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I'm So In Love With You, Honey - 6.5% First test batch of a beer for my upcoming wedding rehearsal, a Honeyed California Common Ale, turned out great! I had originally planned to make a Honey Bock as a celebration beer but thought it'd end up being
Dinner with friends at @valtersmaennerchor followed up with a couple scoops of goat cheese and cherries @jenisicecreams, what a great way to spend the first warm Friday of the year.
Wedding preparations on top of daylight savings called for a late lunch Sunday afternoon at @forbiddenrootcolumbus. Brunch was being served all day so we split the Shrimp & Grits along with the Southern Nasty, fried chicken on a biscuit with saus
For a Valentine's treat, my lovely fiancee won us 3 dozen of @mookseafarm's heart shaped Moondancers from the salty, cold waters of Maine and I had to work out what to do with all of them. Surely, I couldn't just eat 36 oysters raw!* *Yes, I could.
Ever prepared, my shucking collection grows with the addition of @shuckerpaddy's knife, which quite frankly blew me away with how fast I was able to open several in under a few minutes! I also shucked my first pea crab, which again I wasn't feeling a
If you've ever been to Germany around holidays or on a Sunday, you've most likely experienced that quiet that settles onto the country with businesses closing down and people staying home for the day to relax. You're not even allowed to mow your lawn
Missing you.
It's prime hiking season for folks like me who don't do well with heat and humidity, picked up a little pack of some Little Buddy's from @hopewellbrewing. I'll admit most of the appeal was from the design and size, though these little lagers are the
A bittersweet final spread from @elcaminoinn, aptly sitting at the shortest table in the shortest chairs. Been coming for tacos, tequila, and tunes off records since 2012 and was delighted to have it come back last year, so sad to see it go. One of
Realized this morning I hadn't been to my usual places in awhile and decided to make a day of it. • Brunch at @gemutbiergarten with the Fruhstuck Sandwich, Side salad, and Pilsner • A 3 hour hike through Blendon Ravine, a metropark of old
Tea. Earl Grey. Hot. Lovely Fall day to sip on tea near a window and watch the storm roll through. Stay dry out there this weekend!
The problem with travelling is eating something found only across the world and then returning home only to crave that food later on. On my last trip out to the PNW, I stopped at Dylan's Cottage Bakery in Long Beach, Washington at 5am for pastries,