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…
Interview 25: All Politics Is Local
A new interview! This one is with Washington, DC, activist Bryan Weaver. Click on the picture above or right here to read about Bryan’s life in Washington, his (unsuccessful) run for a seat on the city council, and much more.
Interview 24: An Afternoon With Albert
Been a while since I updated with an interview, huh? I’ll make up for it today with an article about the latest stranger, Albert Yee. Albert was born and raised in New York, then moved to college in DC. He didn’t like it there, so moved back to his home…
Interview 23: Words With Winston
Two updates in one night? Goodness gracious. On the last day of my recent holiday in California I sat down to a meal with Winston Gieseke. Click here to read the 23rd dinner with a stranger. That’s not Winston, natch. It’s the exterior of Dear John’s, the restaurant in Culver…