I’d never been to high tea and I’d never been to Summerville, SC, so I did not know what to expect when my group finally arrived at Time Well Spent after a wee detour on our way home from a conference. We’d found the place online and made reservations for high tea earlier [...]
Midtown Dickens: Defying Genre and Redefining Home in All the Right Ways
The Midtown Dickens sound is hard to explain to people who’ve never heard ...
A First Experience with Fried Okra
It was my first month in Alabama. Time for exploring, seeing new places, and trying new things! A lifetime in the Northeast made everything here seem new, exciting, different. And it was! But after making the long journey South, my old Honda was tired and unreliable. Gas was expensive, my map skills [...]
Mustard’s Last Stand
I’ve traveled a lot more over the past year than I probably have in my life combined, and I’ve learned a lot about finding the charming, weird, and awesome in any given place, though many would argue that the charming and weird seek me out just as much as I stumble upon them. [...]
Music Review: Home
Midtown Dickens’ most recent release tells a story subtly, through lyrics touching and haunting and music that feels both experimental and traditional. This push-pull of past and present is evident in the songs’ messages, the sound, even down to the album art. Not surprisingly, given the title, this album explores ideas of home [...]
Music from the Bridge
I’m amongst a crowd hovering forty feet above Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, who are waving back at us with a combination of elation and gratitude. We have all gathered on the bridge that runs by the nTelos Wireless Pavilion at the end of the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville, Virginia to catch a [...]
Don’t Worry, I Won’t Shake Your Hand
Editor’s note: Drawl will present a regular column from Melissa Crowder Rhoden, who writes about being a peculiar kind of mother in the South. Hi, how are you? I’m Melissa. It’s nice to meet you. I know it’s odd to read a column that begins with a formal introduction. Allow [...]
From the Editor: May 2012
Dear Readers,Happy almost-summer! May kicks off with so much excitement — Mother’s Day, graduations, the annual rolling in of shower and wedding invitations, the increasing abundance in the farmers markets — that it’s hard not to feel like a kid about to get out of school. Of course, down South we’re soaking up all the [...]
Springtime Lunch
Whether you’re hosting Easter lunch or some other event, we’re bringing you recipes ideal for an early spring meal. Here are a new spin on pineapple casserole, a guide to making a perfect salad with in-season produce, some divine potatoes, and other special dishes to round out what may be your first outdoor meal of [...]
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