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LatestJanuary 6, 2019

Weird things at Dominos

Thought my first real post from Shanghai about food would be about a delicious food tour or handmade dumplings, but not so fast. I have to share these laughable translations (courtesy of...

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BottleWine · Beer · Cocktail
AboutApril 1, 2016

Where did the time go?

You may be asking yourself 'Where did all the posts go?' or 'Did Brian disappear?' The answer is 'no!' I've been on a ps…

AboutJanuary 17, 2016

Calm before the storm

  Looking up at the sky today it reminded me that tomorrow is going to be a day of change.  Tomorrow my wife a…

RecipeMay 28, 2015

Best vs. Most Enjoyable

Lately - I've been asking friends for some of their 'best meals' or 'best steaks' and many are often left befuddled. How…

BeerJune 18, 2014

Simple roasted corn salad

I hear salad and I hear simple and all I can think of is a bagged salad with limp lettuce and gloopy dressing smothering…

BeerAugust 8, 2013

pulled pork leftover expermintation

So what does one do with pulled pork leftovers - other than heat them back up? Well this guy - two thumbs pointing at me…

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FlameFood · Recipe · Knives
December 4, 2018

Coming to you from Shanghai

Should be obvious from the your title, but yours truly is now coming at you from Shanghai! Wait, what? You may ask yours…

knivesJuly 30, 2017

Getting back to it

I've been testing a lot of recipes, tasting a lot of wine, beer, whiskey, gin, scotch and more, smoking some meat, …

January 24, 2016

Days #5, #6, #7

Wow the weekend moves in quick and time flies!  Would love to say we crushed the diet this weekend, but I'd be lyin…

AboutJanuary 21, 2016

Day #4 / 24 Challenge

It's all been a blur the last 4 days. Can't believe we made it this far without cheating. So proud of us. Weigh-in this …

AboutJanuary 20, 2016

Day #3 / 24 Challenge

Epic end to the day with a delicious homemade ground turkey larb dinner with red peppers and avocado. All after starting…

AboutJanuary 19, 2016

Day #2 / 24 challenge

I wish I could've had the beer you see - just up there out of reach - after what feels like a super long day. Pushing al…

January 18, 2016

Day #1 / 24 day challenge

Today we started Day #1 of our Advocare 24 Day Challenge and we're off to the races for losing some weight and feeling b…

August 21, 2015

Sous Vide Eggs for 60+ people?

As part of a Dev Day(s) event at work we offered to serve up breakfast for our product teams. Simple things like pancake…

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