New Orleans, LA – Pelican Club Review

(From our archives) I had some out of town visitors the other day – eschewing my dining suggestions, they wanted to go to the Pelican Club, on Exchange Place in the Quarter. The owner chefs, Richard Hughes, and Chin Ling, despite having heritages that come from tenures at other fine dining establishments, carry fusion a… Continue reading New Orleans, LA – Pelican Club Review

Metairie, LA – Bozo’s

(From our archives) Went to Bozo’s in Metairie tonight, had been meaning to get there.  A bit hard to find if you don’t know exactly where it is, and very little signage when you are right on top of it. (It’s behind Borders in Metairie). It’s one of those places that locals say is the “best…”… Continue reading Metairie, LA – Bozo’s

Duluth, MN – Sammy’s Pizza (Lakeside)

As long as I can remember, this pizza shop has been a part of my family’s life, and checking their online bio, I see they opened when I was about 6.  I don’t remember exactly when my family started to buy pizzas, they’d call ahead, my dad would go and pick up (no delivery back… Continue reading Duluth, MN – Sammy’s Pizza (Lakeside)

Home Cookin ‘ – Kroger’s Beef Pot Roast Au Jus Review

I try a lot of these types of products, you can see other reviews by hitting the “Heat and Eat” tags.   I try these not so much as a quest to find the world’s best cuisine, but rather due to a personal fascination at how much this industry segment is evolving.  Some of my… Continue reading Home Cookin ‘ – Kroger’s Beef Pot Roast Au Jus Review

Home Cookin’ – Red Baron Pizza w/ Cheese Sticks

I have home tested quite a few frozen pizzas, including other offerings by Red Baron.  Tonight’s choice, due to a sale price of 2 / $7, was Red Baron’s Classic Pepperoni packaged with a side of  Mozzarella Cheese Sticks. The image I found on line (left) for the package states “12 Cheese Sticks”, but my… Continue reading Home Cookin’ – Red Baron Pizza w/ Cheese Sticks

Alabama – Hot Dog Tour Review

(From our travel archives) Continued my southern chili dog quest, armed with suggestions from friends, Romans, and countrymen, this week I pretty much covered Mississippi and Alabama. I got deep into Georgia, as well, but time constraints actually prevented me from sampling the fare; the only thing I came away from Georgia with was a… Continue reading Alabama – Hot Dog Tour Review

Baton Rouge, LA – Ruth’s Chris Review

(From our archives) I was scheduled to have a business lunch in Baton Rouge today, but the restaurant that I was told to go to was closed for lunch. So I off-handedly suggested “Ruth’s Chris,” really because I don’t know B.R. at all, but had seen an outlet of this New Orleans founded chain along… Continue reading Baton Rouge, LA – Ruth’s Chris Review

New Orleans, LA – Charlie’s Steak House

(From our archives) In a city known for great seafood, and as I have written before, I’m delighted there are so many great steakhouses here. Especially ones that have endured w/o change over the years. For the past 70 years, Charlie’s has been selling the “sizzle” right along side the best of them, but doing… Continue reading New Orleans, LA – Charlie’s Steak House

Company Operating Tenets

I like companies / owners / executives that have and operating under tenets that the entire roster of personnel at a company understand and embrace.   Of course, you won’t see the employees rallying around the mission if they don’t see executives “walking the walk” as well as “talking the talk”. I saw this list… Continue reading Company Operating Tenets