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252241597948329266" /></a><br />After just sitting down to work on manuals, we hear squealing tires and loud crashes. Some guy comes skidding out of Todd's she-she subdivision and slams into the next door neighbor's townhouse. Needless to say, this was a bit distracting.Jerry Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14817246201110623495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345006078524318215.post-55327624128474637832008-10-01T10:11:00.000-07:002008-10-01T10:36:19.016-07:004th of July Redux<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXknab1dWNN7cdH4HIXfrMnJ-iW7zWmM17iO5QnNeGqJXbDkBtVGkKLaso0p573CCOhrhyphenhyphenXZouD3cUC2Hm-Oz9r-kgSwbD67WwUwnjHoyI5MwOntLpMxEtaqj_ebI3maHRQZ1cCgTUTIc/s1600-h/DSC00705.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXknab1dWNN7cdH4HIXfrMnJ-iW7zWmM17iO5QnNeGqJXbDkBtVGkKLaso0p573CCOhrhyphenhyphenXZouD3cUC2Hm-Oz9r-kgSwbD67WwUwnjHoyI5MwOntLpMxEtaqj_ebI3maHRQZ1cCgTUTIc/s200/DSC00705.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252235300455483762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-6ZKKDtr4O5FI8h5Z29rxIKpF1Bqhc9ghyXU285QuN-lB0Z3gq_44e8xXYtG_t94YbrzkxvzXTqK4BC8T-AUiQylLQfx7YenM8IqNIukpQtJZEzmAUPDiHQt-CvHSIjElXaxfhRlcYc/s1600-h/DSC00704.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-6ZKKDtr4O5FI8h5Z29rxIKpF1Bqhc9ghyXU285QuN-lB0Z3gq_44e8xXYtG_t94YbrzkxvzXTqK4BC8T-AUiQylLQfx7YenM8IqNIukpQtJZEzmAUPDiHQt-CvHSIjElXaxfhRlcYc/s200/DSC00704.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252235310586801474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8AzUo3_Zq4ezyNZ37jHEt9k9jfh1DTGhMJIyZ549CB-pHSUUVGKFhUpFfbwwPWTSj7rWQi-7d5lGMbng6mJD_7WB0LxcLuL4YxHcgXXfCGsgejTEZI_7AOoblk7cPyoHO_PhErjmfjOU/s1600-h/DSC00690.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8AzUo3_Zq4ezyNZ37jHEt9k9jfh1DTGhMJIyZ549CB-pHSUUVGKFhUpFfbwwPWTSj7rWQi-7d5lGMbng6mJD_7WB0LxcLuL4YxHcgXXfCGsgejTEZI_7AOoblk7cPyoHO_PhErjmfjOU/s200/DSC00690.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252235311398952866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yjK02YGU5Pb7CUjmCK7BOgO7WqFMGp917eiDJzQuwOzbWZYPOCJRSOLz79BLF7d6yaHFnqwiWbxnibBUrPmctlZGGjtngyv8UTedQDaup_XMCb7DX5pfjEIB24ZehiK6TvxIpl30z3M/s1600-h/DSC00700.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yjK02YGU5Pb7CUjmCK7BOgO7WqFMGp917eiDJzQuwOzbWZYPOCJRSOLz79BLF7d6yaHFnqwiWbxnibBUrPmctlZGGjtngyv8UTedQDaup_XMCb7DX5pfjEIB24ZehiK6TvxIpl30z3M/s200/DSC00700.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252235317124235346" /></a><br />Spent the 4th of July this year cooking whole hog barbecue with my dad's volunteer fire department. An annual event for the Bostwick VFD, the preparation of this picnic starts about 18 hours before serving. Pigs were smoked under corrugated shigles with indirect charcoal heat. The heads, along with beef shoulders and whole chickens, were boiled for brunswick stew. And after an all-nighter, which included bourbon for me, the pig picking began. A cool experience, and I think I held my own on shveling coals, picking pigs and working the stick on the stew, but dad may be on his own next year.Jerry Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14817246201110623495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345006078524318215.post-76722536786071762012008-09-29T21:01:00.000-07:002008-09-29T21:26:43.638-07:00Jazzoo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTq0lBqIZ2K6F9uVrdH_tjTveh1KiSTk_a14GFlBqi08vuMoEIr3IjWLsRIaspzYHtNCz5dyPkagXBi_lzo8wrIuiTdYZEp-sNIwFHb1GlzSw6JhaRdthNQD5_eHsjqna9lkZgUlWvug/s1600-h/DSC00726.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTq0lBqIZ2K6F9uVrdH_tjTveh1KiSTk_a14GFlBqi08vuMoEIr3IjWLsRIaspzYHtNCz5dyPkagXBi_lzo8wrIuiTdYZEp-sNIwFHb1GlzSw6JhaRdthNQD5_eHsjqna9lkZgUlWvug/s320/DSC00726.