Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category

Jim ‘N Nick’s

Lately I’ve thought — and written — a lot about service. We have experienced the superb and the surreal recently. It’s interesting, then, that it was a less than flawless day at Jim ‘N Nick’s that inspired me to finally review them.
So on our less than flawless day, we ordered an appetizer and two entrees. [...]

Cuauh’s Hot Dog-o & Taco: Two Great Tastes that Go Great Together

The phenomenon of Sonoran hot dogs has been big news in the food world lately. Food magazines, NPR, many bloggers and even John T. Edge in the New York Times have written about how American hot dogs have been embraced by innovative Mexican cooks along the border of Mexico and Arizona to create something unique [...]

Olde Town Inn, New Orleans

A few weeks ago, Angela, Patric, and I headed to New Orleans to do a little looking around and a whole lot of eating. We stayed in what will likely be our standard New Orleans hotel from now on, the Olde Town Inn in the Marigny.
If you’ve ever peeked into courtyards in the French Quarter [...]

Best Meal EVER

As you are all aware, we are constantly looking for our next best meal. I think that this time, though, we have eaten the meal that no other will ever top. To be honest, we weren’t even looking for it; it seems like it just found us.
Unassuming would be an understatement for the atmosphere in [...]

Amanda F*ing Palmer

Yes, this is generally a food blog, but hey, we’re trying to expand a bit, flex our writing muscles.
And yes, this is generally a family-friendly blog, but hey, Amanda F*ing Palmer!
We found AFP on Neil Gaiman’s blog. Gaiman is a big fan and wrote the text to go along with the photos in the upcoming [...]

Central Barbecue

Thanks to Lindsey, the blogger, and her brother, the poet, we found ourselves facing several inches of snow and a severe craving for barbecue nachos from Central Barbecue.
Fortunately the streets, if not our car, were clear. After several minutes sitting in the car waiting on the defrosters to loosen the snow enough for the wipers [...]

What is good service? Restaurant Iris answers

After a recent stressful day, Angela and I decided we didn’t feel like cooking. Since it was the middle of the week, we decided to take a chance on Restaurant Iris, even though we didn’t have reservations. We were lucky enough to get the only open table.
For Angela, on her stressful day, good service meant [...]

Lunch at Interim

Mama and I took a day off so that we could vote and run errands. The polling place was practically deserted. I am far too cynical for that to surprise me. For lunch that day, we headed to Interim, and it wasn’t packed. That surprised me.
Chef Jackson Kramer may not look at it this way, [...]

Desposito’s Seafood Restaurant, Savannah, Georgia

Almost everyone wants to sample the local flavor when they’re in a different city. Some cities can be absolutely overwhelming in the wealth of unique choices available to eaters both timid and adventurous. Savannah is most assuredly one of those cities.
There are plentiful choices available for any taste or budget. The historic downtown alone provides [...]

Restaurant Iris

There just aren’t enough words that mean delicious in the English language. We finally made it over to Restaurant Iris for a taste of what Kelly English has brought to the Memphis dining scene. If you haven’t made it yet, go. Go now. Have you gone yet? OK. Go again. Choose anything on the menu. [...]