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Fressers Serves Passion
Fressers Courtyard Café has come of age and is celebrating its 21st anniversary this year. Chef-owner Debbie Grossman, a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America, says that feeding people is her passion, it’s in her blood. Unsurprisingly, Debbie has found that serving food and community service often go hand in hand, and it’s her passion for both that have …
Fats Domino’s Flavor-ite | Strawberry Cake
It’s well known that the Plateau is home to a dynamic and compelling population with intriguing and dynamic histories. Yet, perhaps none more so than Colleen Kerrigan, photographer and owner of the Business Spot and Studio 106. Hers is the story of the Strawberry Cake for this month’s recipe column. Kerrigan grew up in New Orleans. Her maternal Grandfather was …
Wine Spectator Awards | Highlands Cashiers Plateau
The pandemic has ravaged the restaurant industry, and restaurants continue to struggle to stay afloat. Putting aside those challenges, Wine Spectator Magazine recently released its list of 2020 award winners, posting on its website, “amid the shutdowns and the strictly regulated reopenings have come inspiring stories, as an entire industry came together to support its members and the communities …
Farm-to-Table Fabulous | The Farm at Old Edwards
So much of the pleasure of eating is tied up in the moment – the gestalt that is specific to the occasion: place, people, weather, and companions. The moments in my life when I have experienced the least complicated kind of joy have always (and in this order) involved food, music, and the outdoors. Those things never come together …
Relax and Linger | Fire Mountain
Hello, I’m Tricia Smith, a local nurse practitioner and resident of the Mirror Lake Community in Highlands. My partner Luke Osteen occasionally mentions me in these restaurant reviews as “my dining companion,” “my Sweetie,” and upon one unforgettable occasion as “my Official Mistress,” an appropriation of Henry VIII’s court title of Anne Boleyn, which was not warmly received by me. …
Laura Moser Art | Cashiers NC
The arrival of Laura Moser and Merrell Thompson on the Plateau Art Scene makes so much sense when you look at all the factors involved. For Laura, it began with a degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, followed by a career in advertising. She furthered her artistic acumen with Fine Arts study at the University of Houston. …
Everything Old Is New Again | Highlands PAC
Everything Old is New again, right? Well…as far as Drive-in Theaters are concerned, that is. The Highlands Performing Arts Center has opened a “temporary” drive-in theater in the Laurel Street parking lot. That means you’re invited to Parking at the PAC in Ray’s Drive-in Theater, a new Gathering Spot where social distancing is the norm. Events will range from …
When Warp Meets Weft | Artist Deborah Bryant
Handwork is becoming increasingly rare in any type of clothing because the skills required are scarce and the costs prohibitive. Only occasionally does someone depart from machinemade ware and find a way to successfully produce and merchandise a handmade product. Local weaver Deborah Bryant has managed, and today some of the finest representations of contemporary hand weaving can be …
Ali Burnette
Every once in a while, you find an artist who just strikes you and your gallery, and one who may not exactly fit the framework, but who is too awesome not to share. Ali Burnette is one such artist, but one we term contemporary, and her ceramic/clay pieces are as awesome as she is. Take a look and learn more. …
Art League’s Small Works Show
Time finally ran out. The Art League of Highlands-Cashiers held open the hope that it could still sponsor the annual Fall Colors Fine Art Show the third weekend of October at the Highlands Rec Park. But, alas, it fell victim to the hated Covid-19 virus. At its August 31 meeting, the ALHC Board decided to cancel the 2020 event …
A Story of Redemption | Author Deena Bouknight
Deena Bouknight’s second novel, Playing Guy offers a distinctively humanistic Southern fable – a tale told with irony and pathos, it’s a story of redemption. The novel has some of the heightened quality that has come to be known as Southern Gothic, and the notion of the South as a place where paradoxes prevail – a Christian tale where much …
A Darn Good Yarn | Artist Mary Catherine English
Mary Catherine English says she’s a Late Bloomer. Most folks say she’s anything but. At 50, Cathy reinvented herself, going back to college to get a teaching degree. After graduation, she taught eighth and ninth grades until retirement (seven years ago). Still teaching driving, she’s hardly retired, but she’s just one of those energetic folks who can’t not be …
