Jason Ryan has it pretty good right now with a new child, renovated house and decent feedback to a book he wrote about pot smugglers in South Carolina. It was Jason’s book “Jackpot” that acted as the catalyst for the two of us getting dinner on a Saturday night during…
Interview 34: Man On Wire
Today’s interview is with Florida-based funambulist Will Soto. Will has lived in Key West for 30 years. Five nights a week he heads down to the Mallory Square pier to perform a show for tourists that involves juggling, jokes and finale of tightrope walking without any safety nets below. Click…
Interview 33: Dancing With Myself
I had to put on my dancing shoes for my 33rd dinner interview with a stranger. Problem with that plan is that I have two left feet. Nevertheless Julia Kulakova took pity on me as she gave me a crash-course in learning the art of gypsy dance at her weekly…
Interview 32: A Vegan’s Views
That creation above is a 100% vegan fake meat melt. Although I’m a carnivore, I took Katelyn Sornik up on the offer to go out for a vegan meal for my latest interview. She’s relatively new to the vegan lifestyle and uses her blog to write about the adjustment, new…
Interview 31: Dinner With A Pastor
I kept trying to think of religious pop culture references for this post’s headline, but kept coming back to the two song titles “Like A Prayer” and “Losing My Religion,” neither of which really suit today’s interview subject, even though he’s a religious man. Pastor Patrick Walker of the New…
Interview 30: Eating With An Environmentalist
Here’s a new interview from my recent trip to New Orleans. I sat down to brunch with Anne Rolfes. She’s the head of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, an organization that works with communities living near refineries to collect air quality samples. They use that data to pressure industry to cut…
Interview 29: Mr. & Mrs. Lincoln
The newest dinner interview is quite historical. Last month I sat down for a meal with Michael Krebs and Debra Ann Miller. They tour the country impersonating (or “presenting” in official speak) Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd in a 60-minute educational play. Click here to find out more…
Interview 28: On The Radio
The first dinner interview of 2011 is here, hooray. While I was back in England for a wonderful three-week stint over Christmas and early January, I had the chance to interview BBC radio and television presenter Zeb Soanes. Go crazy with your mouse and click here or on the picture…
Interview 27: Talking About Tattoos
Told you there was a new interview coming. Click here to learn about the life of Paul Roe, a tattoo artist living with his wife and son in Washington, DC. Paul doesn’t make any old tattoos. He specializes in what he describes as “haute tattoos” — unique images that will…
Interview 26: Words With A Writer
Time for another dinner interview. This one took place in New York City during a recent visit up there for a friend’s birthday. Side note: happy birthday again, Alistair. The picture above is of Kyle Michel Sullivan, an author of some rather controversial novels. Click on the picture or right…