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251661575225385570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEWcwbREDjmzj22N24aSQzl3IH4CuVNkIoOBafZnf4HuVZ3aoBKVwahntwRoTg2qwKFEfH2FEgVVKaE2sKvAC0W83BxQTsp13y9nOM966hsvHpiwaNi4Fv0pdoGZOAzuILehy8IWa5tw/s1600-h/DSC00718.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEWcwbREDjmzj22N24aSQzl3IH4CuVNkIoOBafZnf4HuVZ3aoBKVwahntwRoTg2qwKFEfH2FEgVVKaE2sKvAC0W83BxQTsp13y9nOM966hsvHpiwaNi4Fv0pdoGZOAzuILehy8IWa5tw/s320/DSC00718.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251661576745917138" /></a><br />This is what you do while you are waiting for a restaurant to be built. The zoo is a cool charity, but soaking in the muggy heat and watching amorous kangaroos may not be the best way to spend a Saturday night. We got great response to duck with bourbon barbecue sauce, except maybe from the vegetarians. "Oh, is that <span style="font-style:italic;">meat</span>?" To which I started to reply, "yes, braised panda."Jerry Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14817246201110623495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345006078524318215.post-18331706807480555882008-09-09T04:46:00.000-07:002008-09-09T05:05:32.717-07:00Here is a sneak peek at what I think is the completed One Flew South cocktail list. High volume and limited space dictated some product changes and a reduction in size, but I am happy with the turn out. <div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br />Champagne<br />Georgia Bellini<br />champagne, peach puree, ginger syrup<br /><br />French 75<br />champagne, Plymouth gin, sugar, lemon<br /><br />Lush Life<br />champagne, Russell's Reserve bourbon, Leopold Brother's blackberry, bitters<br /><br />Shorts<br />Old Fashioned<br /> 1895 – Old Forester bourbon, sugar, bitters, lemon twist<br /> Modern – Wood Reserve bourbon, orange, cherry, sugar, bitters, soda<br /><br />Caipriuva<br />Cabana cachaca, grapes, lime, sugar<br /><br />Quetzalcotl<br /> Don Diego Silver tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, agave syrup, smoked sea salt<br /><br />Tall<br />Mojito<br />Niesson Rhum Blanc, mint, lime, sugar, club soda<br /><br />Ruby Slipper<br />Rain vodka, ruby red grapefruit, rosemary syrup, club soda<br /><br />Silver Wing Fizz<br />Blue Coat gin, lemon juice, sugar, egg white, club soda <br /><br />Up<br />Aviation<br />Aviation gin, lemon juice, Leopold Brother's cherry <br /><br />Manhattan<br />Sazerac rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, allspice dram, bitters<br /><br />Portrait of a Bartender...<br />Finian's Irish whiskey, St.-Germain elderflower, orange bitters<br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Jerry Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14817246201110623495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345006078524318215.post-6670088365155903342008-09-02T20:11:00.000-07:002008-09-02T20:47:48.564-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtdqlZzsKzeMjqnMdllua4Ei8DAhHr21Y_YV6q5mwQ4wR9YgdNaIvaAUrtES5M9hi_pSQukSIkhhKdLUhi8vUk0Yp-Baj0jT5HMj40_9KtrqHaTc-hYN6Xoqf9_nUxarsbaz-vrqj_I_Y/s1600-h/ofs_logo_with-tag.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtdqlZzsKzeMjqnMdllua4Ei8DAhHr21Y_YV6q5mwQ4wR9YgdNaIvaAUrtES5M9hi_pSQukSIkhhKdLUhi8vUk0Yp-Baj0jT5HMj40_9KtrqHaTc-hYN6Xoqf9_nUxarsbaz-vrqj_I_Y/s320/ofs_logo_with-tag.