Even from my miraculous birth, my name has been synonymous with alcohol. I share the same name as a very expensive bottle of wine; my mother used to drink a glass of wine before she nursed me in the evenings to help me fall asleep, and my first official postnatal drink was champagne dipped strawberries with Robert Goulet at the Tampa Yacht Club. By the time I was five, I.. Read More
Wingstop’s Gliders
MOVE OVER CHUNK FILET! there’s a new chicken sandwich in town, and it’s from a wing place. excited? probably not. i mean, who cares, right? just another chicken sandwich. who doesn’t serve chicken sandwiches these days? even arby’s has started doing it. so whatchu got, wingstop? they call them “gliders”. i guess because wingstop tries to relate everything to airplanes or something. i mean, you go inside the place and.. Read More
Lenny’s Sub Shop
LENNY! lenny made a sub shop. and he named it lenny’s sub shop. they sell subs [submarine sandwiches, to those of you not in the know]. and they’re all over the place! that is to say, this is a chain restaurant, with stores all over the south east. so maybe there’s nothing particularly unique or magical about lenny’s… but they sure do make one hell of a sammich. this is.. Read More
Steak ‘n Shake’s Royale Steakburger
steak ‘n shake is at it again! “it” being making money and selling food. i guess. i mean they always do that shit. it’s so like them. i love steak ‘n shake. my local steak ‘n shake was a HUGE post-high school hangout, and eventually became my former workplace. and even after years of loyal service, i still somehow enjoy eating there. it’s because they make some damn good burgers… Read More
the Mellow Mushroom
do you like pizza? are you stoned? if the answer to one or both of these questions is “uh…. what?”, then the mellow mushroom is for you!! it’s the hippie-themed pizzeria chain opened by a couple of stoners, with unique pizza combinations and trippy-as-hell decorations. case in point: so sometimes it looks like the it’s a small world ride on the inside. and there are usually giant murals featuring sixties.. Read More