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ROUGHING IT PART II

June 18, 2005

Dry… Wet… Dry One of the most enjoyable parts of a Canadian fishing trip is the classic “Shore Lunch”. The challenge of finding a suitable location on the lake and creating a good cooking fire is half the fun. A shore lunch typically is fresh fish breaded and deep fried in oil with canned beans, [...]

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ROUGHING IT

June 15, 2005

A 3 hour drive north of International Falls, 100 miles north from there in a float plane, a cabin on a lake with the nearest human beings over 10 miles away, no roads, no TV, no phone, no internet. Just 6 men and the 3 F’s, Fish, Fun and Food. Our 2nd annual fly-in fishing [...]

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Las Vegas: Shilla Restaurant

May 26, 2005

One night during our recent trip to Las Vegas, we decided that we wanted a quiet, more low-key, less expensive meal than we’d been eating previous nights. Vic had a bright idea – let’s go to a Korean BBQ place. Me, I wasn’t so thrilled with the idea. While never having had Korean BBQ, it [...]

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Las Vegas: Mesa Grill

May 22, 2005

I’ve always been a fan of Bobby Flay in a detached sort of way. He comes across as a cocky New Yorker, but his food is typically zesty, yet oddly simple. Years ago, while in Manhattan, I had eaten at the Mesa Grill. It was my first experience with a “celebrity chef” restaurant. I left [...]

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Las Vegas: Roy’s Restaurant

April 30, 2005

Roy’s Restaurant, Las Vegas Roy’s Restaurant, on Flamingo Rd., has become a dining tradition each year when we head to Vegas for an annual convention. A friend in Honolulu mentioned this chain to me, and when it was discovered that there was one in Vegas, which was really conveniently located to our hotel, we went. [...]

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Vegas Bound

April 14, 2005

We’re heading to Las Vegas tomorrow morning for a buisiness conference. This means one thing – RESTAURANTS! Las Vegas has gone through a real change in the last 10 years or so. It used to be the land of the cheap food – Prime Rib dinners for $3.99! Shrimp Cocktails for 99 cents! Uh, yeah. [...]

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