Craig Bodenhorn passed away a couple of days ago. Craig was a close friend, an energetic political activist, and a brilliant chef.

I met Craig almost a dozen years ago in an online politics chatroom, he was funny, charming, knowledgeable, all the good things. We shared a similar political outlook, and had very similar reactions to the other chatters we met in shared rooms. We became virtual friends quickly.

We became real friends when we started talking about food....

I'm almost afraid to write this, but if things go according to plan I will be opening on Halloween! Two weeks from this Saturday!

My contractor is on schedule. My walls are up and I'm painting starting tomorrow. It saves me a few dollars and given the surprises I've had, I need every nickel. After I've painted they are putting in the T-bar ceiling, and laying the lino in the bathrooms. My 11 foot island hood is sitting in the empty side of the building, waiting its turn to be installed....

Long time no blog. Sorry about that, Chief.

What can I say? I had a rough year. And last few months – up until early September – Oy! Don’t ask. Speaking of not asking, I’d like to thank everyone who’s encouraged me to start blogging again.

One of the reasons I started this blog to begin with was to write about things which were hard to write about for one reason and another. In my case, the most difficult subject is knives. I’ve got a lot of information on the subject...

Are you scratching your head, trying to figure out how to get more content on your blog without writing all day long? Sometimes it can be hard to come up with interesting topics that your readers are interested in reading. And, how do you attract the search engines to your blog anyway? The answer is "Recipes!" By adding a recipe-of-the-day to your blog, you'll ensure that you've always got fresh, yummy content for your visitors to "eat up". But, how do you find recipes that you...

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