After a fantastic home-made brunch of breakfast tacos at G & M's place, I left around noon-thirty and decided the capitol building was calling my camera out. I had taken my whole kit when I left this morning so I veered off at that exit, parked and walked around. I didn't know there was some sort of festival happening out on the lawns and I was lucky to get a parking spot for free, on a side street, in the shade, one block away. I walked directly to a tent where they had a pro kitchen set up complete with cameras, tv screens, mirrors to watch the cook, and lots of chairs. It was hot and that was shady and looked interesting so I sat down. I am so glad I did! Martha Hall Foose (someone I have never heard of) was giving a demonstration but I was more interested in hearing her stories. She was just captivating everyone with her humorous tales of the South. Really personal and very interesting stories, all connected to food. Fun! When she was finished I just had to buy the cookbook, "Screen Doors & Sweet Tea"; the recipes are right up my alley for after-work ease and they are things I *love*. I stayed and had her sign my copy too, just to complete my experience. When I got home I read the reviews on Amazon and people really love her book for all the reasons I do - she's a really fun storyteller. It's laid out well too, which is sadly not the case for my "Chocolate & Zucchini" book, hence is sits on my shelf. I'm already gobbling this one up and can't wait to get back home to my kitchen and try some of these things out!
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