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Cabra – Chicago, IL
The fam and I have done our best to be exceptionally conscious of and careful with our behavior during this tough period in our shared...
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Jun 11, 20205 min read
#tbt: The Bachelor Farmer – Minneapolis, MN
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the restaurant industry permanently. Many places, regardless of how successful, already operated on...
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Jun 4, 20205 min read
#tbt: Indigo – Houston, TX
I'd like to use this opportunity to express solidarity with the protestors speaking out against police brutality and institutional racism...
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May 28, 20208 min read
#tbt: A day in Lugano, Switzerland
I have been spending a lot of time longing for the days when we could freely travel and see wonderful new places, and was reminded of my...
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Mar 25, 20205 min read
Lunch at Le Bernardin – New York, NY
I have a few residual blog posts in the bag from February and early March before our culinary world shut down. Will intersperse these...
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Mar 1, 20209 min read
Sushi Noz – New York, NY
It made sense at the time for me to chill in the northeast for a while after my guest presentation before heading to San Antonio for the...
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Feb 28, 202021 min read
Blue Hill at Stone Barns – Tarrytown, NY
It’s difficult for me to remember exactly when my culinary curiosity was piqued. When I was a younger kid, dinner regularly consisted of...
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Jan 31, 20203 min read
Presenting The Maestro's 2019 Big Drunk Gay Awards
Well folks, we have entered a new year, and even though I am one month late on the new year, it was just over one year ago that I created...
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Jan 19, 20209 min read
Christmas surprises and Christmas drinks
Well folks, the Christmas season is joyful indeed. I successfully executed two gigantic surprises this past season in pursuit of joy for...
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Dec 27, 20198 min read
Mako – Chicago, IL
I need sushi like I need oxygen. And, my friends, how oxygen-deprived I have been! I pulled a "Steve" and made the decision to wait until...
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Dec 20, 201911 min read
Utah triple-header – HSL, Pago, and a Champagne yurt
Hard to believe this is my first post about my home town! I like to think that I know the food scene in Salt Lake better than anywhere...
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Dec 17, 20197 min read
Boka – Chicago, IL
Purely philosophically, I get tired of neoliberal capitalist enterprises appropriating the things that I care about most. But from a...
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Dec 11, 20196 min read
Harbinger – Des Moines, IA
Another disadvantage to living in smallish-town Iowa is that my local airport (CID), only fifteen minutes from my residence, is generally...
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Dec 1, 20199 min read
Escape From Iowa – 18 hours in Chicago
I have largely been bound to the "sprawling metropolis" of Cedar Rapids in the past several months, biding my time and saving some money...
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Nov 24, 20198 min read
Vetri Cucina at the Palms – Las Vegas, NV
I have a strange life, as many of you know. The circumstances that lead to this meal are a prime example of how strange that life can be:...
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Nov 21, 20195 min read
Petra and the Beast – Dallas, Tx
It has been months, hasn’t it? This time, I have no excuse except that I have been sort of in a rut. While it has been nice to be back in...
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Aug 19, 20199 min read
Rooster and Owl – Washington, D.C.
As part of the little mileage run I've been undertaking this summer to reclaim my Delta Platinum status, I did hours of flight searching...
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Aug 11, 20198 min read
Portland and Willamette wine tasting – Oregon
My sister Georgia and I have had a really awesome summer together. It’s been wonderful having her on this side of the Atlantic, both in...
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Aug 7, 20198 min read
é by José Andrés – Las Vegas, NV
Who is surprised?! I have neglected to blog for a month due to my crazy travel schedule! I have been sitting on this blog for a while,...
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Jun 12, 20197 min read
Italy, Part 3 – Lost in Venice
The first UT Alumni Choir tour has sadly come to a close, and in the absolutely stunning city of Venice. We were up bright and early in...
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