17 Tuesday Oct 2017
Posted in Food
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Food, Foodie, The Less Desirables Network, The Man Who Ate the Town, Trade Street Diner, WSNC, WSNC Foodie
Salutations™!!
On The Man Who Ate the Town Podcast this week I talk about my experience at Trade Street Diner. You can hear the podcast HERE and read the review HERE.
Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!
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“Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a sucker for a good burger…” – The Man Who Ate the Town
10 Tuesday Oct 2017
Posted in Life as We Know It
Salutations™!!
On the latest The Man Who Ate the Town podcast, I talked about the opening of two new locations on Trade Street and the big beer dinner at Willows Bistro pairing Wise Man brews with Chef Travis’ awesome culinary delights. This happens on October 22. You can listen to it right HERE.
Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!
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“Willows is “getting Wise” with Wise Man Brewing for our Beer Dinner.” – Willows Bistro
26 Tuesday Sep 2017
Posted in Food, Life as We Know It, Podcasting
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Food, Foodie, Larry Haglund, Mary Haglund, Mary's Gourmet Diner, The Less Desirables Network, The Man Who Ate the Town, WSNC
Salutations™!!
This week on The Man Who Ate the Town Podcast, I talk for a minute or two about Larry Haglund. I knew Larry for only a short time, but we had a connection. I’m pretty sure anyone you spoke to about him would say the same thing. I don’t know that he knew any strangers and I doubt he many (if any) enemies. I would go in and we’d have a swipe or zing at each others’ expense and laugh and cut up. He would pull the chair out for me anytime he sat The BCPF and me (but not her, it was a running joke – and probably not just between the two of us) for brunch. Larry was a great soul; one of the good best guys.
©Mary Haglund (I believe the sign over his left shoulder says it all about Larry)
Sadly, Larry passed away on Saturday after a year of battling life and the elements. Every battle fought he did so with a smile. The pictures of him in the hospital show him joking and cutting up. That’s just Larry. To Mary, Shama, Tamis and Lillie (I didn’t know Shae but still…), and to all our friends at Mary’s Gourmet Diner who lost a big part of their life this past weekend, my love, happy thoughts and posi-vibes go out to all of you. Larry’s having fun wherever he is. Probably riding that danged motorcycle!
Listen to the episode HERE.
Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!
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“Trapped in a mine that had caved in and everyone knows the only ones left were Joe and me and Tim. When they broke through to pull us free, the only ones left to tell the tale were Joe and me. Timothy, Timothy, where on earth did you go? Timothy, Timothy, God why don’t I know?” – “Timothy” (Holmes), sung to me on more than one occasion by my good friend, Larry.
19 Tuesday Sep 2017
Posted in Food, Podcasting
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Arts District, Food, Foodie, Hoots Roller Bar, Podcasting, The Man Who Ate the Town, Trade Street, WSNC
Salutations™!!
This week, it’s slow in The Man Who Ate the Town newsroom. Some things like Hoots Beer‘s anniversary and Oktoberfest release are next week, but I wanted to touch on them. A couple of places that could open this week. Give a listen to learn more. Listen HERE.
©Bar Piña
Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!
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“Winston Salem’s only rooftop bar featuring a variety of tasty cocktails, spirits, and views.” – Bar Piña
12 Tuesday Sep 2017
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Food, Foodie, Podcasting, The Katharine Brasserie, The Less Desirables Network, The Man Who Ate the Town
Salutations™!!
I was excited to find out that the new and/or improved menu of the Katharine Brasserie and Bar was going to be at least more modern French instead of the “southern twist” that it had been. I’m sure there’s a bit of it in there but it’s not the focus. I talk about it in the latest The Man Who Ate the Town Podcast that you can hear HERE.
©The Katharine Brasserie & Bar (Steak Tartare)
Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!
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“Whether for a celebratory dinner in the private dining room, a casual after work drink in the energetic mezzanine, or a morning coffee on the patio with your pet at your side, The Katharine is for both locals and guests seeking an experience worth sharing.” – The Katharine
29 Tuesday Aug 2017
Posted in Beer, Food, Podcasting
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Bahtmobile, Fiddlin' Fish Brewery, Food, Foodie, PodernFamily, The Less Desirables Network, The Man Who Ate the Town, WSNC
Salutations™!!
I went to Fiddlin’ Fish Brewery twice last week and on one of those occasions, I tried the Bahtmobile Thai-themed food truck. I talk about it and the brewery and a few other food related things in this week’s The Man Who Ate the Town Podcast. You can hear that episode HERE!
Pheasant Tail Pale Ale from Fiddlin’ Fish Brewery
Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!
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“Short of screaming-hot Thai food, everything can be suitable for kids too.” – Guy Fieri
15 Tuesday Aug 2017
Posted in Food, Podcasting, Spirits
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Food, Foodie, Podcasting, Sipping NC: The Art of Drinking, The Less Desirables Network, The Man Who Ate the Town
Salutations™!!
It’s that time again, the piggybacking of The Man Who Ate the Town. This week, I had my Sipping NC: The Art of Drinking co-host, Jordan Keiper on to talk about his new job, the one and only North Carolina Spirit Ambassador. Also, some news of openings and happenings, including a brewery getting ready to open.So, check out the latest episode right HERE.
Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!
