So, yeah… I eat out a lot. I always have. Once, twice, three times a day. Plus coffee, snacks… more coffee… I live la Vida Comida and it’s only gotten more loca since I started writing about it. Below, please find a random gathering of pictures from my iPhone that I shot during the course…
I wanna thank everyone who liked, shared, and commented on the blog piece I wrote and posted yesterday about Waking Life Espresso. When I heard and read about Jared and Jacob’s offer of free coffee and conversation in a “safe” place last Friday, I had a sleepless night, and in the morning I felt compelled…
So, the other day I said to a friend of mine, “I’m not really focusing on the Waking Life story anymore, because it seems like those two idiots are finally just closing shop, and it looks like some very cool women might be taking over the space, so I’m just going to report on the…
Hello Asheville! “A Bitter Pill,” the eighth and most recent episode of AVL Food Fans, is now available for listening to at www.avlfoodfans.com where you can also download it. It is available for free from the iTunes store as well. As always, Chef Joe Scully is my co-host, and this time, our special guests are Chef Hollie West of The Sweet Monkey Bakery, who won the Chef’s Challenge at the…
SO…. I decided I wanna shoot video. Food related video, of myself and my friends, Dawn, my mom, other famous food fans, random motherfuckers, all out and about in Asheville and surrounds, eating the awesome food, and meeting the awesome food makers! So, like I like to do when I wanna do something, I started…
Sometimes I even cook at home… And since I don’t have kids, I eat steak! Yeah, man, good ol’ steak ‘n’ taters, with a side of broccoli. I love it, and I’ve got a special method of doing this meal that is easy-peasy, though slightly dangerous as fuck, so y’know, don’t follow these instructions! Unless…
“Um… it’s not a house.” This was my first thought upon recently stumbling across the winner of the 2014 National Ginger Bread House Competition at the Grove Park Inn, in Asheville North Carolina. It was sitting in a display case, tucked in a semi-remote hallway of the famous hotel, which has been host to the…
First, a Glossary… GET = Grey Eagle TaqueriaRAD = River Arts DistrictPMA = Positive Mental AttitudeTLA = Three-Letter Acronym I am an adherent to certain principals and practices of thinking first described by Napoleon Hill, and later dubbed “Positive Mental Attitude.” One of the most fun and effective techniques of PMA is to “create a…
Oh, it’s tempting to make up a million fun categories and give out Stoobie Awards on Ashvegas forever, but ultimately, I decided to put a cap on it this year, eliminating such categories as Breakfast of the Year, Hot Dog of the Year, and Most Improved Venue of the Year. That last one seems like…
One of the more sickeningly sweet aspects of Christmas around Food Critic Headquarters is the tradition of the “Christmas Cake.” It’s something I started with my family about 6 years ago and we’ve done it every Christmas ever since. Here’s the basic poop: • I bake a cake. • I hide eight “trinkets” inside the…
Stu Helm: Food Fan 