THE PREAMBLE America. Home of the free, land of the brave. It calls my name with the forceful ululations of a triad of sirens whispering their sweet beckoning call. The promise: nachos and an NFL football game. Dedicated readers will know my love of the stadium experience. While there exists the eternal question of which sport is more fitting with nachos, baseball or football, I … Continue reading Levi’s Stadium
THE PREAMBLE It started with a birthday. The birthday was in February but the celebration was in June. The world has been running on a bit of a delay you know. And while a four-month delay isn’t something to be proud of, it was the perfect excuse to get some best friends together and surprise the living hell out of one of your mates on … Continue reading Four Mile House
There are certain combinations in life that are inescapably linked. One without the other is hollow and meaningless. The combined experience of both elevates one’s enjoyment past levels previously known of one alone. ‘A’ complements ‘B’ in such a way that together they are more than the sum of their parts and our lives are better for it. Enjoyed together it instills in us a … Continue reading Baseball and Nachos
THE PREAMBLE What. A. Year. If there were ever a time that a stabilizing presence was needed, a comfort akin to a grandmother’s embrace, it would have been 2020. Now we’re into 2021 and it’s a NEW year, one with NEW hopes, NEW dreams and NEW nachos to devour. Considering the state of the world, we have to put things into context. Are things perfect? … Continue reading Tacofino – Ocho
THE PREAMBLE Another sojourn to the Promised Land of the U, S of A. This time to the sun basked beaches of Florida to join the octogenarian masses playing shuffleboard and bridge, eating key lime pie after a 4 p.m. dinner and offering astronaut pens that can write upside down to the children of family friends. The only difference between this proclaimed geriatric lifestyle and … Continue reading Raymond James Stadium
THE PREAMBLE Another review and another destination to a different city. Clearly nachos are a worldwide dish with fans and consumers wherever empty stomachs reside. At this point, planes and nachos are becoming a strongly associated set of words. Like Pavlov’s dog, I am now liable to start drooling when they call my zone for boarding as visions of melted cheese, full fat sour cream … Continue reading Homemade By My Mom
THE PREAMBLE WORK. Not the kind that Rihanna sings about, but good, true, honest work. It puts food on the table and, for some; it can take you to unique and interesting places. For myself, small communities in Northern Ontario are a frequent destination. The summers are clean, clear-skied and full of pristine nature. The winter hits an abominable -40°C and after digging your car … Continue reading First Round Draft Bar and Grill
THE PREAMBLE Once more into the midst! This time, it was a journey to the nation’s capital to celebration our nation’s birthday – July 1st – Canada Day. The journey began at the local coffee shop, where bleary-eyed travellers took to the start of a 630km, 7-hr drive with a large dose of this generation’s opium, the black witch’s brew. I take that back, this … Continue reading The Barley Mow
THE PREAMBLE Now back home, memories of Nashville still were fresh in mind. Memories of skin as sun baked as the earth of the Salinas Valley and memories of the light glinting off bleached blonde hair of bachelorettes who resembled an army of Kate Albey’s. John Steinbeck’s themes of the capacity of self-destruction rang too true when reminiscing about my eating habits in the capital … Continue reading The Squire Bar & Grill Nachos
THE PREAMBLE The journey begins down south. Not quite “deep south”, where you expect to see Robin Wright yelling “Run, Forrest, Run!” but enough for a proverbial Dorothy to know she is not in Canada anymore. Also, Dorothy would be shocked at how much money she would be saving by clicking those red high heels together rather than scheduling a return flight on Delta. At … Continue reading Peg Leg Porker BBQ Machos
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