Giordanos Pizza recently opened a restaurant in Columbus. Tom loves Giordanos. He had it for the first time the summer he studied at the University of Chicago, back in 1979. Ever since then, whenever we are close to Chicago, he wants a deep-dish stuffed pizza. Fortunately (maybe) we no longer have to drive all the …
From Places to Eat
Helping Karen Get Her Move On
Karen Graham is one of our favorite people. Tom and I have known Karen since we were all in school together at Vanderbilt. Even though she and I were both in seminary, Tom met her first. She worked in the Science Library and he would often talk to her when he went there. We all …
ABC Kitchen and Steak Bar in Lexington, Ohio
A new restaurant opened in Lexington, Ohio about a year ago. My parents live in Lexington and enjoy trying new restaurants, so they ate at ABC. Whenever we visit them, they mention trying it. So, this last trip to Ohio we were finally able to find a night together to eat at ABC Kitchen. ABC …
Sweet Carrot: A New Columbus Restaurant
John and Jackie love to take us to new places in Columbus. Unfortunately, we were so busy during our three weeks in Ohio that we didn’t have time to explore very much. In order to try something new, we met them at Sweet Carrot Restaurant one Monday evening for supper. Sweet Carrot is a new …
Randys Bar B Que in Troutman, North Carolina
When Tom and I stayed at the Statesville KOA overnight, our friend Adam came over from Winston-Salem to visit us. Having heard great things about Randys Bar B Que in Troutman, we decided to head there for supper with Adam. We loved catching up with Adam. Tom and I met him first in Death Valley, then …
Toucans Ale House: Friends and Food
Our life at St Simons was not quite as social this year as it was last year. Mom and Dad were on the island for three weeks. Jim and Judy Huffman stopped by again on their way to Florida. But that was it until a couple of weeks ago when Pam and Steve Varga met …
Sandy Bottom Bagels on St Simons Island
I love bagels! They are chewy and delicious. I especially like chocolate chip bagels and cinnamon raisin bagels. And there is nothing better than fresh, made-that-morning bagels. Last year, on the recommendation of Bob and Denise – another volunteer couple – we discovered Sandy Bottom Bagels during our last month. This year we took full …
Volunteer Fun on St Simons Island
One of our favorite things about volunteering in the national parks is the other volunteers we get to work with. I wrote previously about our colonial village. It was nice to have other people who helped with the living history. But it hasn’t been all work, work, work. We also took some time for volunteer …
Emily, Emory University, and the Mystic Grill
While we were in Atlanta, we arranged to meet a friend for supper. We have known Emily Cort since she was born. Her parents, Ronn and Sandy, were members at Wedgewood. I baptized her in 1998 when she was just two months old. Ronn and Sandy didn’t live in Akron for very long, but while …
Beachcomber BBQ and Grill on St Simons Island
While Mom and Dad were on the island, we ate out a lot. We all enjoy eating at new places and St Simons Island has plenty of restaurants to try. The final place we ate before Mom and Dad left was the Beachcomber BBQ and Grill. Mom and Dad discovered this small “hole in the …