by Nancy Van Patten, Marketing/Food Writer Roy Rogers was a classic TV/movie cowboy whose signature song “Happy Trails” was a fixture in the soundtrack of my youth.   I think of it every time I hit the road, and as I’ve mentioned before in this blog I like to hit the road a lot.  I love [...]

by Nancy Van Patten, Marketing/Food Writer No, I’m not talking about the “funny talking, honky-tonkin’ Georgia Peach” variety that rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd celebrated in their song of the same name.  I’m  talking about the pie-fillin’,  tenderloin-toppin’ varietals that grace many a local table in the summer. According to renowned chef and author Virginia Willis, [...]

by Nancy Van Patten, Marketing/Food Writer Trivia nights rule. It’s lots of fun to go out with friends or family and test your knowledge. For some reason useless information about certain subjects sticks to me like flies on wallpaper, so I get phone calls from friends in low places at odd times. Writing about food [...]

by Nancy Van Patten, Marketing/Food Writer Deborah Parisa isn’t a native of Georgia, but her marinara sauce is.  Parisa’s Marinara is made with Vidalia onions that lend the sauce a touch of sweetness and enhances its silky texture.  That’s the kind of attention to detail that make all the local products we sell at Whole [...]