March 2008
3 posts
“We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go to war in...”
– Aristotle
Mar 1st
February 2008
8 posts
“Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them...”
– Voltaire
Feb 28th
3 tags
A Passion for Food in Nashville
I’ve had City House in Nashville on my list for quite sometime now as a must visit restaurant. Co-owners Tandy Wilson and Anne Kostroski both come from Margot, another of my favorite spots in Nashville. At City House, which opened in 2007, Tandy runs the kitchen which is complete with a chef’s counter, while Anne is the pastry chef. The two nights I was there recently, both Anne and...
Feb 28th
“Although your customers won’t love you if you give bad service, your competitors...”
– Kate Zabriskie
Feb 28th
3 tags
If It Wasn't For Those Pesky Customers...
I seem to be spending a lot of time in Detroit lately. Well, not Detroit actually but DTW; Detroit Wayne Airport. The other day I was passing thru there and stopped at Max & Erma’s for some lunch. (Note: As far as airports go, I hang my hat on MSP having the best food of any airport in the country. Ike’s Rocks) Now Max & Erma’s usually isn’t bad, and it’s not...
Feb 28th
1 tag
“As you journey through life take a minute every now and then to give a thought...”
– Hagar the Horrible
Feb 27th
2 tags
5 Minutes at JAX
I am a member of Clear which is a registered traveler program. There are both pluses and minuses to this. On the plus side, for any Clear airport, they provide a seperate queue which generally gets me thru TSA in under 5 minutes. They also provide concierge to carrry all my stuff after disrobing and dropping the modern day equivilent of the utility belt. On the minus side, other than the queue...
Feb 26th
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Time Warp in Jacksonville
Last week I had the good fortune to visit Jacksonville, if only for one night. I had the misfortune of staying near the airport where I faced Chain Restaurant hell. Becoming desperate, I dug thru my little black restaurant book and came up with Chowder Ted’s. Aha! A quick check on google maps showed it only 13 miles away. I had been told that this place could redefine dive, but in a good...
Feb 26th