At age 10, boy meets girl at summer camp. Girl falls for boy’s best friend. Camp session ends and boy and girl go their separate ways.

This Sunday afternoon, Jones Valley Urban Farm will host the fourth annual Slow Food Fair. This “Party in the Garden” will feature a host of musical acts, activities for kids, a mini Farmers Market and workshops in the shady grove.

Located in Mountain Brook’s Crestline Village, Dyron’s Lowcountry Restaurant is just 10 minutes from the bustle of downtown, Five Points and UAB, but it feels a world away.

Richard Blais, the owner of FLIP Burger Boutique at the Summit, recently won Bravo TV’s Top Chef All Stars competition.

Chances are, you’ve already eaten Sara Foster’s food. As the owner of Foster’s Markets in Durham and Chapel Hill, Sara and her staff produce more than 2,000 meals a day. She has contributed hundreds of recipes to such publications as Southern Living, House Beautiful, Cottage Living and more. She is also the author of four stellar cookbooks, including the just-released Sara Foster’s Southern Kitchen: Soulful, Traditional, Seasonal (Random House, 2011).

The past few evenings I’ve enjoyed reading the latest book from celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook. If you are a fan of food and chefs, it’s a great read.

I often wish that people were born with their Myers Briggs Type Indicator emblazoned on their foreheads. You know, ESTJ or INFP or something similar.

In the world of fast food, the hamburger reigns supreme, with more chains offering this classic sandwich as their flagship item than any other type of food.

Sometimes in Birmingham it feels like feast or famine. There are a few weeks in the Spring and another few in the Fall, when it feels like all the fun stuff is going on.

With the advent of social media, blogs and the like, it seems like EVERYONE has a tale to tell. It becomes difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff, the music from the static.