The night before my parents left I was getting suite tickets ready to ship out the next day. The previous night I had been at work until almost midnight, but I really didn’t want to do that again, especially since I still needed to pack for my trip to Chicago. So my parents came to the office …
I hadn’t seen Jamea since before I left for my conference in Minneapolis, so we decided to meet up for dinner last week. You would think with not a huge selection of restaurants in Stillwater that picking a place to eat would be easy. But whether it’s lunch with co-workers or dinner with friends, it …
During Coach Friedgen’s early years at Maryland, we hosted the Ralph Friedgen Invitational golf tournament in the summer. The first 2 years were at Ford’s Colony. Rick Ford, a major Terps supporter, owned this amazing gated community. Unfortunately he passed away a few years ago, but I’m sure his family is running Ford’s Colony with the same …
Annapolis is one of my favorite places in Maryland. The Naval Academy is right outside of downtown, there’s lots to see and do, and the nightlife is pretty fun. I will admit I had to stay away from the nightlife for a while after college, because all the Navy guys wanted to do was get …
I know that the blog is supposed to be about “new” and “twists”, but sometimes there are dishes that are so good that I’m not willing to compromise and get anything different. So here goes. There is no comparison between the seafood found on the coasts and what’s found in landlocked states…period…end of story. When …
20 years ago my dad’s cholesterol was really high, so the doctor put him on a 30-day, no-meat diet. He decided he liked it, and hasn’t eaten meat since. I was still living at home at the time and had no desire or plan to give up meat (and still don’t), so when they cooked, …
Heather and I have been friends for 17 years, starting when she began working at Maryland…geez that makes me feel old. We’ve been there for each other through thick and thin, good and bad. I don’t need to go into details…she knows what I mean. My summer trip back to Maryland almost always coincides with her birthday. I got …
Karen and I have been friends…well literally forever. Her parents and my parents have been friends since they lived in Trinidad, long before we were even a glimmer in their eyes. She is exactly 18 months older than I am, and her parents brought her over to see me when my parents first brought me home from …
“How did you end up in Stillwater”? I’ve been hearing this question since I set foot on campus in March of 2007. My standard short answer is this…Mike Gundy was an assistant coach at Maryland for 4 years (’97-’00), and I worked in the football office as well. When I was looking for another job, this …
There are thousands of restaurants in Philadelphia. Make sure Sabrina’s Cafe is on your list. With fabulous food and all-day breakfast, you cannot go wrong. A couple weeks ago, Kara and I did a 3-day East Coast tour. She met me in Maryland, and our first stop was breakfast at Miss Shirley’s Cafe in Baltimore. Our …
There were a few places we went during our trip where we just had a snack, not an entire meal. So I figured rather than do each one separately, I’d just cover them all in one post. Saturday morning, before we left for Ground Zero, we were short on time but still needed a quick …
About 3 weeks ago I was watching The View, and they were talking about the best places around the country for ice cream. One of them was Serendipity 3, located in NYC, and their most famous item on the menu is the Frrrozen Hot Chocolate. They also have a Golden Opulence Sundae that’s topped with …
NYC’s Rockefeller Center boasts the iconic ice rink in winter. In the summer, it transforms into the must-visit Summer Garden & Bar at Rock Center Cafe. My college roommate Kara and I just got back from a weekend adventure to New York City. We don’t get to see each other very often, as she lives …
When Kara and I make plans, it’s all or nothing. When we were in college, the Maryland men’s basketball team beat UMass to advance to their first Sweet 16. The second the game was over, we looked at each other and said “we have to go”. I don’t even think the internet had been invented yet …
When I was a kid, the downtown area of Silver Spring was pretty run down. Most people didn’t hang out down there…it was just a place to pass through from one part of town to another. There was a historic movie theater and a few restaurants, but that’s about it. When Metro built a station …