Green Olive Media Christmas Party!

Huge thanks to Moto Bene for bringing the mobile wood-fired oven out to our Christmas party...we already knew how good the pizzas are, but Dan outdid himself with 100 pounds of oysters (a gift from our friends at 13 Mile in Apalachicola), and threw in a few ribeyes to boot. We were even granted our request of the chicken liver once served at the greatly-missed L&M in Oxford, MS. A Christmas miracle!

Why Our Job Is Great

A lot of times when we come in to the office, a client has left us something. Over the past couple of months, we've walked in to a 20-pound shipment of grass-fed meats from Gryffon's Aerie, or a pork belly from Dan Latham. Yesterday, we were left a bottle of Benton's Bacon-infused Woodford Reserve from mixologist Jerry Slater of One Flew South. Not a bad way to make a living.

High Museum Winemaker Dinner - Atlanta, GA

See below for a hamachi with house-cured lardo, meyer lemon marmalade and pickled ramp, courtesy of The Capitol Grille's Tyler Brown. This was part of last week's Winemaker Dinner at Quinones Room. The brain trust behind this dinner is pictured below: Dan Latham, Andy Carson, Tyler Brown and Sean Brock.

Thank God for Dan Latham, The Meat Fairy

Jeff posted earlier that we had a visit from the Meat Fairy, Dan Latham.

Salty, syrupy, sticky, pork belly goodness was on my desk when I arrived one day.

We cooked it slow. We sipped sweet tea. We went through a roll of paper towels.

We are in love. Thank you God for Dan Latham.