When you’re low, sometimes it’s all about returning to the familiar. A favorite movie, a worn out pair of pants, copious amounts of booze, an ex-lover’s bed. Or all of the above? But when you’re at work and that beaten-down…
Breaking the seal
Look who crawled out of the gutter! Harold returns.—Lewis It’s been awhile since my last post. I’ve been in something of a late winter funk, more cynical than usual (as if that’s possible), and generally feeling less than creative. Maybe…
Three Sons “A Wine Affair”: Not your average wine tasting
Ranting about the Twin Cities Food & Wine Experience a while ago (well, a while ago for me, in my blog-time, it was only two posts ago) I referred to a wine tasting that was actually worth my time. Then…
Chiapas chow down
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Posting’s been sporadic lately. Been a one-man-band at work with a couple writers leaving the company—y’know, my real job. They’re the smart ones. Not to worry, Harold remains in the office. Now to keep him away from…
Roasted red pepper and chipotle ribeye chili
Roasted red pepper and chipotle ribeye chili from the kitchen of Mike Underhill and Jack Venus Ingredients: 1 pound lean hamburger or ground sirloin 24-ounce ribeye steak (1) 15 ounce can of dark red kidney beans, drained (1) 15 ounce can…
Late report on last Friday’s feast…
Again Harold and I were ready to kill on a Friday. Again we were starving. The only difference in the day was, driving to work I seemed to be surrounded by bombshells, walking on the sidewalk, driving their cars—EVERYWHERE. Walked…