John Batchelor Dining and Travel

Attended a recent event catered by Reto's (600 South Elam Avenue, Greensboro NC 27403, 336-274 0499, retoskitchen.com). They did a reall...

I like Chinese food, but I have never tried to cook in that genre. A new cookbook, by Hsiao-Ching Chou, Chinese Soul Food , makes the prospe...

As readers of my restaurant reviews know, I value vegetables. Many Triad restaurants serve afterthoughts, one green and one starch. In good ...

The Undercurrent (327 Battleground Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27401, 336-370-1266, undercurrentrestaurant.com) is serving the most sophisticated...

I'm not allowed to write about Mexican restaurants for the News and Record, because my column covers "fine dining." Mexican re...

I never wondered how it feels to be shot out of a cannon. But now I know. The C-2 Greyhound, a twin-engine, propeller-driven carg...

Chef Brandon Sharp has introduced a new tasting menu for fall. Chef Sharp, a Greensboro native, graduated from UNC with a degree in philoso...

I judged this event September 28. First of all, they are not auctioning off chefs. The auction part of the event is for donated items, luxu...

These recommendations are from my book, Chefs of the Mountains . Order autographed copies directly from me (click on link above, "About...