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March 23, 2021 by Spencer McMillin Leave a Comment

Dining During the Apocalypse: ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

I’d lived in Memphis twenty-nine years before being sucked into Asheville, North Carolina’s pachouli-scented culinary orbit.  And it happened completely by chance. Kristin was snoring, full-drool in the passenger seat.  My son Luke, our reason for … [Read more...] about Dining During the Apocalypse: ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

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March 11, 2021 by Spencer McMillin Leave a Comment

Dining During the Apocalypse NEW ORLEANS

Maybe the pandemic isn’t in its death throes yet, but if you have a pulse, you can feel it begin its retreat.  That means a lot of you will be going to New Orleans soon.  It’s inevitable.  Especially for Memphians.  You may be contemplating a po’boy … [Read more...] about Dining During the Apocalypse NEW ORLEANS

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March 9, 2021 by Spencer McMillin Leave a Comment

Running Away From Home (Good Soldiers )

One of the first concerns I had about inheriting another chef’s staff was mutiny.  The chef job at Ciao Italia wasn’t my first rodeo.  I’d walked into war-bonded kitchens as the new guy many times before.  If the fired previous chef was highly … [Read more...] about Running Away From Home (Good Soldiers )

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February 15, 2021 by Spencer McMillin Leave a Comment

Running Away From Home (Ciao Trattoria and Wine Bar)

As I sit here wracked with pain; in my legs, my back, my head, shoulders, forearms, even my eyeballs and my temples, I feel equal parts relief and dread.   Kristin and I just ran the gauntlet, bouncing back and forth between a crush of eager … [Read more...] about Running Away From Home (Ciao Trattoria and Wine Bar)

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January 29, 2021 by Spencer McMillin Leave a Comment

Dining During the Apocalypse: THE ORDINARY, Charleston, South Carolina

According to the Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman, the dynamic duo responsible for some of the best restaurants in Memphis, Sean Brock, famed chef of Husk in Charleston, was—at least in 2015—not the best chef in the South.  Ok. They didn’t say that per … [Read more...] about Dining During the Apocalypse: THE ORDINARY, Charleston, South Carolina

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January 18, 2021 by Spencer McMillin Leave a Comment

DINING DURING THE APOCALYPSE

One day you’re going to say fuck it and travel again.  Mark my words, it’ll happen.  Especially if you’re a foodie.  One day you’ll wake up tired of riding the Habitrial between the bathroom and the living room or the cubicle and car and you’ll start … [Read more...] about DINING DURING THE APOCALYPSE

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January 11, 2021 by Spencer McMillin Leave a Comment

Running Away From Home Week 6

Week 6 Listening to Peyton interact with her fourth-grade class at Newmarket Elementary on a Zoom call is pure delight for my weary soul.  As I sit on the sofa nursing aching legs, Peyton’s teacher is forging through with a spirited lecture on … [Read more...] about Running Away From Home Week 6

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January 5, 2021 by Spencer McMillin Leave a Comment

So You Think You’re a Chef (Part 5)

To be a chef, one should…  …be able to think on a dime and remain flexible.             You have 400 people coming to your banquet facility for a wedding today.  It’s 2:30pm, the guests will be there at 6 and you’re cutting it close. Like … [Read more...] about So You Think You’re a Chef (Part 5)

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January 4, 2021 by Spencer McMillin Leave a Comment

Running Away From Home Week 5

Week 5 You should know, chefs teetering on the edge of following me north, that New Hampshire is in the midst of a gluten-free renaissance (or civil war, depending on one’s perspective).  Every fifth customer we get at Ciao asks for their … [Read more...] about Running Away From Home Week 5

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December 29, 2020 by Spencer McMillin Leave a Comment

So You Think You’re a Chef (Part 4)

To be a chef one should…  …know the financial health of one's restaurant better than the owner.   You can cook like Ferran Adria, great. That smug sense of self-worth you have when your legion of Facebook sycophants calls you brilliant is all the … [Read more...] about So You Think You’re a Chef (Part 4)

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