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241636745110241826" /></a><br />"So I freaked out, joined the military, became an assassin..." Actually, I left the Seelbach, left Louisville, moved to Atlanta, and I am working feverishly to open a restaurant in Atlanta's Hartfield-Jackson Airport named <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">One Flew South. </span>Along with Todd Richards and Duane Nutter, the principles of our company <a href="http://www.lushlifegroup.com/">Lush Life Group, LLC</a>, I am helping creating the first upscale eatery in the country's busiest airport. Proper cocktails, a sushi bar and globally influenced dishes made from local, sustainable products will be served from E Concourse, aka International. Mid-to Late October (knock on wood), check back soon...<div><br /></div>Jerry Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14817246201110623495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345006078524318215.post-7453293609646604992008-09-02T19:49:00.000-07:002008-09-02T20:08:25.638-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhmNIS3yKqC9F7iYd9MJSaEUcnuGsVM51hDiBnoAF5zFgvmkFxS0qDGzas5B_bJwTXoe43lMxh41vLZq3AVBu7NcTqG9Sb89OtkCZi0vVszjoN8P73RzzXcR3_fFLm4LJ7hKcKhlb-yo/s1600-h/DSC00644.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhmNIS3yKqC9F7iYd9MJSaEUcnuGsVM51hDiBnoAF5zFgvmkFxS0qDGzas5B_bJwTXoe43lMxh41vLZq3AVBu7NcTqG9Sb89OtkCZi0vVszjoN8P73RzzXcR3_fFLm4LJ7hKcKhlb-yo/s320/DSC00644.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241622801058476194" /></a>I'm Back! <div>And what better way to come back to Barrel Proof than with an uncut/unfiltered opinion on Bacon. The man on the left is Allan Benton, aka King Bacon. Here he is putting the rap on a group at Restaurant Eugene in Atlanta. A former guidance counsler, Allan makes country ham and bacon in little ol' Madisonville, TN. Check out <a href="http://www.bentonshams.com">www.bentonshams.com</a>. We received a "sample" for One Flew South (more about that later) and you can smell the smoke through the cryovac. Allan buys heirloom pigs, like Berkshires, and does little more than add salt and smoke and let then let it do its thing. Viva le Cochon!</div>Jerry Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14817246201110623495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345006078524318215.post-40635382815474934312007-11-02T16:03:00.000-07:002008-12-12T15:40:08.172-08:00Southern Foodways Last Night<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAbcmCLgT4xoKMVNHJz-8jlV4WnYz5uVTksr3LHdJdkbGYgjSshqgugAHT4NQiXkCkf2D-QH2hN4nINKu_oQt_j34VSPx8KbK5zSb5kLnOzJLkyFwu2pGZN88OfteyOLNy5UsWXW5HoRk/s1600-h/SFA+2007+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128383336526879762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAbcmCLgT4xoKMVNHJz-8jlV4WnYz5uVTksr3LHdJdkbGYgjSshqgugAHT4NQiXkCkf2D-QH2hN4nINKu_oQt_j34VSPx8KbK5zSb5kLnOzJLkyFwu2pGZN88OfteyOLNy5UsWXW5HoRk/s200/SFA+2007+012.jpg" border="0" /></a> Why yes, that is a magical bacon forest. What were you expecting?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfCFNgsy6SPyX7tWvHO18FsqHAI7nqckwjBSHsFPpiuJoB2cc72rxNh3P2X9suzExz_thMucjfM-3RSk-fOBL6sokJPmMhtgN0o5oGNiwWmwglpatDRkyUlpYQnHLn3hMgTAbM-nx-DA/s1600-h/SFA+2007+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128383340821847074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfCFNgsy6SPyX7tWvHO18FsqHAI7nqckwjBSHsFPpiuJoB2cc72rxNh3P2X9suzExz_thMucjfM-3RSk-fOBL6sokJPmMhtgN0o5oGNiwWmwglpatDRkyUlpYQnHLn3hMgTAbM-nx-DA/s200/SFA+2007+015.jpg" border="0" /></a> Note the "real" smile on Todd Richards (vs. some pr pictures) flanked by Elizabeth Moore and Tom Freeland.