The holidays are approaching quickly and we are always in search of the perfect party food! Sassool Cafe recently hosted a cooking demonstration at Southern Season in Chapel Hill, NC where they shared many delicious recipes; two of which we think would be delicious at your holiday parties! Their Fried Cauliflower with Garlic Tahini Dip is a scrumptious finger food and their Hummus with Warm Roasted Nuts will have your guests asking for the recipe. Enjoy!

Now that the weather is FINALLY a little cooler, we’re daydreaming about cozying up with a fuzzy blanket, a good cup of coffee or hot chocolate, and a piece of coffee cake! We’re so happy that the soon-to-be opening kō.än in Cary, NC was kind enough to share their seriously tasty Vietnamese Coffee Cake that you can expect to see on their menu. Grab a fork and dive in!

Whether you eliminate gluten for allergy or diet purposes, you certainly do not want to feel like you’re missing out on flavor (or pasta!). This month, Chef Adam from Il Palio in The Siena hotel in Chapel Hill, NC hosted a gluten-free cooking class at Southern Season where he demonstrated how to make Il Palio’s most popular recipes minus the gluten. Lucky for you, he shared his recipes with us so now we’re sharing them with you! Get your forks ready because you’re about to twirl up the goodness.

We would like to introduce you to one of the newest Tabletop clients, Tastefully Served! Raleigh-based Tastefully Served provides delicious, seasonal and healthy meals, prepared by a professional chef and delivered for you to enjoy in the comfort of your home – at an affordable price. Plus enjoy a turkey meatball recipe from Chef Meredith!

We LOVE when our clients pair up with some of our favorite chefs to create dynamite recipes that we then get to share with you! It’s like one big delicious love triangle. Today we are sharing a tropical infused flank steak recipe made with Harris Robinette Beef, perfect for summertime, and created by Chef Mario Huante of Chef Mario’s Catering and Meal Delivery Service in Raleigh, NC. We’ll let Chef Mario take it from here!

We LOVE when our clients pair up with some of our favorite chefs to create dynamite recipes that we then get to share with you! It’s like one big delicious love triangle. Today we are sharing a sticky rib recipe made with Harris Robinette Beef, perfect for summertime created by Chef Drew Smith of the soon to be opening, kō•än in Cary, NC. We’ll let Chef Drew take it from here!

Sweet summertime has us craving sweet raspberries! In honor of our favorite season approaching and all of the fresh fruits and veggies we love to enjoy during summer, Chef Marco Zapata from Whiskey Kitchen has been kind enough to share his delicious (and beautiful we might add) Raspberry Pound Cake recipe! Enjoy!

Did you know, there’s a whole day dedicated to all things garlic? April 19th is National Garlic Day. We sat down with our awesome clients from Sassool and they taught us a recipe from their Lebanese home for Taratour Grilled Chicken.

We love any holiday party that includes tasty bites and sips! Because other than good Christmas music, isn’t that what makes a holiday party special? Be the star of the show with these seriously delicious recipes from our favorite chefs and clients here in the Triangle! So, turn on “Jingle Bell Rock” 🎄, sit by the fire 🔥, and plan your holiday menu 🍗🥐🥂!

Here at Tabletop Media Group, we are those pumpkin everything, fall obsessed people! What we love about pumpkins is how versatile they are. You can eat them, decorate with them, sip on pumpkin lattes (where are our PSL peeps?), and even use them for face masks! Maybe a little much, but hey, we’d try it. If you love these orange beauties as much as we do, sit back and read our favorite ways to celebrate pumpkins on #NationalPumpkinDay!

Our Founder Kristen Baughman recently had the pleasure of judging the North Carolina Peanut Growers Association’s “Peanuts Go International” Recipe Contest, which is an annual contest held in conjunction with the North Carolina State Fair. It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it! Try these top three recipes from the contest.