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An Amaizing, Corny Story
Anticipation used to be reserved for things like the last day of school and Christmas. Now it’s things like NFL season, a new John Sanford novel & the arrival of sweet sweet corn from Olathe, (Oh-Lay-Thuh), Colorado. Sweet Basil’s Martie Sullivan is a Colorado...
Big Bowl – Little Bowls – a Vendor’s Story
One of the things Martie Sullivan knew by the time she opened Sweet Basil in Lisa Howe Potter - at Sweet Basil Gourmetware & Cooking School1993 was that stocking her store with the quality merchandise she would be proud of would not be a slam dunk. While working...
The Raw and the Cooked – What is Doneness?
The Biergarten bar in Wayward Pines, Idaho has a problem. (Other than THOSE problems.) When Secret Service Agent Ethan Burke (Matt Dillon) visits the bar, he orders a burger – “bloody no onions” from the bartender, Beverly. From the time she heads to the kitchen until...
The Pot of Basil at the Sweet Basil Market Cafe
hen the Market Cafe opened on March 13th, a print that has been on the wall at Sweet Basil for almost 20 years suddenly became more visible. The Market Cafe was formerly the linen and barware room and with all the shelves covering the walls Isabella was relegated to a...