Thanks to all who made 2020 another great year for the Blog. l’ve had a lot of fun and eaten a lot of great meals. I’m confident that I’ve eaten more hushpuppies this year than any other resident of the District of Columbia (admittedly a hushpuppy desert), and certainly more than anyone who’s actually lost a net 5-10 pounds over the course of the year. … Continue reading Wishing You All the Joy of the Season and a Happy New Year
Have you ever made a recipe with Cheetos? Neither have I. As it turns out, however, Cheetos recipes have “taken the internet by storm.” You may scoff at the notion of junk food as an ingredient, but I’ve seen dishes including fish and chicken crusted with potato chips on menus of reputable restaurants. Emeril has a potato chip crusted fish taco recipe that uses barbecue-flavored … Continue reading From Dubai: A Cheetos Chicken Burgers Recipe
The invaluable Barbecue Bros website has a post identifying the top five barbecue places in Nashville. This adds to their existing rankings for Charlotte, Lexington (NC), and Austin, and is a great resource for anyone planning to go through, anywhere near, or to Nashville — as everyone should. The Barbecue Bros – Monk, Rudy, and Speedy – grew up in High Point, North Carolina. You … Continue reading Barbecue Bros’ Top 5 Barbecue Places in Nashville
I imagine that some of you haven’t finished your holiday shopping. I’ve justcompleted my own Christmas shopping this year, almost two weeks ahead off my usual start time, and I feel pretty smug. But this is a time for charity, so here’s a barbecue-related shopping guide courtesy of the Barbecue Bros. You can find all sorts of sauces, rubs, utensils, hats, buttons, koozies, and t-shirts. … Continue reading Your Holiday Shopping Guide
I first learned that Blue Smoke has closed via Ryan Cooper of Smoke Sheet fame’s Facebook feed. To be precise, Blue Smoke first closed back in March at the beginning of the New York City lockdown. The owners now have announced that it will never reopen. Blue Smoke is – or was – remarkable in a number of ways. It was and remains the only … Continue reading Blue Smoke, New York, has Closed
Regular readers of the Blog are familiar with my mother, Dear And just about everyone she ever met will remember her. She has appeared in numerous restaurant reviews, such as Carlile’s and Demetri’s, and in numerous discussions of fried chicken and other foods. Her recipe for dressing for turkey is unparalleled, and I finally got around to posting her recipe for pound cake. On December 7, 2018, … Continue reading Remembering my Mother, Dear, on Mother’s Day
The McRib returned to McDonalds for another appearance on December 2 this year. Alerted to the return, I decided finally to give one a try. I’m not a regular at McDonalds, although for years when I’ve been traveling by myself I have eaten their breakfast sandwiches fairly often in the absence of a free hotel breakfast. I mainly order the sausage egg and cheese biscuit. … Continue reading The McRib Sandwich
I happened to notice that several people recently have viewed one of my old posts, Some Barbecue Possibilities in Virginia. I wrote the post back in 2016 after my cousin and Senior Western North Carolina Correspondent, Sinclair Griffin Lee, sent me a link to a Virginia Travel story. One of the problems with a food blog is that posts sometimes become out of date, and … Continue reading A Virginia Update
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