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLdYGG6tJRUwB4Hzio1ch8qd4dKlyzaI_eLLW-CMv_HLAfdBjofeV8qtuZj6JWV8kBy50PR1C2kXhk1VJto7ryuu4jhxSjLGkezTmyDY-dikCxJkGApVO7ZzGskre0NBZadSV98GmApE/s1600-h/SFA+2007+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128383345116814386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLdYGG6tJRUwB4Hzio1ch8qd4dKlyzaI_eLLW-CMv_HLAfdBjofeV8qtuZj6JWV8kBy50PR1C2kXhk1VJto7ryuu4jhxSjLGkezTmyDY-dikCxJkGApVO7ZzGskre0NBZadSV98GmApE/s200/SFA+2007+016.jpg" border="0" /></a> The Rising Star Fife and Drum Band<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXkHyXSXk6b_dCZESpxu958XrPo8n7Yn4nyzBO4jP9ijnA9Hz6KLT-07NBOFurZUyb4cu5y80W8Ujzb4NhilDyGDoH53FseO0Bt7bvJCF3WUd0Ch8qpq3f9S110hO2BxWjaZApG7mMG6U/s1600-h/SFA+2007+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128383353706748994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXkHyXSXk6b_dCZESpxu958XrPo8n7Yn4nyzBO4jP9ijnA9Hz6KLT-07NBOFurZUyb4cu5y80W8Ujzb4NhilDyGDoH53FseO0Bt7bvJCF3WUd0Ch8qpq3f9S110hO2BxWjaZApG7mMG6U/s200/SFA+2007+013.jpg" border="0" /></a> OK, one more bacon tree picture.<br /><div></div>Jerry Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14817246201110623495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345006078524318215.post-51254586689202679122007-11-02T14:49:00.000-07:002008-12-12T15:40:09.641-08:00Southern Foodways Alliance<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj282_bFlbsfzTTG8Cil8TyqafAfC8Ezclx7oALikSgyR3-DPx4TRrllOpgoOX7K_OjElUwE1Ez6SWo9vGfr2YysLQo7ufHSE2hBZqOhWOE52rRC2PfNSnJcmK4NWuDsRkJkt9x3IIENcs/s1600-h/SFA+2007+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128365508117633986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj282_bFlbsfzTTG8Cil8TyqafAfC8Ezclx7oALikSgyR3-DPx4TRrllOpgoOX7K_OjElUwE1Ez6SWo9vGfr2YysLQo7ufHSE2hBZqOhWOE52rRC2PfNSnJcmK4NWuDsRkJkt9x3IIENcs/s200/SFA+2007+001.jpg" border="0" /></a> 2007 Southern Foodways Alliance Symposium "Year of the Pig"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtw8S4bJf1MxSyx_BKRwaYXOwrtT-8vTpbnn8Gacm7u6G6d0O4l-cVC6jrVXtf529ygGva33fyVsB_cC5mvfuUZ7bXc0WOD6Aaci7oxK7ooZzyEOfn0_bNCKZ-GVxSwU6-k2l4ajzlQRw/s1600-h/SFA+2007+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128365516707568594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtw8S4bJf1MxSyx_BKRwaYXOwrtT-8vTpbnn8Gacm7u6G6d0O4l-cVC6jrVXtf529ygGva33fyVsB_cC5mvfuUZ7bXc0WOD6Aaci7oxK7ooZzyEOfn0_bNCKZ-GVxSwU6-k2l4ajzlQRw/s200/SFA+2007+004.jpg" border="0" /></a> Cass with "Rathead" Riley @ the City Grocery Bar.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmulm12867tlska10riFLRcCRfQfcAOl5fYkIK2lhaYu3tyCq2YXk8k5MUP8TQ-_3jewYhjUonJBt3wEN2NCtZktdG9hUp8P2Y6snr-fgY-PgkquFVUEASbZEnb_YWe-_UxiFspDrwCw/s1600-h/SFA+2007+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128365525297503202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmulm12867tlska10riFLRcCRfQfcAOl5fYkIK2lhaYu3tyCq2YXk8k5MUP8TQ-_3jewYhjUonJBt3wEN2NCtZktdG9hUp8P2Y6snr-fgY-PgkquFVUEASbZEnb_YWe-_UxiFspDrwCw/s200/SFA+2007+005.jpg" border="0" /></a> Hangin' with Hugh Acheson of Five & Ten in Athens, GA<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAoRyQ5Lcym7OTAyvaIK7XEiZl_ud501bk7GrnkgvBkXcoE9IEIW3bcbFiR_D5wZFXZ4WBYhHOjfLpeBOB3Rd7VfFC1FlUJEXfh3V-YKBsPqEemFt0yNVQ5PafatQjXL6FIxKt0D5HXQ/s1600-h/SFA+2007+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128365529592470514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAoRyQ5Lcym7OTAyvaIK7XEiZl_ud501bk7GrnkgvBkXcoE9IEIW3bcbFiR_D5wZFXZ4WBYhHOjfLpeBOB3Rd7VfFC1FlUJEXfh3V-YKBsPqEemFt0yNVQ5PafatQjXL6FIxKt0D5HXQ/s200/SFA+2007+007.jpg" border="0" /></a> On top of the bus, heading to Taylor Grocery with whiskey in hand.