10
June
One ugly hamburger
King Daddy: “You’re going to make fun of me on the blog aren’t you?” Me: “Yes. Yes I am. This is ludicrous.” It’s not nice…
An apron with my name
I want an apron with my name on it. I stopped working full time in January. I can’t quite bring myself to call it “retired.”…
Falling out of love with my grill
I never thought I would see this day and I’m even hesitant to write about it, but I’ve had a revelation regarding my gas grill…
The Wedge
Forget grain bowls, coconut-oil based dressings and…please…no more kale. Lately, I’ve been pining away for a good old Wedge. No one knows who invented that…
Make yourself a regular
King Daddy and I adopted a travel plan when we first went overseas. Go to one locale and make yourself a regular. When we went…
Goulash
I seem to be surrounded by goulash these days. Now that Dammit Boy lives in Vienna he makes it or eats it in a restaurant…
The fruit ninja
My son, who many of you know as Dammit Boy, is a 26-year-old research associate at the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation. He is…
14
April
Steak and marriage
It is King Daddy’s and my 27th wedding anniversary today. We are having steak. So for those of you who don’t know the story, our…
5
March
A better way to cook a steak
I don’t know why there are intense debates about the best way to cook a steak. Some people think the grill is king. I used…
9
February
How to find the best restaurants
I found myself today in a delightful conversation with Kenji, who works at Soy Bistro, a Korean restaurant, and is of Japanese descent about his…
8
January
Creamed chipped beef
I think there might be new life for an old favorite, creamed chipped beef. King Daddy and I were having lunch out the other day…
30
October
Hollandaise
King Daddy and I go on dates every Sunday, usually to new restaurants we want to try out. But once in awhile we stay home…
7
October
Eating for three
Pat Martin’s (of Martin’s BBQ) live-fire extravaganza brought out the inner caveman in all of us A little late reporting on the Music City Food…
16
September
Music City eats
So when King Daddy, Dammit Boy and I moved to Brentwood, Tennessee, in 1993 there were only two “fine dining” restaurants in the Cool Springs…
5
September
The butchers of Germantown
Don’t tell King Daddy, but I have two new favorite boyfriends — the butchers of Germantown. I first fell in love with Donald Link when…
3
July
Novodugino trending
The farm-to-table movement is alive and well in Novodugino, Russia, a rural outpost of about 3,000 people. I know this because Dammit Boy spent several…