Author: Stephanie March

Have you been watching Gordon Ramsey’s show on BBC America, The F Word? It’s fucking great. Some may think right away “I hate Gordon Ramsey, he’s such an asshole.” Well yes, but if you’ve only watched Hell’s Kitchen, don’t be so quick to judge. It should be clear to anyone who has even a little…

big, flat fish The Alaskan halibut season opened this past weekend, and for fans of the flakey, white fish that means gold! I have a friend who is a pilot for NWA. A few years ago he switched out some routes so that he could fly to Alaska, just to get some halibut directly from…

Where are my Girl Scout Cookies? My mom’s cookies have been delivered. I saw the Springy green box of Thin Mints on her table yesterday. And yet, my little scout has yet to show up. I saw a woman in the orthodontist parking lot horking down a sleeve of Do-Si-Do’s, the peanut-butter sandwich cookies. I…

It’s tournament time, people. You know what that means … St. Paul restaurants will be packed with out-state hockey kids and their hockey parents. That’s a lot of Coke and Pepsi, my friends. But I actually have a great place for you, even if you’re all painted up and ready to WHOOP. If your team…

Just a quick and dirty update on the Chodorow vs. Bruni saga … Apparently, Jeffrey has banned Bruni from all of his restaurants. Not only that, but he’s going to post a picture of Bruni on his website and offer a free vacation for anyone who spots Bruni in a Chodorow joint. What did I…

the pope’s table Joe Micatrotto was sentenced yesterday to 13 months in prison for his illegal actions as head honcho at Buca di Beppo. I have such odd feelings about this. As a young something, I believed in the crazy fun and cool world of Buca. I was the first Training Coordinator and running around…