I confess I was a shameless ridiculer of the new meat-substitute products that have flooded the market and taken even fast food...

I am lucky to have family nearby––if I'm ever feeling lonesome in Charlotte or need a change of pace, it's an easy 90 minute drive up to...

I excitedly watched the weekend weather forecast for the Charlotte metro area develop over the past week––a massive winter storm was set...

Perhaps it was the sense of impending doom resulting from waking up every day in this pandemic, now again in a terrible phase, that...

Unless you've been living under a rock, y'all know that things are getting bad out there again with the virus. For this and mental health...

You may have heard a bit of hubbub about ramps in recent years. Or maybe you haven't––I myself hadn't heard of them until five or six...

I wasn't planning to double down on my Lao food posts, but holy shit people... this recipe. Larb has been called the national dish of...

My sister signed me up for a monthly spice delivery service, Spice Madam, for my Christmas gift, and I have thoroughly enjoyed getting my...

Here's a quick post for a quick, healthy, easy-peasy, and super ethical snack to inaugurate a new series about various ways to reduce our...

My mini-crusade to improve my choices and shift my life toward a more ethical food trajectory has involved a multitude of little...

Today I present another of my neglected posts from back in the early parts of quarantine in Iowa, with the hopes that you, too can find...

Something I learned from my first visit to Stone Barns is how corporatized and streamlined our food experience has become. There are...

One of the cooler trends we've been seeing emerge during the pandemic from restaurants are take-home, heat-and-eat style dinners. These...

Despite writing it up, I'd never posted this gem from back in the depths of Iowa quarantine in March 2020, but figured no time like the...

This short and sweet blog post is dedicated to the impending first week of classes, a time when I need short and sweet (and comforting!)...

I really enjoyed issuing a series of absolutely meaningless "Big Drunk Gay" awards last year, highlighting the very best things I ate,...

Like much of the country, I woke up on Wednesday morning feeling pretty darn terrible. Not just because of the amount of rum I drank the...

I always love exploring the various cuisines of the world, but know relatively little about African culinary traditions. I have, however,...

Now that I am back in the south, some of my memories of the south come back from time to time, and my discovery of the wonders of grits...

Ah, we have a new series to inaugurate! "Quarantine Cuisine" no longer seemed quite right, since I am, for all intents and purposes, not...

Well kids, what can I say? Life is crazy, and my dearth of posts this past month was due in part to my grand adventure in Alaska, yes,...

Things have been slow around here recently, mostly owing to the fact that my much-anticipated trip to California had to be shelved due to...

It's getting mighty hot out here in the heartland of late, leading the Maestro to sometimes decide it's not worth stepping out into the...

Salmon has quite a reputation. Ask anyone and they'll likely have very strong feelings about it, love it or hate it. Most Americans have...

I suppose now that we are out of the most intense aspects of the "Quarantine" these days, at least in Iowa, I have decided to rename the...

In southwest China is the rugged province of Sichuan, also Romanized as Szechuan, and beyond the modern-faced capital, Chengdu, lie...

Rounding out our order from D'Artagnan was a beautiful breast of duck, one of my favorite proteins to cook, and one that is sure to make...

Back when the pandemic was just starting, I noticed that our old reliable supplier of fresh seafood, Fulton Fish Market, was offering a...

Yesterday might be the day I fell in love with my pit barrel cooker. It also might be the day I decided it's the most infuriating thing...

Happy Mother's Day to all the mamas and mama figures out there! It's been a wonderful day here in Cedar Rapids. Despite some really...

Some nights call for a simple, classic meal. Mom and I have been working diligently on transforming our kitchen, and things are slowly...

One of my favorite snacks during this quarantine (and ya know, generally) is a delicious cheese or cheese and charcuterie plate, with an...

I had received some feedback recently that my Quarantine Cuisine series features a) entirely dinner items and b) entirely meat or...

As quarantine drags into the 40-plus day timeframe, I find myself seeking increasingly interesting and challenging dishes to keep myself...

My dearest readers, you are now gaining entrance to a very dear place in my heart––my love for the cuisine of the Lowcountry, the coastal...

This edition of Quarantine Cuisine might be called the "Prose" edition, or perhaps the "George W.'s least favorite" edition. Why? I...

How are we lucky enough to have barbecue in our lives? I do not claim in the least to be a barbecue expert, so don't @ me, BBQ pros (very...

If you are like me, thirty-plus days of quarantine has begun to spark days of pronounced lethargy and depression––days where you stare...

As long as we can't travel physically, we might as well travel culinarily! Korean food is having a real moment in the Unites States....

I wasn't planning on creating anything transcendental with this meal, so the Quarantine Cuisine series was supposed to next travel to...

Apologies for the delay in posting this next installment! The Maestro's computer suffered an unfortunate cracked screen, so a new one had...

This week I present a double dose of seafood, because our Fulton Fish Market order was particularly large (so we could trigger the free...

Well kiddos, as you may have noticed, the world has stopped moving. Restaurants and bars are closed, the stock market is crumbling, the...

Quick post tonight to write a bit about a quick, easy snack! And to inaugurate my "Monday Mollusks" series ;) I don't know about you, but...

Today's dinner is brought to you by a convergence of circumstances, and also a shade of melancholy. Despite my endless love affair with...

Spent some time at Central Market this week (anyone surprised?) to snag some proteins and produce for the week's sustenance. I haven't...

I'm finally back in Austin! I must admit I still feel a bit adrift, and after 6 weeks of traveling, it was difficult for me to focus on...

I am not good at gift-giving. Come the holiday season, I find myself mindlessly perusing malls and websites trying to find something...