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  • What’s Happening – December 2023

    What’s Happening – December 2023 It’s Christmas 2023 – Merry Christmas to Each of You As I have said before, in these “What’s Happening” newsletters, I’ve been talking about food and wine. Plus I’ve shared recipes, class talk, along with restaurant experiences. It sure is fun to write without newspaper word limits and share as many photos…

    Jim Sikes

  • What’s Happening – November 2023

    What’s Happening – November 2023 In these “What’s Happening” newsletters, I’ve been talking about food and wine for sure. On top of that I’ve shared recipes, class talk, plus restaurant experiences. It sure is fun to write without newspaper word limits and share as many photos as I want. Speaking about newspapers – As some…

    Jim Sikes

  • What’s Happening August 2023

    Food and Cooking Newsletter about What’s Happening in Auburn, Opelika and East Alabama. Author is Chef Jim Sikes.

    Jim Sikes

  • What’s Happening July 2023

    As many of you know, The O-A News decided that it no longer wanted to publish my column after 18 of service to the paper. April ended my association there. The paper has “gone in a new direction” and felt my writing didn’t fit in. We are on good terms. I offered to help them…

    Jim Sikes

  • What’s Happening – May 2024

    Here we are the week before Memorial Day and I’m getting ready to publish. My eyes are dealing me mega pain right now. Can’t spend much time looking at anything. Very difficult getting the newsletter finished. I hope getting the info and pictures on here will go smoothly. Spring is upon us. Our deck flower…

    Jim Sikes

  • What’s Happening April 2024

    Here’s to a Happy Springtime to Each of You. It’s so much fun putting together the “What’s Happening” newsletters. I get to talk about food and wine. Plus I’ve shared recipes, class talk, along with restaurant experiences and wine tastings. I’ve been able to fill you in about my hospital stay. Yes, the food there too. It…

    Jim Sikes

  • February 2024

    What’s Happening – February 2024 I Hope Mardi Gras, Valentine’s and the Lunar New Year treated you well. We had all sorts of special days packed into the same week recently. Mardi Gras came on February 13th this year. Valentine’s was the day after. All that week was the celebration of the Lunar New Year.…

    Jim Sikes