Archive for April, 2008
Greetings, Canucks! I come in peace…with meat.
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008Just this past weekend, I appeared on Canadian national public radio (the glorious CBC), on a wonderful show called “Definitely Not the Opera” with host Sook-yin Lee. As you might imagine, if they’re having yours truly in the studio, opera is about the farthest topic from the table. We were talking about meat, naturally — [...]
The Prodigal Carnivore Returns to the Crescent City (Part II)
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008As my New Orleans “hometown boy makes good” odyssey continued, and I looked at the (rather intimidating) menu for the week, 0ne of the first items I wanted to cross off my list was, naturally, a roast beef po-boy. Now, if you’ve been reading this blog, you may have remembered a long-ago post about the [...]
The Prodigal Carnivore Returns to the Crescent City (Part I)
Monday, April 21st, 2008I’ve recently returned to my hometown, New Orleans, which has always held a special, spicy place in my heart, as it should any food lover. Since the home I grew up in drowned in Katrina — thank you bastards Army Corps of Engineers! — forcing my folks to flee to Shreveport, I’ve had little opportunity [...]
Back in the Carnivorous Kitchen: Pigeon Pot Pie
Saturday, April 12th, 2008So, I’m noticing that I haven’t posted very many actual food stories on this site in quite some time, which I know is pretty sad. Luckily, I’ve been traveling (more on that soon) and getting back to the kitchen. Just this past Sunday, I spent some time with the fabulous Cathy from NotEatingOutInNewYork, talked about [...]
A Meaty Music Video (with apologies to Bob Dylan)
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008As part of my “Amazing, traveling Meat Show,” I’ve written some original music (or “songs in the key of meat” as my friend Hillary puts it), with my fellow musician and carnivore Brad Bennett. Much more to come — including “The Shameless Carnivore Theme Song,” and “The Ballad of Ernie the Cow,” but this should [...]
