Weekly Column

A Red Revival of the First Order

Birdwatching seems like a strange hobby to me, but I have friends who do it, and they are fine people. The appeal of knitting, origami, […]

Farewell. Thank you. Onward.

Last week was one of the most surreal, yet rewarding, weeks I have spent in my 38-year restaurant career. Tuesday through Saturday nights we said […]

A Heartfelt Farewell to An Old Friend

Today I am grateful. Some would think that closing a restaurant one has owned and operated for over 32 years would be grounds for despair […]

The Panhandle in the Pandemic

WATERCOLOR, FLA— When one reaches a certain age it’s easy to look back on life and see where periods of time— even moments in a […]

The Closing of K-Paul’s

Yesterday we lost a legend. No one died, but one of this nation’s most important restaurants closed permanently. The legendary New Orleans restaurant K-Paul’s will […]

Fries

My wife, son, and I were having dinner last night. Nothing special. Just a quick Sunday night supper of burgers and fries. Halfway through the […]

New Orleans In the Time of Corona

A few months after Hurricane Katrina my wife and I were in New Orleans. For the most part, restaurants were still closed. Armed military were […]

The State of the Restaurant Business 2020

Since the pandemic hit America the question I’m most often asked is, “How are you doing? How are the restaurants?” My standard answer is, “It’s […]

The Tastes of Summer

Sour Apple Jolly Ranchers taste like my youth. It’s true. When I was 10-years old my weekly allowance was $5.00. In those days I would […]

Squash and Dash

The CFO of our company has a garden. She lives just outside the city limits on a small piece of land. They also have chickens […]

Special Delivery

If I never have to endure another shelter-in-place order, I will die happy. I just wasn’t wired for such activities. I am not a homebody. […]

Marching to the Beat of a Different Drummer

Many businesses have been severely affected during the COVID-19 crisis. Restaurants and live-music venues may have been hit the hardest. On the other hand, grocery […]