by Ann | Mar 9, 2019 | Experiences, Feature Experiences, Feature Food & Drink, Feature Travel, Food and Drink, Travel
There’s nothing like the original Doe’s Eat Place in Greenville, Mississippi. Nothing. The entrance through the kitchen, two-pound steaks on a fiery open broiler, grease-stained floor boards, and lemon and oil soaked salad set it apart from any other...
by Steve | Mar 2, 2019 | Feature Food & Drink, Food and Drink, Travel, USA, Where we've been
Truth be told, I hadn’t planned to do any day drinking when we rolled into Little Rock, Arkansas. But the federal government shutdown had shuttered the Clinton Library that we’d intended to visit so what’s a boy to do? We needed a backup plan fast...
by Steve and Ann | Feb 17, 2019 | Experiences, Feature Experiences, Feature Food & Drink, Feature Pawhuska, Food and Drink, Pawhuska, The Pioneer Woman
We were so thrilled (and honored) to be invited to The Pioneer Woman Mercantile’s First Ever Whole Hog Dinner. If you just let the name of that meal sink in for a second, you’ll realize the potential for an overload of pure deliciousness. A whole hog,...
by Steve | Feb 9, 2019 | Feature Food & Drink, Food and Drink, Travel
Americans eat 3 BILLION pizzas every year! That means that every single day we eat enough pizza to cover 100 acres of land. In order to do this, we consume it at a rate of 350 slices per second! I have done my part to support this national love affair with pizza, and...
by Steve | Dec 1, 2018 | Feature Food & Drink, Feature The Midwest, Food and Drink, The Midwest, USA
When we sat down at Pivo Brewery, in tiny Calmar, Iowa, I was excited to taste a few craft beers at this new tap room. Then, owner Craig Neuzil came over to my table with eight (!) beers in sampling glasses. I was sure I’d told him it would just be me doing the...
by Steve | Oct 31, 2018 | Experiences, Feature Experiences, Feature Food & Drink, Food and Drink
When I left my career as a middle school principal, I gained some immediate benefits. I traded in my neckties for t-shirts and long meetings for behind-the-scenes tours. Recently, though, I learned of another great switcheroo that came when I left my job in public...