Posts by Chris Hogberg
The Season of Squash
There are not to many seasons that are evidenced by placing a vegetable on your front porch. As pumpkins start popping up in yards and pumpkin spice seasoning starts dominating…
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How Do You Like Them Apples
Fall has to be my favorite foodie season. Spring is exciting, with new crops popping up. Summer gives us the first produce from the garden, but fall takes the cake with…
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Sake To Me
The popularity of sake in the U.S. has exploded in recent years. While the novelty of feeling like a giant, able to swill cup after tiny cup of boozy brew,…
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A Jackson Game Day Playbook
If you took a poll on what Jackson folks enjoy most about fall, I bet you would get some combination of fewer tourists, 2 for 1 deal, and off-season vacations.…
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R Months Mean Mouthwatering Mollusks
If you are a shellfish enthusiast, chances are you have heard that you should only be ordering oysters, clams, mussels, and scallops (anything in the mollusk family) in months that…
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A Local Slice
When I go out to eat, or buy any prepared foods for that matter, I base my purchase decision on two factors: price and my ability to replicate it at…
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Taking Flight
Being indecisive is not a quality that I am proud of. It usually stems from me being ok with all the options at hand rather than just trying to be a…
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Sprouting Your Curiosity
I remember the first time I saw a sprout poke its head up out of a seed. We were in first grade, and each student was given a little clay…
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A Guide to Greens
As kids, we are all pretty picky eaters. I have heard theories as to why this is, ranging from the idea that kids have more sensitive tastebuds to the notion…
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In With the Old — Cocktails of the Summer
Everything old comes back into style at some point. Throwback jerseys, 80’s neon, Pokemon, they all have had a resurgence as of late. So, too, have the cocktails of years…
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Way to Go, Brat
I struggled coming up with a title for this piece. Turns out, there are an endless reserve of puns that could be used to describe a story on sausages. While racking my…
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Fowl Play
If you type “farm fresh” into your Google search tab, chances are “eggs” will usually be a suggested completion of that sentence. I feel like I am in touch with…
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Picking your Picnic
When I think about a picnic, an image of a red checkered blanket, wicker basket, and a couple 1950’s hairdos pop into my head. I am a firm believer that…
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Stop and Smell the Rose
When you close your eyes and clear your mind, what is the first thing that pops into your head when you hear rosé? A sunny afternoon on the back porch? A California…
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