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“My role is someone to bring in the spirits of NC. The way my position came about was the way I’ve supported NC distilleries. Having time with the distillers I found they were getting into bars and restaurants but not at the same pace as some of the other places.” – Jordan Keiper, NC Spirits Ambassador
12 Saturday Aug 2017
Posted in Food, Life as We Know It
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a/perture Cinema, Doctor Brownstone's Sweet Summer Luv Luv Festival, Food, Foodie, Jon Lowder, Paul Jones III, Spring House Restaurant, Stacy Verner, The BCPF, The Beer Dads, The Less Desirables, The Less Desirables Network
Salutations™!!
Usually, there’s a convoluted movie review on Saturday, but I didn’t have a movie of the week on The Less Desirables this week. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t still go to a/perture cinema, the Official Movie Sponsor of The Less Desirables, and see a film. You most certainly should. But, today it’s something different.
Last night, The Beer Dads and our Very Good Friends, SRV+VernQuack all converged on the patio of Spring House Restaurant, Kitchen and Bar and enjoyed a night of Doctor Brownstone’s Sweet Summer Luv Luv Festival. It was not only great times with friends but it was 12 courses of food and plenty of libations to boot. 
From scallops to veggie ceviche to cod to duck to rabbit to chicken. There was a bit of everything on our plates last night. And, while we didn’t all agree on which dishes were our favorites or even what we may have liked or disliked, we all agreed we had the swellest of times. That’s a word, I just made it up.
It was the first time we had all been together in a hot minute. When you have a pilot in the group, or the head of two organizations that have them both traveling, or someone moving or flood repairs, it’s hard to get everyone together. But, I’m thankful that last night was one of those rare moments that, hopefully, will become less and less rare.
So, to The BCPF, Beer Dad Jon, his “Pilot,” Beer Dad Paul, his “Pilot,” SRV and her real-life pilot, thank you all for a great time. Chef Tim Grandinetti, or Doctor Brownstone, thank you for an amazing evening of wondermous food from chefs all over North America. You made our night even more special!
Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!
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“Spring House Chef/Partner Timothy Grandinetti will host the annual outdoor grill-fest that celebrates the culinary talents of both local and nationally-renowned Chefs. Each evening during Sweet Summer Luv Luv, guests will enjoy multi-course tasting menus and “hot-off-the-grill” specialties that are planned, prepared and served by an all-star cadre of visiting Chefs.” – Doctor Brownstone’s Sweet Summer Luv Luv Festival
08 Tuesday Aug 2017
Posted in Food, Podcasting
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Food, Foodie, Meridian, Spring House Restaurant, The Less Desirables Network, The Man Who Ate the Town
Salutations™!!
This week on The Man Who Ate the Town Podcast, I have Chef Mark Grohman on to talk about the 10th Annual Meridian Seafood Festival that happens this Saturday. Also, Tim Grandinetti’s Doctor Brownstone’s Sweet Summer Luv Luv Festival is this Thursday through Saturday. Listen to the podcast to hear more about these things as well the rumors about what is coming soon. You can hear that episode HERE.
Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!
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“Being a big fan of seafood myself, I decided to do a seafood festival.” – Chef Mark Grohman
27 Thursday Jul 2017
Posted in Food
Salutations™!!
This is kind of piggybacking but not really. 3B and I went to El Rancho Taqueria for the first time tonight and had some tacos. They were some mighty fine tacos, at that. One of the tacos I tried was tripa, or tripe. Tripe is boiled or fried stomach of beef cows.
Tacos from El Rancho Taqueria (l to r: chorizo, tripe, barbacoa, al pastor)
I’ve gotten to where I like to try more exotic foods. I say exotic. They’re exotic to Americans but in Mexico and a lot of places in Europe and probably every where else, it’s just part of everyday life. Anywhat! I’ve started looking for offal to eat. To explain that a bit, it’s basically organs or entrails of meat that has been butchered. The whole “snoot-to-toot” thing. Some say it rhymes with “awful” for a reason. I’ve had sweetbreads, liver, hearts, haggis (you don’t want to know) and other innards that many, if not most Americans have a hard time even fathoming the thought.
I haven’t liked it all, but I’ve liked a good bit of it. And, tonight, I found out that I like tripe. At least I like it at El Rancho. I got it in a fantastic taco with some cilantro and onions with three other tacos. I was told it was something else when they brought it to me and I tore through “another” taco before I realized it was the tripe. I mentioned it to a server and she brought me a small plate of it to try. I enjoyed it. It was kind of like chicken liver but not foul or gritty like chicken liver. And, it was a bit beefy in flavor, too. So, I don’t know why it reminded me of chicken liver. I don’t like chicken liver because it’s foul. This was sans foul. It was fried here and a good bit crispy. I enjoyed it and so did 3B.
I wrote about the experience tonight over on The Man Who the Town. You can read all about it over there. I will say though, I highly recommend you going and trying El Rancho Taqueria. It’s authentic Mexican food the way it’s supposed to be. Fresh and tasty. You can find them at 613 E. Sprague Street here in WSNC. Visit their Facebook page for more details.
Until tomorrow, try to stomach my post…
Scorp out!
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“Do not let the word tripe deter you. Let its soothing charms win you over, and enjoy it as do those who always have!” – Fergus Henderson
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