Diary: Upland’s acquisition of FCBC emblemizes a shift in food and drink in downtown...
The following is a stream of consciousness, so there may be errors. Let me know, and I’ll correct them.
So, Upland Brewing Co. has acquired...
Herring salad — a simple, savory and effective recipe
Believe it or not, this tasty and simple recipe for herring salad originated with Betty Crocker's International Cookbook, which was published in 1980 and...
February update: 40 Years in Beer, Baylors in the Balkans, and a forthcoming book...
Regular readers know that my "day job" is at Food & Dining Magazine, where responsibilities have expanded over the years from writing a quarterly...
Even a curmudgeon has a few thanks to give before the gluttony commences
The most recent iteration of this column came in 2020; parts of it date back fifteen or more years. The cover artwork was created...
Diary: “Beer: Why not for breakfast?” (2009 – 2010)
"Mug Shots"
From 2009 - 2011, I wrote a column for Louisville Eccentric Observer (aka LEO Weekly) called "Mug Shots."
If I recall, it was Cary...
Milk is liquid snot
(This article originally appeared at the former NA Confidential blog on January 16, 2017. The clauses have been rearranged.)
I believe that drinking milk is...
Five Way Vegetarian Cincinnati Chili, because that’s the way I Iike it
This recipe is from my mother’s file, via her next-door-neighbors (the Mulloys), and revised extensively. Kidney beans take the place of the ground beef,...
“Death to Chain Restaurants,” or how one evening at Taco Bell (circa 2005) radicalized...
I've meant to tell this story many times over the years. Earlier this week the topic arose at Facebook in the form of a...
Menu Items: Babette’s Feast, the film (1987): “Once good taste is learned, there is...
Throughout the world sounds one long cry from the heart of the artist: Give me the chance to do my very best.
Your faithful correspondent...
Shane’s Excellent New Words: One bluegill, one crappie, one carp
Yesterday's "Edibles & Potables" column at Food & Dining Magazine celebrated the hallowed Czech and Slovak family tradition of yuletide carp. As a postscript,...
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A 2015 column encore: “There’s an indie twist to this curmudgeon’s annual Harvest Homecoming...
When Harvest Homecoming rolled around in 2015, I was:
Running for mayor as an independent, and learning all about the credits and debits of...
Diary: Sweet agony of fuddy-duddy, but our spaceship was wonderful
Diana often reminds me that my cultural references tend toward the time of World War II, as opposed to Trump's debacle with Iran.
Once in...
40 Years in Beer: It’s time for another breather. See you in a bit
For me, the biggest impediment to writing is putting the first word into the machine, knowing how much it's going to hurt before I'm...
