A blog about food and cooking by Chris Norris
Trucker Food This summer we traveled to my hometown of Howe, Idaho (population: 23!) to celebrate Mom and Dad’s 50th anniversary. It’s been a few years since we’ve done this trek with all of the kids, and it takes some serious planning to avoid an […]
Tasty Toledo My parents are originally from Toledo, so we’ve had ample opportunities to visit Toledo and become accustomed to many of the food joints frequented by my parents during their childhood. My Grandfather passed away just a few weeks ago, and since he made […]
Hana Hou Hana hou. To do again, repeat; encore. [From the New Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary by Mark Kawena Pukui.] My life is fully scheduled, filled with people to meet, decisions to make, children to tend to and adventures to be had. But what if life […]
Beaches & Booty For the 4th of July just passed, Laura and I headed to South Beach, Miami for a few days of hard-core rest & relaxation. Which means no plans of any kind, not even dinner reservations. This trip was the follow up to […]
Sweet Home, Alabama! The denizens of the frozen north, some of whom are family, migrate south for the winter to avoid the ten-foot snowfalls and unreasonably cold weather. During the deepest, darkest and coldest part of winter, a 30 mile strip of beach in Alabama […]
Viva Las Vegas Laura and I spent New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas this year, rockin’ with the Goo Goo Dolls at the House of Blues and eating some good food. We go to Vegas a couple of times a year since it’s a short […]
We’re Tasting in the Rain! Laura and I are hanging in the California wine country this weekend, checking out some good restaurants and sipping some fine California wines. We’re staying at a romantic cottage-style bed and breakfast called Bungalows 313 in Sonoma, which was discovered […]
Paris Restaurant Reviews November 2007 During our Thanksgiving vacation in Paris, France we emphasized Bistro style restaurants, primarily in the Marais district. As expected, it’s easy to find absolutely terrific food in Paris. However, we did manage to uncover a place to two that were […]
Paris Day 6: Thanksgiving 22 November 2007 It’s Thanksgiving Day in Paris. In addition to another day of exploration in the Marais district and a trip to Musee d’Orsay, we’re putting considerable thought in to what type of establishment would be serving up our not-so […]
Paris Day 5 21 November 2007 We were sitting in Le Petit St. Paul, a small bistro south of Place de Vosges, after we had begun sipping wine from the small lunch time carafe that was our treat, but before lunch itself had arrived, when […]