John Batchelor Dining and Travel

Enjoyed dinner at Cafe Pasta last night. Their almond crusted salmon exhibits pleasant texture and flavor, and it represents a particularly ...

My wife and I booked one of those supposedly deep discounted Caribbean cruises this fall. We spent a week on board Carnival Pride. The shi...

Attended Dates Make a Difference, hosted by Mark and Kristi Maier of triadfoodies. This is a fundraiser, with shared revenue devoted to sel...

More dining in preparation for new book. Bryan Carithers, who has been chef/proprietor along with family at Front Street Grill, has long be...

Dinner recently at Ruddy Ducks's on the waterfront in Morehead City. This is Fabian Botta's restaurant. He earned fame decades ago...

My favorite low priced restaurant is Big Burger Spot on Battleground Avenue. Their burgers are hand packed. But what I like best is their c...

This article was published in the Greensboro News and Record on May 24, 2014. Italians often refer to Venice as “the most beautiful” or “...

I was a judge on Saturday, February 8, for BattleDish Winston-Salem. Six chefs prepared dishes that they entered in up to three categori...

I have attended two more Dishcrawl “Secret Suppers,” one in Greensboro, the other in Winston-Salem. The Greensboro Dishcrawl was a progre...