Author: Eric

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Last Time YOU had a Hot Weiner?

Naturally, the challenge for any foodie upon arrival in a (relatively) new city is to ‘get real.’ I’m happy to report that my first foray away from the convention hotel in downtown Raleigh, NC yielded a bullseye.

Apparently The Roast Grill, on S. West Street between W. Morgan and Hillsborough Streets, has been there since the 1930s serving hot dogs and Coke. That’s it. Your choice of toppings are mustard, chili, onions, and/or slaw. Their motto is ‘We burn them for you.’

The interior is tiny, with three two-seaters on one side and a tight bar along the grille that seats maybe 10 people, and has been decorated by the accumulation of Coca-Cola memorabilia. This is a local spot with the folks behind the counter holding conversations with almost every customer, lots of greetings when the door opens from both sides of the counters. What a find!

First Crop Garlic

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Harvested last week, our Red Russian hardneck garlic is ready for action…

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Spent Red Russian garlic cloves, mashed with THE BEST garlic press in the world, the Zyliss Susi, which is big enough to handle the large hardneck cloves (most commercial garlic is softneck), and built to press garlic WITHOUT peeling the cloves!

Knot Hard

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I’ve been practicing my maritime knots this week. Here’s a Monkey Fist that comes in handy when you need to throw a rope end.

Ribs King Clean Plate Club

On the way home from Norris Lake in Tennessee after a week of sun and fun on the water with friends Brady & Holly, we stopped for dinner at the original Montgomery Inn in the Cincinnati suburb of Montgomery. I’ve heard about this place for years – since 1951 home of reputed great ribs with famous “Ribs King” sauce – but as far as I remember I’d never visited (unless I was there as a kid while Liz and Bus took me everywhere!) Well, I’ve decided it will likely be re-visited! The first photo shows us bibbed-up and ready to eat.
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Summer pleasures

Nothing beats the scent, taste, and feel of salt water on a summer evening on the coast of Maine. I enjoyed the ocean’s edge at Deer Isle tonight. Delicious.

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Interesting Urban Geography

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From The Weather Channel…

…and I had assumed that the Degree Symbol was being used to indicate the location of each city listed, which is way off the mark. Instead, the graphic artist appears to have plopped the huge (relative to the map scale) temp label in the general vicinity of the city. I would assert that this, obviously, fails because it draws my attention away from the message: it’s HOT out there.