I think Viet Taste makes six Vietnamese restaurants in the Huntsville area. Can you believe it? Remember when it was Viet Huong or nothing? Viet Taste is a south Huntsville satellite of Viet Cuisine on Jordan Lane, so my expectations were high, because Viet Cuisine rocks. Plus, being on Bailey Cove puts it in my … Read more
McDonald’s has a new burger called the Big Arch, which is essentially a Big Mac on steroids. You can get the full description here, and I borrowed this (also linked) image from there too. It’s pitched as a limited-time-only premium burger. I’d guess it’s $8-9 as an a la carte item. It packs 1,020 calories. … Read more
Some years ago I started taking a solo trip between Christmas and New Year’s to catch up with friends I’d be unlikely to see again without a specific effort, and after I’d done it a few times I named it the Precious Hearts Tour. It’s such a warm experience to spend time in person, and … Read more
I just made a breakfast date with a longtime friend. We’ve gone before, but it’s been too long. Whether professional, personal, or both, I’m a big fan of getting together for breakfast during the week. Meeting at 7 am can be quite an effective tactic to land on the hectic schedules of colleagues and/or friends. … Read more
My esteem for Cracker Barrel is modest. I liked it a bit more when there were fewer good breakfast anytime options. It’s fairly easy to paste Cracker Barrel now in this department. For decades, however, I have found Cracker Barrel valuable for the occasional road trip stop. It’s predictable, to the point that you walk … Read more
I had an unfortunate Popeyes habit several years ago. I’d get the five-piece tenders combo four or five times a month at the drive-through and sit in the parking lot and snarf it like an addict. “Gee, Dr. Sommerset, no idea why I can’t lose any weight…” I saw my friend Amanda last week, and … Read more
Del Taco was much bigger than Taco Bell when I was growing up in Anniston and Oxford. Our favorite babysitter Danette took Jenny and me there a lot. Plus, Oxford High School let out at 3 and band practice started at 3:30, so lots of band kids jaywalked across Highway 78 to Del Taco in … Read more
BLUF: the Impossible Foods bratwurst isn’t awful, but it’s a pretty solid miss. This is the first Impossible Foods product I’ve tried since the burger (in the forms of an Impossible Whopper and the Impossible taco salad at CHOP N FRESH). The burger is an analog of surprisingly high fidelity. The bratwurst is not, and … Read more
One morning last week I had a particularly vivid dream right before I woke up for the day. We had two bananas left. One was a day or so away from being fully ripe, with a tiny hint of green near the top of the peel. The other wasn’t quite to banana bread stage, but … Read more
Divine, leisurely dessert enjoyed with my good friend Lisa on a recent visit. Anatolia is a strong candidate for the whole lunch next time.