John Batchelor Dining and Travel

 The watermelon margarita is back at Taco Mama! They only serve these while fresh watermelons are available. They are tasty and refreshing. ...

 MJ's (620 Dolley Madison Rd, Greensboro 27410, 336-852-4889, mjs620.com) is a personal favorite, pretty much the "go to" plac...

   Had friends over for dinner recently. We shared some pretty good wines!

   Mark your calendar- I will be hosting a wine dinner at Cafe Pasta (cafepasta.com) on March 20.    Part of the draw is a partnership with ...

   My wife and I went to Pangaea (pangaeabistro.com) after the Neil Diamond matinee at Tanger Center ("A Beautiful Noise"). Anothe...

 A return to one of my favorite restaurants, Blue Denim  (217 South Elm Street, Greensboro, 336-676-5689, bluedenimgso.com). Chef-proprietor...

      Returned to Ridge Shrimp and Oyster ( 2205L Oak Ridge Rd, Oak Ridge, NC 27310, 336-298-7102) recently. Search Facebook for their posts...

I wrote about Odeh's for YES! Weekly in the 11/6/24 edition. See this link for the online version:  https://issuu.com/yesweekly/docs/11....

       T he Katharine (katharinebrasserie.com) in Winston-Salem hosted another bourbon expo last week- on October 3. Tasting stations were s...

 We had the Baconessence food truck serve our neighborhood for another block party this week. Their food is really good! Highlights: Lobster...