This fall has flown by so quickly that it really seems like Thanksgiving just happened. I had the pleasure of hosting my lovely family this ...

I made both of these this week and realized that I've made a lot of subtle changes that aren't reflected in the original recipe. An...

No time for a real post, but I thought I would link to some recipes I've found online and made recently, to varying degrees of success. ...

Originally published in Cityview Magazine. Rooms For Improvement Downtown’s newest upscale eatery has the right idea, but needs to find its ...

Originally published in Cityview Magazine. A Foodie Divided: The roots below Maryville’s newest hot spot might surprise you. I have a confes...

Originally published in Cityview Magazine in January, 2007. The Merchants Drive area is hardly Mecca for gourmands, what with its proliferat...

Seems I'm having massive spam issues since posting the site email address over on the right. For now I've taken it down, if you nee...

If tempted by the food at Dancing Bear Lodge, he might. Originally printed in the April issue of Cityview Magazine. This is a busy time of y...

I tend to think that every place has its purpose—a gym is for exercise, a restaurant for eating, a bar for drinking and other revelry. In o...

Originally printed in Cityview Magazine. The American Steakhouse—dark leather; men in perfectly tailored suits; the scents of charred meat, ...

I didn't get THAT sick. But I did get something. Do you know what it is? Do you? It's a brand spanking new FULL TIME job o' ...

We're leaving tomorrow for a few days of eating and shopping in New York. I promise to come back in a reasonable amount of time with st...

Originally published in Cityview Magazine in October, 2006. Ich Bin Ein Berliner (for one night at least) The Bavarian delights at Restauran...

In the midst of writing three separate entries (can you believe? ), as well as adding some tags and whatnot now that I've finally made t...

Originally published in the August, 2006 issue of CityView magazine. You must go to Le Parigo: French cooking finds an incongruous home in B...

Originally published in Cityview Magazine in July, 2006. Since then the restaurant has changed its menu dramatically but is still a great p...

...for my prolonged absence: I fell into quicksand. I've given up cooking altogether. I hate you all. I no longer can taste food and am ...

Chris and I are headed down to the beach, where we plan to have lobster instead of turkey. Yesss. I hope all of you have happy, healthy, a...

Yes, I made the bread again. This recipe has become quite the Internet phenomenon! This time I made some notable changes and the results w...