One of my favorite parts of being a food photographer is discovering restaurants in my own city that I have never visited before. A few months ago, I was working on a story that profiled the rise of artisan bakeries in the Charlotte area. While shooting this story, I made a visit …
Travel
Gourdough’s Specialty Doughnuts Austin, TX
Austin is well known for their food trucks and food truck trailer parks. In 2010, I had a blast visiting Torchy’s, Man Bites Dog, and Hey Cupcake. When I was back in Austin for The Southern Tailgating Cookbook Tour a few weeks ago, I made a stop at a new truck that I had heard …
The Southern Tailgating Cookbook Book Tour
The day I have been waiting almost 3 years for is only 2 weeks away! On August 5th, The Southern Tailgating Cookbook will be available! Some of you who preordered might have already received your copy. I hope you enjoy it! To celebrate the book, I will be on a book tour this …
Scott’s Barbecue, Goldsboro North Carolina
I grew up and currently live in North Carolina. This means that when it comes barbeque, I automatically picture a pulled pork platter or sandwich topped with slaw. Every North Carolinian is accustomed to pork as the foundation of their BBQ platter or sandwich, but there are …
The Southern Tailgating Cookbook
Allow me to introduce you to something that has been three years in the making: The Southern Tailgating Cookbook! The book won’t hit store shelves until August, but you can now pre-order your copy from UNC Press! If you follow me on Instagram, you have seen some of the …
Food Blog South 2013 Are you Going?
What are you doing January 26th ,2013? How about making a trip to Birmingham, AL for Food Blog South! Do you have goals that you would like to achieve with your blog in 2013? Have you thought about starting a blog ? Are there bloggers that you want to finally meet in person? All …
Whiskey, Beer, Pubs, and Ireland
A trip to Ireland wouldn’t be complete without an investigation into what may be their most popular export. Booze. From St Patrick’s Day celebrations, to the term “I’ll take my coffee Irish”. The Emerald Isle is known for its alcohol production and consumption. During my trip, I …
Scenes from Ireland
If you follow me on Instagram (taylormathis) or on twitter (@taylor_mathis) you may have noticed that I have spent the last week and a half in Ireland. I was there on vacation while touring the country with Sara and her parents. Over the next few weeks, I will share with you in …
BBQ at Mac’s Speedshop
Every time that my brother comes home from college, we always go out to eat at one of our favorite Charlotte restaurants. Guess who was home this past weekend? …
Seattle and another Food Blogging Conference
Every industry has its conferences. You know, events where hundreds of like minded people get together to network, learn and interact with one another. The “Food Blogging” industry is no different. Earlier this year I attended Food Blog South in Birmingham and had a blast! This …