Author: Dennis Davis
An Lao
Da Nang
Travel
Vietnam
Run Through The Jungle – Returning To An Lao
Preparing for Departure I finally fell asleep sometime after 4 this morning and awoke to the sun coming through the glass backsplash in the kitchen. It was just after 7 and though I had only slept a few hours I felt surprisingly refreshed.… continue reading Read More
Da Nang
Food
Jet Lag
Life
Travel
I Saw It First – Adjusting To Life In the Future.
It is 1:53am in Da Nang on November the 14th. It is 1:53 pm on November 13th in Atlanta. I actually tried this time to prepare for jet lag and try and adjust before I arrived. I landed at about 7 am in Da Nang on the 13th and had slept most of both flights.… continue reading Read More
Recipes
It’s always such a fun time experimenting with the many unique ingredients I find exploring in Southeast Asia. Sometimes I try to incorporate more American ingredients with Vietnamese technique. This usually keeps our dinner table fresh and keeps both myself and my beautiful wife Diem from getting board with our dining table.… continue reading
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Vietnamese Inspired Steak and Eggs
Da Nang
Life
Travel
“And Search For Her As For Hidden Treasures”
Reflections In Da Nang I once spent many months in captivity reading every object that contained letters. Discarded bottles, faded papers, the rusted signs of commands that dotted the landscape. Language gives us meaning and those that desire understanding crave it.… continue reading Read More
Doha, Qatar
Travel
It’s always a strange feeling sitting here in Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar. First of all It’s a beautiful place. It’s the kind of place where the floor is never soiled and each bathroom stall is cleaned between each and every use.… continue reading
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My Limbo, Transit through Hamad International Airport.
Recipes
As many of you know I developed my gluten free recipes through many years of research and development. Mostly in an attempt to offer my mother, who was diagnosed with celiac over 20 years ago, the ability to eat a diet as rich and diverse as every one else.… continue reading
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Gluten Free Southern Style Buttermilk Biscuits
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
