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Chicago (Blackbird, Hot Doug’s, Slurping Turtle, Gino’s East, Hippie Riots)

June 11, 2012
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It’s been a few weeks coming, but I finally found some time between travel and work to post on my recent trip to Chicago. The weekend jaunt was just me and some friends – my brother Thomas, my pal Brian, and a few hundred NATO protestors. Yeah, that was going on while we were there. […]

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Chicago Deep Dish Pizza

February 11, 2010

A few weeks ago I had a strong desire to make deep dish pizza, even though I really don’t have any personal history with the large, sauce-topped pies. I’ve never had it in Chicago, I’ve been to an Uno Chicago Grill franchise once, and one time I visited Nancy’s in Buckhead (wasn’t impressed). The Neapolitan […]

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Pizza & Tacos & Stuff [Le Fat, Tasty China, Lusca, Villa Real, more]

June 9, 2015

Maybe it’s time to end the old blog. I can’t really keep up with it with a family these days, and I start grad school in August, and it’s much easier to simply post photos on Instagram. Though, that’s not a great venue to offer opinion. Not that I offer much criticism anymore, it’s mostly “highlight style” […]

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Shake Shack

September 30, 2014

Having never been to a Shake Shack, yes, I was that guy that visited a restaurant within a few hours of opening. It’s a poor move for those expecting to find a restaurant in their groove, but this is fast food we’re talking about. Besides, I’ve been reading about Shake Shack for as long as […]

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My Pizzas

March 21, 2014

Eater’s Pizza Week has reminded me it’s been a while since I’ve made pizza at home, one of my favorite kitchen past times. Part of the reason for the lack of sweet pie making came when I moved and lost access to our hacked pizza oven – Varasano style, I removed the safety latch which […]

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Pizza

March 28, 2013

Been a while since I posted about my pizza-making exploits.  I’ve tried two new methods over the last few months, and plan on getting it going again here in the next couple of weeks. First there is the Serious Eats (Kenji) “fool-proof” pan pizza. The dough requires little work. No kneading to speak of, just […]

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Favorite { Dining – Drinking – Cooking } of 2012

January 3, 2013

Happy New Year! 2012 was another big year of living, and though I’m not as diligent with the old blog anymore, my appetite remains. As in years past, I wanted to put together a few thoughts and photos from some of my favorite dining, cooking, and drinking moments from the year that was. Humble-brags…yes, fair; but […]

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Out of Town Dining

June 10, 2012

Columbia, SC Greenville, SC Charleston, SC Charlotte, NC Lexington, NC (BBQ) Chapel Hill, NC San Diego, CA New York, NY Chicago, IL Las Vegas, NV Paris, France Barcelona, Spain

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