Varmint Bites - First, I owe you an explanation of what happened with last week's Roulette. Quite simply, the News & Observer is short of editors, and they made a mistake by saying Greg Cox would be reviewing...
Posted 2 days ago - Comment - Vote - ShareVarmint Bites - Greg Cox of the News & Observer reviews 618 Bistro this Friday. How many stars will it receive? Frankly, folks, I wanted to like this restaurant, as...
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Varmint Bites - For the last two weeks, I actually had some clue of how many stars Greg Cox might give the restaurants he was reviewing. I knew that 618 Bistro was abominable, and his award of 1 star to the place may...
Posted 16 days ago - Comment - Vote - ShareVarmint Bites - Let's start something really silly for the area. Each week, the News & Observer tells us in its Wednesday edition what restaurant will be...
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Varmint Bites - Ever since I bought my cheap pressure cooker, I've been exploring ways to use it in getting dinner to the table more quickly. This is important to me, as I often don't get home from work until 7...
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Varmint Bites - This Sunday and Monday, a number of Triangle-based restaurants will be donating 10% of their proceeds to two charities for the relief efforts in Haiti. This effort was initiated on Facebook by local chefs...
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Varmint Bites - A family friend recently had a baby, and my youngest daughter decided she needed to make some special cupcakes for them. With the aid of her brother and sister and my wife, this is what they made. Pretty...
Posted 59 days ago - Comment - Vote - ShareVarmint Bites - While I continue to catch up with my work, I thought I'd post a few tidbits on some news involving local chefs and restaurants. Phoebe Lawless'...
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Varmint Bites - OK, that's an arrogant headline if there ever was one, but aren't blogs really an exercise in vanity anyway? I apologize for my absence, but I headed down to Florida over the holidays to see my...
Posted 72 days ago - Comment - Vote - ShareVarmint Bites - I experimented with pate a choux the past couple of days. Here's the eclairs we've been snacking on. Posted in Cooking, General Tagged: Eclairs,...
Posted 84 days ago - Comment - Vote - ShareVarmint Bites - My wife's family has a longstanding tradition for breakfast Christmas morning that is, well, rather disgusting. All it is is melted cheddar cheese,...
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Varmint Bites - Ever drink an Abita Amber? Or a Turbodog? How about a Purple Haze? Well, those are all beers that my good buddy Brooks Hamaker formulated and brewed down in Abita Springs, Louisiana for the iconic Abita...
Posted 93 days ago - Comment - Vote - ShareVarmint Bites - Looking for that perfect gift for the food-fanatic in your life? Look no further than this, the banana slicer. Yes, for $2.12, you can have this amazing...
Posted 94 days ago - Comment - Vote - ShareVarmint Bites - I feel like a Catholic school boy caught smoking after trying some of the ultra-cheap wine at Trader Joe's (be sure to read all the comments on that...
Posted 94 days ago - Comment - Vote - ShareVarmint Bites - I really love this new long-format ad for Kellogg's Raisin Bran Crunch. And don't worry, I actually have some things to write about soon! Posted...
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