Wright Eats

This almost doesn’t surprise me after reading The Omnivore’s Dilemma, but wow.  As Michael Ruhlman wrote today: How the government actively prohibits small farmers from growing fruits and vegetables so we don’t waste valuable land where subsidized crops might grow.  It’s appalling, and everyone who cares about good food and the farmers who want to [...]

Quinn’s is one of our favorite places in town these days.  It’s a gastropub (Brit-speak for a pub that specializes in high-quality food), and as evidenced by the ever-packed dining room, the word is out.  Service is great; the waitstaff has been downright enthusiastic on each visit when describing the menu and recommending drink pairings.  And when [...]

I have two words for you:  Thin Mints.  You’ve probably seen the Girl Scouts out and about this weekend – they’ll be around until March 16.  Spring is my favorite time of year, which has absolutely nothing to do with the appearance of these cookies.

The blog postings are coming a bit fast and furious this weekend because Eric and I have been sick for weeks on end and realized that we haven’t gone out to eat much in the last couple months.  So now that we’re feeling better, we’re going a bit overboard this weekend making up for it. [...]

We chatted briefly this morning with Matt Dillon while we were eating brunch and asked him how his new restaurant, The Corson Building, is coming along.  He says they’re hopefully on track for an April opening, however it’s mostly going to be open for private dining at first.  He said to look out in Sitka & Spruce [...]

I’ve been sitting on this blog posting for a while now – longer than this blog has even existed.  This was the topic of conversation with Sam when the idea for this blog came about.  But I’ve been delaying posting about it because I really don’t want people other than my friends to know about [...]