by Michelle Moran | Feb 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
I have been quiet for a while now. Last year was, well, y’all know, it was 2020. ‘Nuff said?Anyway, while I haven’t written, I have also not been idle. We’ve redesigned the blog site and a few other websites for the Lit’l Pond group, built a small retreat on Ambergris...
by The Chef And The Writer | Sep 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
Last night was the first time I have dreamt in six months. Or let me say, it’s the first time I vividly recall dreaming. The memories I hold may be non-sequential, but I don’t think that matters since the image shards my brain was tossing at me had very A Clockwork...
by The Chef And The Writer | Jan 8, 2017 | #BestofBlueRidge, #ChefDannyMellman, #MasseriaKitchen, #SustainableFarming
This New Year brings us exciting news. We worked to create a vision for the next 10 years for our company and part of that was building our restaurant properties to a place where we could own the land beneath our business. Along with that goal, comes many other...
by The Chef And The Writer | Mar 14, 2015 | #BestofBlueRidge, #ChefDannyMellman, #Homestead, #MasseriaKitchen, #SustainableFarming
I sit, watching the sky darken, and contemplate the task of mucking out our sow’s stall. I need to dispose of the straw she’s kept so warm for her litter this winter, the lice have not died off despite bone-chilling weather. I’ve finished my basic daily chores. I...