Here we are in backwater Arkansas…I’ll let you figure out why. Certainly it was a neat experience, and one I hope to repeat as necessary (like a lather-rinse cycle, only this experience leaves you feeling a little dirty afterward). I was there with Solly and Earle, and since Earle is down with barbecue, and I […]
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Karakiya, Sangenjaya (酒の唐木屋)
So I was just out for a random stroll through the nether Western regions of Sancha, … No I wasn’t. Woody told me about this place. I don’t get out so much any more, so I rely on advice. And I like Liquor and Foods, and I like nothing better than drinking away the afternoon […]
Baker Bounce, Sangenjaya (ベーカーバウンス)
So I was just roaming around Sancha, waiting for a liquor store/bar to open at 12 so I could have a few drinks on my way to another appointment (this is what people do in Tokyo. Liquid lunches, all that.), and as I roamed a curious sight hove into view down an extremely typical and […]
Menya Musashi Kosho, Roppongi (麺屋武蔵 虎嘯)
The original concept of this blog was of course ‘lunch in Roppongi’. I moved on pretty quickly from that due to the whole ‘implosion of my employer and my subsequent relocation to Otemachi’, I still have a soft spot for Roppongi lunches. Actually I don’t; I don’t have a soft spot for anything about Roppongi. […]
Carl’s Perfect Pig, White Bluff (Nashville)
I’m not here to tell you the name is a lie. I’m not even here to complain about ‘cajun chicken alfredo’ being on the menu. I’m just here to say, this was some good barbecue. Good enough to try desperately to squeeze your snout out the crack in the window when you’ve been cruelly locked […]
Jack’s Bar-B-Que, Nashville
We didn’t know Jack, but we kinda wanted to. So did a lot of our friends. Had to wait all the way past the bar next door, and through a line inside the premises too. Here’s the funny thing – there was plenty of seating. I mean, it was quiet and kinda empty. It’s just […]
Martin’s BBQ Joint, Nolensville (Nashville)
Research had indicated… Aww hell, I was just googling. Everyone likes to say “I deeply researched this issue” when they really mean they googled it for 2 minutes. But I spent a good 30 googling barbecue in Nashville. I felt like I could tell from the relative lack of informed discussionz that it wasn’t going […]
Hog Heaven, Nashville
Did I own up about this yet? I coerced Leonard into meeting me in Nashville mainly so I could try playing a $60,000 banjo. (In other news, the $100,000 mandolin on the wall above it was really awesome.) And eat a lot of barbecue. Only when I started researchin, it didn’t seem like there was […]
Bar-B-Cutie, Nashville
What’s up there, sweet cheeks? Leonard and I flew in to Nashville for a long weekend men’s trip. Nothing sordid ensued unless you count 5 meals of barbecue in 3 days as sordid. And my intestines sorta did. You know I don’t eat that much meat these days. So I got in after him due […]
Angelo’s, Fort Worth
So I was in Forth Worth for about 20 hours to have a little meeting. We got in early, visited some stores of the retailer we were meeting, and then were left with 2+ hours of dead time. My colleague, Hoor, looked at me and said “Barbecue” and we were off. It was like a […]