Thanksgiving dinner doesn’t have to be stressful or even home cooked

Great local options and online resources can help make your feast easy and enjoyable for all   By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times   Thanksgiving is at least a week away and there are many options so that the host or hostess can enjoy the day as much as the guests.  Not everyone has the need to prepare an elaborate feast, serving a large turkey, tons of side dishes and...

On Your Table: The Food of Kennett Square

A Sunday Afternoon Culinary Tour in Kennett Square By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times On a recent Sunday, ten food adventurers and I met in the dappled shade of the locust trees on Kennett Square,  the mushroom capital of America.  We spent three hours meandering the town’s three block long Main Street, chatting with local chefs and tantalizing our taste buds with dishes from some...

2013 Phila. Flower Show catering to variety of tastes

Art and cuisine from Chester County will be among offerings An installation by an artistic team from the Chester County Art Association,  entitled “Hockney’s Haven” and inspired by a David Hockney painting, will be displayed at the 2013 Philadelphia Flower Show. When the 2013 Philadelphia Flower Show opens Saturday, March 2, in the city’s Convention Center, Chester County will...

Sink your sweet tooth into this taste-testing fest

United Way of Southern Chester County to raise funds with chocolate competition Chocoholics rejoice: The First Annual Chocolate Lovers Festival will be held Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. A fund-raiser for the United Way of Southern Chester County, the festival will sweeten Kennett Square’s Red Clay Room, where professional and amateur chefs will compete for prizes and bragging rights to be dubbed “the...

Kennett fund-raiser taps into craft beer fervor

Winterfest to feature offerings from at least 25 craft breweries Historic Kennett Square is brewing up a winter beer festival. Historic Kennett Square is brewing another appetizing opportunity for craft beer lovers: the first annual Kennett Winterfest. Modeled after the popular Kennett Brewfest, a fund-raiser held in September that usually sells out, Winterfest will enable participants to partake...