Category: Seafood

Galatoires Revillion Fail – New Orleans

One of the oldest operating restaurants in New Orleans, and generally regarded as one of the finest restaurants in the country, Galatoire’s is emblematic of fine cuisine in the Big Easy. I’ve had dozens of spectacular meals there. Unfortunately, our Revillion dinner, on Christmas eve, was not one of them. Revillion menus are set price, multi-course holiday… Continue reading Galatoires Revillion Fail – New Orleans

Johnsonville Andouille Review

It’s not real easy to find true Andouille sausage up here in the winter wasteland. The Louisiana version is a pork, coarse-grained smoked sausage made using pork, garlic, pepper, onions, wine, and seasonings. It’s stuffed in a natural casing and smoked again.  There are hundreds of sausage makers in Louisiana, and so there is a lot of… Continue reading Johnsonville Andouille Review

More Pix from Puerto Vallarta

El Palomar de Los Gonzalez Restaurant features the best American and Mexican cuisine with outstanding picturesque views of the city and ocean. Open for dinner nightly at 6PM. The full menu features a lengthy selection of local fresh fish, beef, salads and soups. They love to prepare your requests tableside, when ordered, like Caesar Salad, and… Continue reading More Pix from Puerto Vallarta

IONutrition Meal Home Delivery Review

Used to be if you wanted to take advantage of a “home meal delivery” service, the companies that were available in the genre were focused on weight loss; or you could try and put together your own plan with a company like Schwans. But lately we been presented with  a gaggle of choices from different companies,… Continue reading IONutrition Meal Home Delivery Review

Schaumburg, IL – Pilot Petes Restaurant Review 10/2015 Update

I was flying home from FCO, stopped at ORD and taxied out to a suburban airport to hook up with a friend, and bum a ride on his plane back to Santa Barbara. He was held up with a ground stop at TEB, so I was gonna have a couple of hours to kill.  Luckily,… Continue reading Schaumburg, IL – Pilot Petes Restaurant Review 10/2015 Update

Best Steak House Review – St. Paul, MN

Best Steak Houses used to be all over the Twin Cities, or at least places like this with the same name.  This one has been around for 40 years. When I started going to them, you could get a complete steak dinner, meaning steak, baked potato, salad and texas toast, for between $2 – $4.  Today… Continue reading Best Steak House Review – St. Paul, MN

Smokin’ in the Boy’s Room…..er, Oven

I used to have a couple thousand dollars worth of barbecuing gear. Got disposed of when I wasn’t looking to fuel somebody’s addictions. Oh, well. So I’ve been looking at smokers again, and I spotted these “in oven smoking bags” made by Camerons.  They are a couple-three bucks, and come in a wide variety of… Continue reading Smokin’ in the Boy’s Room…..er, Oven