Catering to the likes of “All Things Southern,” a June 9-12 weekend in Sea Island, Georgia includes an epic celebration of music, food, and drink. Forbes Five-Star resort on Georgia’s coast, the 2nd annual event, dubbed Southern Grown, will welcome top culinary and spirit personalities, world-renowned bands, and a raft of intriguing instructional sessions to create a remarkable four-day program that showcases the finer things of Southern culture. With music from Tedeschi Trucks Band, Dumpstaphunk, Jason Isbell, and The Black Cadillacs, and the fuel from the southern comfort of the best chefs and artisans in the South, the event will be packed with creative workshops, taste-bud adventures, and the sweet sounds of music from some of the most definitive sounds across the diverse nature of the South. The festival will also feature culinary offerings from chefs like Matt Bolus, Griffin Bufkin, John Currence, Chris Dickerson, Kenny Gilbert, Kevin Gillespie and more.More information about Southern Grown and the several levels of ticketing can be found on the festival’s website. Don’t miss out on your chance for a sense-satisfying weekend in paradise! read more
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Fabregas spent five successful years at Chelsea (Picture: Getty Images)Cesc Fabregas has revealed that he was snubbed by Arsenal and how Jose Mourinho convinced him to join Chelsea.The Gunners failed to exercise the World Cup winner’s buy-back clause when he left Barcelona in 2014, leading to his move to Stamford Bridge. Fabregas went on to win two Premier League titles, one FA Cup and a League Cup during his a five-year spell in west London, but it wasn’t originally the move he had hoped for.The 32-year-old told the Arsecast podcast: ‘My agent Darren Dein spoke to Arsene, he didn’t give him an answer to be honest, then we had to wait one full week to see if Arsenal responded. Definitely this was my first option, in my mind I’m telling everyone I’m going to Arsenal, this is what I want. AdvertisementAdvertisementADVERTISEMENT‘Arsene, [Ivan] Gazidis and everyone or nobody basically said anything for a week. I didn’t want to be a beggar. We told them once, they know the situation, if in one week they hadn’t said anything… straightaway I knew that probably they didn’t want me back. ‘They could have said after three hours they didn’t want me back so I could have spoken to other teams. They waited the whole week without giving me a response and still since then, no response ever.’Read the latest updates: Coronavirus news live Metro Sport ReporterTuesday 24 Mar 2020 4:23 pmShare this article via facebookShare this article via twitterShare this article via messengerShare this with Share this article via emailShare this article via flipboardCopy link9.6kShares Mourinho brought Fabregas back to the Premier League in 2014 (Picture: Getty Images)Fabregas admitted he had talks with Manchester City and Manchester United, but Chelsea’s boss at the time, Jose Mourinho, was the most convincing.He added: ‘I spoke to Mourinho, which I didn’t think it would ever happen to be honest and he knows that, because of what happened when I was at Arsenal and Chelsea, Barcelona and Real Madrid, many many things. ‘But after I left the room with Mourinho I said to Darren “that’s it, I’m going to Chelsea”. There was no money involved. What he told me, the team he wanted to make, what he thought of me, how he wanted me to play absolutely every game.’More: Arsenal FCArsenal flop Denis Suarez delivers verdict on Thomas Partey and Lucas Torreira movesThomas Partey debut? Ian Wright picks his Arsenal starting XI vs Manchester CityArsene Wenger explains why Mikel Arteta is ‘lucky’ to be managing ArsenalThe Spaniard doesn’t have any regrets over his move to west London, despite the decision angering large sections of the Arsenal fanbase.He said: ‘I just felt for many things that Chelsea was the right solution at that time. To be honest, thank God I took that decision. I know it can be controversial with the Arsenal fans but these five years I’ve been very happy there. ‘We won everything in England. The most winning team in English football in the time I’ve been there, playing some great football at times. With the fans there’s been a connection, we always had a great understanding. I’ve been so happy there. ‘The reality is that I went there, won two Premier Leagues, which was my dream, FA Cup, League Cups, Europa League. In the end it was meant to be and I’m very happy with the choice I made.’MORE: Former Arsenal and Chelsea hero Cesc Fabregas slams Boris Johnson’s lockdown planAdvertisementAdvertisementMORE: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta provides coronavirus update: ‘I have recovered’Follow Metro Sport across our social channels, on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.For more stories like this, check our sport page. Advertisement Cesc Fabregas opens up on Arsenal snub and Jose Mourinho chat that led to Chelsea move Comment Advertisement read more