Month: October 2019
Tales Behind The Plate
Disclaimer: All of the names of my co-workers in the “Tales Behind the Plate” series have been either abbreviated or changed to protect the guilty and exonerate the innocent. Enjoy!
Episode 1 – The Fonda Residence
It was the fall of 2003 and one of the more enlightening years of my life.… continue reading
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Tales Behind The Plate – True Stories From the back of the House.
Recipes
If you grew up in the south or in the U.S. for that matter, then fried chicken is ubiquitous. These days it can be found on the corner of pretty much any town in America. It has permeated the culture and dinner tables of every corner and colonial outpost o American society.… continue reading
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Gluten-Free Southern Fried Chicken
Life
Travel
The World’s Dirty Secret – Turning 41
Contemplation The world’s dirty secret, turning 41. Today, or by the time I finish editing this, yesterday I turned 41. I had made a promise to myself that I would make 2019, the majority of my 40 year, memorable. I feel that I have accomplished that.… continue reading Read More
Life
Struggle
To Bury An Angel – The Loss of A Daughter
The Constant Epicurean, Ep. 104. To bury an Angel - The Loss of A Daughter. In this edition, I tell the story of my daughter. Alexandria Juliet. Read More
Cooking Tips
Life
You know you’ve done it. You’ve gone out to dinner and you see the plates piled high almost defying gravity. Artsy splashes of sauces in a myriad of colors decorate the plate. Those perfectly cut vegetables that fill the spaces. How do they do it you ask.… continue reading
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10 Items Everyone Needs To Cook Like A Professional
Life
Struggle
When Courage Is All That’s Left – Surviving Wrongful Incarceration
I’ve thought many times about this moment. How one day I would have to get it out. Write it down. Tell this story. A story about captivity, chains, hunger, cold and neglect. The story about how I spent 6 months in Isolation simply because someone wanted it that way.… continue reading Read More
Atlanta
Blog
Food
Georgia
Life
Travel
I’ve spent much of the past week working on a new project. Building travel guides piece by piece. First for Atlanta and then for the rest of the world. I expect it to be the beginning of another chapter in exploration and chronicles of my life.… continue reading
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A Stellar Arrangement
History
Kentucky
Life
Travel
The Journey
It was still dark when we gathered in the little country Church parking lot on the morning of Sunday October 6th. Our delegation included 7 adults and 6 youth. Mr. Ed, not the horse mind you, brought a mobile shop filled with everything including but not limited to a miter box, gloves, both latex and work, a compressor, nail guns, staple guns, various staples, nails and screws, several ladders, a table, a grill, trash bags, tool bags filled with an ascundry of screwdrivers, wrenches and pliers, pry bars, bits, drills, screw guns, chainsaws, work lights and pretty much any and everything required to both supply and feed a work crew at just about any job site.… continue reading
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The Greatest of These is Charity
California
Food
History
Life
San Diego
Travel
Before we begin, I must make a few confessions. This morning’s early events are a bit foggy. For you see, yesterday ended after Imperial beach, but I can’t seem to remember all of the evening. It began at Urban Leaf and ended when I woke up.… continue reading
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Floating Museums Old and New, OB Street Market and Late Night Brews
Borrego Springs
California
Life
Nature
San Diego
Travel
We departed our vehicle in the heart of Anza-Borrego park. We headed for a walk to observe some of the local flora and fauna. The sun was absolutely brutal and it didn’t take long for the severity of the heat warning to become clear.… continue reading
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Sand Dragons and other Things
Borrego Springs
California
Nature
San Diego
Travel
The Constant Epicurean. Ep 97, A Salten Sea View. In this edition, we travel west to Borrego Spring and the Salten Sea for some stunning views of the Mountains and desert valley.
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A Salten Sea View
Blog
Life
Travel
