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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Serenbe Chef Resigns/Cookies and Cream
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SLOW DOWN, YOU MOVE TOO FAST: The Merc offers free cookies and milk this Saturday
Photo: Louie Favorite/AJC
Well, talk about a turn around — not two days after the NYT gives Nick Melvin (and everyone else at Serenbe a glowing review, word comes that the chef has resigned.
The Brigadoon-like hamlet in Palmetto has announced that the chef has received an “offer he just couldn’t say no to.” No word on where he’s headed. Or who will replace him. I just posted the link to the NYT piece yesterday. The pastoral community has been heralded for its relaxed, fresh take on living, but the Farmhouse, where Melvin was executive chef, has had trouble keeping someone in the kitchen — Melvin hasn’t even been there a year, and the restaurant has gone through 3 chefs in almost the same amount of years.
So much for keeping up. I’d rather slow down: Johnston Family Farms, just 48 miles outside of Atlanta, will be visiting The Mercantile this Saturday, with dairyman Russell Johnston on hand for a bonafide milk tasting. And what goes better than anything with a slurp of fresh-from-the-farm milk? Cookies, of course. The Merc will have free cookies and milk beginning at noon.
Where’s your favorite cookie?
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