Confession No. 2 — I’m a Scotch-drinking, sod-busting outdoorsman. But . . .
Roger Price, in his book In One Head and Out the Other (Ballantine, 1954), wrote “I had one grunch, but the eggplant over there.” I was introduced to the phrase by my radio mentor — the same man who...
View ArticleConfession No. 44 — Reading this might ruin your dinner. (So read it...
Chrome, neon and dapperly dressed hosts certainly make a great first restaurant impression, but it’s the wafting aroma of good food that tends to close the deal. And the smell works, no matter the...
View ArticleConfession No. 53 – Not now. Not ever. No matter what.
We all have a list of things that we refuse to do, no matter the circumstances. Mine is longer than most. It goes without saying to the folks who know me that I’ll never consider Daddy Longlegs to be...
View ArticleConfession No. 54 – Want a dinner invitation? Just learn this four-letter word.
My name is Adam and I confess to misusing more words than most people in the English-speaking world. As a child, my clothing was kept in a chester drawers. In my teen years, when I described the...
View ArticleConfession No. 96 – And they think I’m going to the dogs?
Every neighborhood, apartment building or trailer park has one. Neither economics nor affluency play a role with this person. But, almost always it’s a she. And there are two traits that she shares...
View ArticleThe Unorthodox Epicure — (Recipe): New York-style Pizza
I first ate New York-style pizza in 1978 in my local mall. But I didn’t know it at the time. In fact, that was a treat (as was going to the mall — my how times have changed). In our small northeast...
View ArticleFood Snob Chronicles — The final summer crop: Eggplant Fries w/ Pink Parmesan...
I don’t recall when or where my love affair with Eggplant began. But I know it was early. Many of my food memories come from 1100 Berry Lane. We’d moved there from South 12th Street — from a wood frame...
View ArticleConfession No. 130 — Confidential to modern drama queens: You’re no Sarah...
This essay is dedicated to all of you folks who have gone way out on that overemotional limb about 2,064 times too many. My disdain for drama queens is nothing new. I’ve lived through about 11-dozen...
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