I never gave Lummi Island much thought before I saw that it was one of the 10 restaurants that the New York Times listed as “worth a plane ride for” in 2011. Sure, I’d seen Lummi Island on sign posts on drives between Vancouver and Seattle, and I knew that it was an inside joke … Continue reading
Presented with an opportunity to get away from it all in Tofino, how could I say no? What I didn’t realize that my time there, I’d really be getting away from it all. Spotty cell service and limited ability to connect to wi-fi meant I was forced into disconnecting from the world. Those who know … Continue reading
Would you drive 75 miles to try what some call “America’s best barbecue”? I don’t know about you, but of course I would… I was originally introduced to (Rodney) Scott’s Barbecue through Chef Sean Brock on PBS’s Mind of a Chef and then later through the Cook It Raw Charleston documentary. Rodney Scott is known as … Continue reading
I think the conversation went something like this… My Roadie pal: “Hmmmm, thinking of checking out Portland for some beer, what do you think?” ME: “Portland is one of my favourite food and beer cities, I think it’s awesome there! I think we should go!!!” I’m not sure if the original question was even an … Continue reading
I need to put time into doing the things I love and overcome resistance… A few months ago a friend gave me “the WAR of ART” by Steven Pressfield to read. The first go-around, it was the kick in the pants I needed to put myself to work on writing. But then I let my … Continue reading
Seriously? I still haven’t posted about Boston??? If we didn’t have such amazing eats in Beantown, I may not have ever have gotten around to writing this one… Boston was the end city on our East Coast Roadie, with over 700 miles of driving. We saw some amazing sights and ate delicious food. We had … Continue reading
When I started planning this East Coast Roadie, I started plotting destinations on a map. What I realized very quickly was that along the route was a very special restaurant, one that I’ve been thinking about for a while now. I put my nose to the grind stone and worked my magic to get a Sunday … Continue reading
