HEY, NEW YORK! My latest column on Ashvegas.com is all about our most recent trip to New York City, where we visited with Aunt Sally, and took in the tastes. Click above, or HERE to read all about it. A view from the end of Grand Central Market in Grand Central Station, New York City.

Cooked at home by the so-called Food Critic, Stu Helm, this was not his best effort at lunch.  The burger, though made from high quality meat courtesy of Brandyapple Farms by way of the French Broad Food Coop, was over-cooked, and too small for the tostada shell it sat on. The flavor was good  — …

Is it just me, or does this seem like an insane amount of garlic?  Earthfare, what are you doin’ to me? I think, by weight and volume, there was actually more garlic in my package of “Roasted Cauliflower” than cauliflower. I’m giving Earthfare a “Peevey” award for this. Isn’t there enough bad breath in this…

Hello Asheville! Let’s talk about Trolls. In September I had to ban two Trolls from my Facebook Page.  Well, I didn’t HAVE to ban them, since I’m the only one making the rules over there, but I did it anyways. Let’s just say Trolls annoy me.  I find them to be simply the worst sort…

Food Life, a new magazine here in Asheville hired me to attend and write about the Grande Tasting at the Asheville Wine and Food Festival, which I did. Then their publishing schedule got delayed, and my piece was no longer topical, so it got cut.  Yes, I haz a sad when they first told me,…

My latest food column has been posted to Ashvegas.com. I review Bomba, Ben’s Penny Mart, and The French Broad Food Co-op.

My latest food column is up on Ashvegas.com

I call this one “Too Heart to Handle.”

Hello Asheville! Here’s something extra for you, offered exclusively here on my blog!  My wonderful blog…  that I want you all to love…  and visit frequently. As many of you may have noticed in my posts on Ashvegas and Faceboook, I have alluded to a local publication that hired me, and then asked me to…

I’m starting a new photo project here on my blog, where I make Jonas Gerard paintings on my plate after I finish a meal. This first one is titled “I Hueart Huevos.”