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Buchon, Santa Barbara, CA

Let me preface this review with the fact that this dinner got started off on really the wrong foot. We spent the day wine tasting in Santa Barbara all morning, and our party returned to the hotel and took a “nap”. Now my wife and I are shifted two hours from Central to [...]

Trattoria Grappolo, Santa Ynez, CA

I was in charge of dinner reservations for our Santa Barbara trip, and I took this place off the list more than once. First, it is Italian, and half our party is gluten intolerant. Second, it was a hike from Santa Barbara. But I read so many good things about it, I [...]

Jasper’s Plano 10/31/2009

This is going to be a quick review, since it has been way too long (four weeks) since we ate there.
Location: The Shop’s at Legacy is a nice little open air mall that provides plenty of free garage parking if you are willing to walk a block instead of valeting, but there really wasn’t much [...]

Great diet plan

I got this diet plan from here.
eat
breakfast like a king,
lunch like a prince and
dinner like a pauper

Pretty simple, and you are eating food when you actually need it. How many calories do you think you need to sleep at night?

Squats and Appetite

I have been back on a modified stronglifts’ 5×5 for just over two weeks now, and again my appetite has steadily increased to a level I find ridiculous.
Last year about this time my schedule allowed for me to lift 3 times a week while still in school. No swimming, just lifting, and [...]

Don’t set your kitchen on fire

I learned a couple things today.
First, my wife is more scared of fire then entertained.
Second, an electric stove top can heat a cast iron skillet to the point where pouring corn oil into the pan, the oil will immediately catch fire.
I was making cast iron skillet steak, I had heated the cast iron skillet on [...]

Food and Exercise Journal

So I had this idea that I wanted to do a Steve Pavlina type trial. Steve has done several trials that have been very popular, including a polyphasic sleep trial and a couple raw food trials.
Two questions should come to mind. Why do you want to do a trial and what will your [...]

Bob’s Steak and Chop House: Round 3

I have been to Bob’s Steak and Chop House 3 times now, and I am less then impressed.
My main disappointment is with the service. It is professional and aloof, noticeably aloof. So aloof in fact, that it has stuck out in my mind from each trip. On top of the air of [...]

Fogo de Chao ++

I am a big fan of Fogo de Chao and have been since I first ate there over 10 years ago. They have friendly service and lots and lots of great steak.
But I called them today to ask about the menu and they one upped themselves.
My wife has celiacs disease which means that she [...]

Chamberlain’s Fish Market

We went to the Restaurant Week Preview dinner at Chamberlain’s Fish Market last night with my mother and her husband. Dinner was about twice as good as I expected and the wine pairings were not quite as good as I expected.
Chamberlain’s is easy to get to in Addison and does not funnel everyone into [...]