Category Archives: Meta

Amateur status.

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

I am not a professional. Don’t pretend to be one, no real aspirations to be one. Those who cook for a living impress me. The hours, the conditions, the repetition — and the hazards. About a year ago I came … Continue reading →

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Words to live by.

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

My mother once asked me what I considered my life’s motto. She put my answer on a T-shirt. Fun family, no?

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Oh!

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

And while I’m painfully self-promoting, Tim Russell got the third issue of Craft Pittsburgh magazine up online a while back. My story about the annual TRASH homebrew competition begins on page 12 if you’re so inclined. See? So purty.

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Pittsburgh Magazine.

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

I should mention that this month and next, at the least, I’m writing a few short things for Pittsburgh Magazine. May not last — would be cool if it did — but for the time being, it’s been sort of … Continue reading →

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Dude.

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

Roasting poblanos. Among my favoritest things ever. Forgot to mention: Those roasted poblanos went into a lamb chili I made for my in-laws. It was good. You’re just going to have to trust me.

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Yinz privileges.

Posted on May 21, 2011 by

Almost seven months in Pittsburgh now. I’m still new. It’s my city but it’s not my city. As much as I have embraced this city and it me, I am not of this place. I still have something to earn, … Continue reading →

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The deed.

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

Not too long after I moved to Pittsburgh, I started going to D’s Six Pax & Dogz in Regent Square. Good beer, something new on tap with tremendous consistency, solid, flavorful hotdogs and exceptional fries. I’m probably there more often … Continue reading →

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Bloomfield.

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

For some reason, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette was crazy enough to pay me to write this story for them. No accounting for taste, I suppose. But there is one thing you won’t know from reading it. My favorite paragraphs are the … Continue reading →

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Generosity.

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

Food is for sharing. One of the hardest things about moving to Pittsburgh in stages has been my inability to entertain. Cooking for myself is fine — I do like food — but it’s so much more gratifying to do … Continue reading →

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Singalong.

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

Silliness, to be sure. And in all likelihood my last post today. But a friend of mine just reminded me I did this, so I thought I’d share. This is my food-related playlist. Everything on here mentions something food-related in … Continue reading →

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Azul.

Posted on January 3, 2011 by

Oh, hey. Forgot to mention. Some people got it in their heads to pay me to write occasionally about food. Based in part on this-here little site. Good deal. Different working with editors on this stuff, but getting used to … Continue reading →

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Songs of the city.

Posted on December 30, 2010 by

Not strictly food-related. Today, though, this is where my brain is. It’s my first day in my new apartment — the first space in Pittsburgh I can truly call my own. Almost as much as food speaks to me about … Continue reading →

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Boring?

Posted on November 16, 2010 by

Thanks to the folks at Boring Pittsburgh, who allowed me a guest post about what all I’m trying to do with this little site. You can find it here. Much obliged to Ken Heusey for the photos.

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Guilty pleasures.

Posted on November 13, 2010 by

It could be a reaction to a childhood spent too often eating bean chips and tofu burgers. Not my fault. Not my choice. This was 1980s Los Angeles, my home until I was 11. People ate this crap — and … Continue reading →

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One other thing.

Posted on November 7, 2010 by

Really, Pittsburgh? I am quickly getting to the point that I’m surprised I’ve not met anyone named Blackngold.

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