Recently I hosted a dinner and book signing at a friend’s restaurant in Charlotte.  Me and Tom Condron, the Chef/Owner go way …

Doughnuts for Amy now in Paperback

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I’m not sure why I never became a fighter pilot because when I was a kid that is all I dreamed of …

I’m not sure why I never became a fighter pilot because when I was a kid that is all I dreamed of …

“Nick?” “Yes ma’am?” “Do you have any news for us?” “Well, I’m concerned about Colonel Armstrong.  I don’t think he is eating …

When our restaurant was open, my cooks could listen to whatever they wanted to on the radio. Punk, Country, Speed Metal, Top …

As the plate was set in front of me I was stunned.  Pork belly?  Really?  For Pete’s sake I was at the …

As a young apprentice at the Culinary Arts program in New Orleans, I was fortunate enough to be hired by Chef Daniel …

It’s Like Frosting a Cake, Right?

“It’s like spreading frosting on a cake then, right?”  I heard myself thinking.  I’m standing in the middle of I385 on a …

I have a new job.  It’s part-time, only three or four days a week and I’m cooking, actually cooking at a friend’s …

In my lifetime I have been fortunate enough to save the lives of two little girls.  One of those little girls was …

From April, 2007 This past Saturday my son Tudor and I along with a friend of Tudor’s & his dad took off for …

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Tears of his Daughter

Nuclear chemist, forensic toxicologist, and crime lab director; dad to Amy, and my father-in-law; David Todd Stafford has passed away. As a …

Sourdough School

Last summer we bought the farm. I’m not kidding. And after we moved in, we set about utilizing the many opportunities that …

Godspeed, Mark

The sky in front of us was crowded with angry, dark clouds. The kind that only a summer storm can produce. Clouds …

The big, twin rotor helicopter thundered down our beach. My son, all of three, with his mop of curly brown, salt-crusted hair, …