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Local Food
Unless otherwise noted, Local Food is also Real Food.
Charlotte, North Carolina Metro Area
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These folks practice sustainable farming, organic when they can, and produce some of the finest tasting pork in the country. Local ingredients have been important to professional ingredients for a while now, and Natalie's and Cassie's pigs are on almost every high-end menu in town. Good stuff.
Real Food
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Michael Ruhlman makes professional cooking available to the home cook. He doesn't aim for easy and simple, he aims for perfection, and he shows you the easiest and simplest ways to get there. Consider it a rule of thumb that anything with his byline is worth your time.
And Do Not Miss! his wife's, Donna's, photography. They make a fantastic team.
Your Money
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The Consumerist is a great site to read if you want to stay aware of everything from how new credit laws affect you, to product recalls on the car seat you gave your sister-in-law.
