Archive for February, 2009

17 Quarts Of Love In My Freezer

Posted in Cooking on February 7th, 2009 by Chris Berry – 5 Comments

There are only a couple of things that I really miss about operating a cooking school. The 3000 square foot commercial kitchen was definitely nice, but I’m getting used to working in the cramped quarters at home. What I haven’t gotten used to is no longer having access to a wide range of ingredients that [...]

My Application To Be A Creative Connector

Posted in Local Politics, Roanoke Valley on February 4th, 2009 by Chris Berry – 8 Comments

As many of my local readers probably already know, the City of Roanoke has recently launched the Creative Communities Leadership Program, and is seeking 30 volunteers to serve as Creative Connectors during the 12 month campaign. I believe this represents an opportunity for the Roanoke Valley to take an important step forward in our ongoing [...]

Someone Stop Me Before I Switch Themes Again

Posted in Writing and Blogging on February 2nd, 2009 by Chris Berry – 2 Comments

For a blog that is still a month and a day shy of being a year old, this one has seen more than it’s fair share of design changes. In fact, what you see today marks the seventh major redesign of this site since March 3, 2008. That doesn’t count all of the minor tweaks [...]