Category Archives: Restaurants

The Agony and the Ecstasy

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

Years ago, I read a book by Crossett native and former OU and Dallas Cowboys coach Barry Switzer called Bootlegger’s Boy, mostly because my parents hail from Crossett and my grandmother always shook her head when referring to those white … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Memories: The Bohemia

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

There’s still a restaurant called Bohemia in Hot Springs, and by all accounts it’s a fine a wonderful place that serves some of the best food in the Spa City. I haven’t eaten there for a variety of reasons, but … Continue reading →

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Salumi

Posted on December 20, 2012 by

Charcuterie. Regular readers of this blog will know that I’m pretty mad about cured and preserved meats, those delicious results of a time before refrigeration that linger on into this modern age because they’re just so incredibly delicious. We’re no … Continue reading →

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Elliott’s Oyster House

Posted on December 19, 2012 by

Jess and I had two separate seafood-related goals during our trip to Seattle: she wanted to find somewhere to eat a pile of Dungeness crab and I wanted to gorge myself Walrus-and-the-Carpenter-style on some oysters. Since our condo was so … Continue reading →

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The Diller Room

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

Have you ever found yourself in a restaurant or bar where the atmosphere just didn’t fit your mood and frame of mind? This happened to us on our first night in Seattle when we stopped into the Diller Room, a … Continue reading →

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Coffee Break: Cherry Street Coffee House

Posted on November 18, 2012 by

One of the main things Seattle is known for is coffee, and we managed to to drink enough quality java during our stay that I can almost forgive the city for foisting the over-roasted abomination that is Starbucks on the … Continue reading →

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Piroshky Piroshky

Posted on November 17, 2012 by

My love for pastries is just a little different from most people. Sure, doughnuts, danishes, and cinnamon rolls rule the the hearts and minds of the baked-good consuming masses, and I’ve certainly eaten my share of them over the years. … Continue reading →

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Fusion that works: Japonessa Sushi Cocina

Posted on November 14, 2012 by

Any of you who have kept up with this blog or my other work with the Arkansas Times know that I’m quite a skeptic of fusion cuisine, which can often be a cover for a chef who knows just a … Continue reading →

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The Pike Brewing Company

Posted on November 12, 2012 by

Ah, beer. From ancient times to this modern age, beer has been with us as the happy result of what happens to barley water when it gets a little funky. Lucky for us in these civilized times, mankind has gotten … Continue reading →

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It was the Best of Restaurants, It was the Worst of Restaurants

Posted on October 2, 2012 by

In my other writing gig as a food critic for the Arkansas Times, I get to try a lot of restaurants in the city, and Jess and I have had more hits than misses — we’ve been lucky. One of … Continue reading →

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