Megan McLemore’s Very Brief Bio

Originally from Miami, Florida, my family moved to Athens, Georgia when I was thirteen. Although I have, on occasion, tried to get away, something keeps drawing me back. I’m not sure whether it’s the ginkos, the dogwoods, or the Grit. Hmmm… Ok. I can’t think about it any longer. I’m getting hungry!

When I’m not eating my collards at the Grit, you can find me playing bridge at the local duplicate club with my extraordinary partner, Patrick. Although we’re both busy this summer, we’re planning to head out to nationals in Nashville this July. Wish us luck!

When I’m not playing bridge, you can usually catch me at home studying, cooking, or chatting on the phone with my incredibly cool, brilliant, talented sister, Shannon. An actor in L.A., she’s busy looking for her big break. Sometimes I long to return to our little apartment in Dallas to throw just one more of our fabulous dinner parties—Raymond Generations Cab, Jarvis Cab, Shaffer Chardonnay, not to mention the caesar salad, filet with a wine reduction sauce, poached pears, truffles, little cheese thingies … Need I say more?

These days, I don’t have much time for such lovely diversions; my five classes this summer are keeping my head to the grindstone. I’m looking forward to July 4, when one of them will end, hoping that’ll give me a chance to take a breather and get caught up in some of my other work. So those of you whom I’ve promised to invite over for dinner and bridge—you know who you are—I haven’t forgotten! We’ll have you over just as soon as I have the time to think about the menu! And the wine, of course!