One of my favorite things about Lake Placid is the difference in the seasons and Farmer’s Market from North Carolina.  I made a recent visit to the market in Lake Placid and was surprised to find the abundance of offerings. From all types of winter squash; Queensland, Buttercup, Blue Hubbard, Acorn, Spaghetti, Butternut and Pumpkins […]

An unusual chain of events was the root of this posting. A very satisfied and loyal customer of the Chapel Hill Fosters Market decided to take a moment and send an e-mail to SHAPE Magazine and express her satisfaction with all things Fosters. As a result the editors contacted Sara and asked for some pictures […]

The last weekend of June an old friend and mentor, chef/restauranteur Jonathan Waxman and his lovely daughter, Hanna, paid Peter and I a visit for the weekend in Lake Placid. Jonathan was bringing Hanna to camp for two weeks in Lake George, NY. I asked him to teach me his version of PAELLA and it […]

Last week end I went to Tryon, NC with Cottage Living and the North Carolina Department of Tourism to the 15th Annual Blue Ridge BBQ Festival. I took my entourage, Mary Kirk and Jesse (she”s in the pic with me in yellow) for assistance and support. Loren from Cottage Living was there along with Sarita, […]

A few weeks ago I was driving from CT back to Lake Placid and stopped by to see Martha in Katonah. We had a great visit, I brought her a Strawberry Rhubarb Pie ( one of her favorites) from a bake sale in Rowayton, CT where I was visiting friends. She, of course, asked if […]

In April, Martha called and asked us if we would put on a party for the winner of a nationwide contest she co-sponsored with Toyota. It was a fabulous success and as you can see, a good time was had by all. The winner was Julia Carpico of Chapel Hill. She won the contest with […]

It was our 18th Duke Graduation weekend for the Market. It”s always a frantic, joyous, and nostalgic weekend. Dozens of our four- year customers are with us for, possibly, the last time, and we congratulate their wonderful achievement. We”ll miss them as much as we look forward to new ones next fall. . The Market […]

In April Sara went down to Birmingham to do some work on a couple of her upcoming COTTAGE LIVING columns. The crew took her to dinner at HOT and HOT FISH CLUB, one of their favorite spots. Sara took this shot of Chef/owner Chris Hastings in his walk-in as he detailed his recent, and successful, […]

I have had my blog up for a year now and have not been in the blog culture, Here are a few things that happened last year at Foster’s Market and on my book tour with Casual Cooking. Please check in with me more often, I promise to be better about blogging. Hope you enjoy […]

In La Jolla, CA at Warwicks with friend Christy and her family .