Quick update with some new travel plans — Philadelphia, Miami and New York City are all looking close to definite for visits in the coming weeks. If you live in one of the cities listed above and would like to try dinner with a stranger, click here to make a…
Interview 13: Brunch With Buzzy
A new article! It must be Christmas! Or something like that anyway. Read all about my brunch interview with Buzzy “Beano” Langford, who plays guitar in a New Orleans-based cover band. I’ll tell you in advance that I neglected to ask why his nickname is Beano, so please forgive my…
A Streetcar Named Delay
So about that long-delayed New Orleans article…yeah, it’s coming. Finally got my laptop back from its repairs so expect the latest write-up this weekend. While I’m on the topic of New Orleans, I have to recommend Mother’s Restaurant, a fantastic place just outside of the French Quarter. They serve basic…
Much Ado About Nothing
No news is good news, right? Let’s go with that statement. My laptop is experiencing all manner of hilarious problems at the moment, so the next dinner write-up — my second of two from New Orleans — is on hold until I get the machine back from the repair shop….
Interview 12: Chatting In The Crescent City
Hooray, another dinner with a stranger, this time in New Orleans. Click here to read my recent interview with Jerry Gandolfo, owner of the city’s Historic Voodoo Museum and all-round nice guy with plenty of stories to share about voodoo. He also touches on life before and after Hurricane Katrina,…
Meal At Montmartre
The first of my two New Orleans articles is on the way, and should be up within the week. Meanwhile, I’d like to take a minute — or really, type for a bit, because time is relative on the Internet, right? — to tell you, dear reader, about a great…
Interview 11: Learning About Lars
Do you want another write-up of an interview with a stranger? Well, my mum always says that “‘I want’ never gets’” so perhaps you should have thought about asking more politely. But I’ll let it slide this time and instead serve up the latest article for this site. That’s right!…
Interview 10: Putting On A Performance
An update with actual content, fancy that! The latest dinner with a stranger is available for your reading pleasure. It took place a few weeks ago in New York City and is with Cecil Baldwin. Cecil is trying to make it full-time as an actor in Manhattan. Click away to…
Back From The Big Easy
Like the post headline says, I just got back from New Orleans. A quite excellent time was had by all (myself and three friends). There is a lot to love about the city. Great food, the drinks flow steady and strong, the people are incredibly friendly and I feel very…
Pizza Pool
Alliteration in the headline — yeah! Just a quick update suggesting that any DC-based readers of these site may want to vote in the Washingtonian Magazine’s pizza pool contest, aiming to pick the public’s brains to find the best pizza spot in the District of Columbia. Well, all right, not…