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5uNESuoI3GsVmiDKxsfAEGQ2slwdTmiTiYHWDZohxHItXe7kAcV_c8LGuA1dRUCfeAXIvK4JHAe1EE-NWuvJIlQAwfkKoNixwxEJLnNAvT-w_J8YoUtPbazp1k1pa_RUU4Nnc2NoRyQU/s1600-h/SFA+2007+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128365538182405122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5uNESuoI3GsVmiDKxsfAEGQ2slwdTmiTiYHWDZohxHItXe7kAcV_c8LGuA1dRUCfeAXIvK4JHAe1EE-NWuvJIlQAwfkKoNixwxEJLnNAvT-w_J8YoUtPbazp1k1pa_RUU4Nnc2NoRyQU/s200/SFA+2007+010.jpg" border="0" /></a> The catfish mecca that is Taylor Grocery<br /><div></div>Jerry Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14817246201110623495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345006078524318215.post-3165174161872211482007-11-02T14:22:00.000-07:002008-12-12T15:40:10.193-08:00SlowFood Bluegrass<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI0y5wMaPO2c0vEqzQNp9QG621FaCcWvLI7NYkRKDyFkBktdoRTwvBpMo7xIJfGifheL5GFykhJ_XkKXrx_han9qBAfGLoOkfJeyRjIqtxovQKXqQbOqPtbKrUqYIXmRf2vubE51ZQdYQ/s1600-h/Jerry"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128357369154608018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI0y5wMaPO2c0vEqzQNp9QG621FaCcWvLI7NYkRKDyFkBktdoRTwvBpMo7xIJfGifheL5GFykhJ_XkKXrx_han9qBAfGLoOkfJeyRjIqtxovQKXqQbOqPtbKrUqYIXmRf2vubE51ZQdYQ/s200/Jerry's+pics+372.jpg" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128359508048321458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 215px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="150" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDJl_F0F0gKDE2rE5lf6924-O1WFk7rj2zLh0Py4o6tXveE2skhVKNkVwViUtQZ4tw5CHKSt27fUZC5J2wTB5EQ5AZg8M3uGWLYbeKhiwIeNLROtc9DBAI3w-_cTRySGclKrjVFAIQ_w/s200/Jerry's+pics+374.jpg" width="230" border="0" /><br /></div><div>That's me cheesin' with Wendel</div>l Berry and Alice Waters on the same night!<br /><div>The left picture is Wendell Berry (future Nobel Prize Winner, in my not so humble opinion) between me and Chef Todd. The right, of course, is Alice Waters who has the most intense way of looking at you. The event was held to raise money for the SlowFood Bluegrass chapter.</div>Jerry Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14817246201110623495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345006078524318215.post-35494819099529242342007-09-08T14:15:00.000-07:002008-12-12T15:40:11.952-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFG54gNatP38WI0tWm7Nc2uTk2Jtak-KUtx_SDyTB-pxFlr-r5siHMv2yRIecxkzcd4ubCJqbsMRpSYxpiWCrFts3a5MqDWYud1aZrsrgbde_KGAsI-Bx1xEMQ5PxB2eI8qujoCkinYpE/s1600-h/Jerry"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107945553173493218" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFG54gNatP38WI0tWm7Nc2uTk2Jtak-KUtx_SDyTB-pxFlr-r5siHMv2yRIecxkzcd4ubCJqbsMRpSYxpiWCrFts3a5MqDWYud1aZrsrgbde_KGAsI-Bx1xEMQ5PxB2eI8qujoCkinYpE/s320/Jerry's+pics+302.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Birthday Present 2007</div><div> </div><div>I had been talking about it for a while, but I was still surprised and thrilled when Cass presented me with a gift certificate to Acme Ink before our awesome meal at 211 Clover Lane. She also found the perfect design of what I had been going on and on about. So, about a week later, with certificate and drawing in hand, I went to my scheduled appointment, alone. I had been contemplating shoulder or bicep, maybe smaller, but in the end, I went for it. I couldn't be happier with it.</div><div>And now for the three questions everyone asks. 1) yes, it is real 2) yes, it hurt like hell and 3) well three is "why" and that one is a little more complicated. There are a lot of "kinda about this" or "my feelings on that", but they all hinge around my love of food (and pig especially), my proclivity for things Southern, and my commitment to the career path I am following (no corporate golf outings with this baby). I also think of it as a reminder of the</div><div>undeniability between what we eat and where it comes from, a kind of slow food mandela.</div>Jerry Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14817246201110623495noreply@blogger.com1