Sharing a slice of ridiculous

Working a corporate office job can lead to some really random funny emails...emails that perhaps were never meant to be funny or random. Indulge me while I share one of my favorite lines ever...

"A little background on...[blank]...He has extensive experience in a wide range of categories and is especially strong in foods—beef, potatoes, eggs, bananas, raisins, and, of course, milk."

Tell me that's not amazing.

Beginning my menu for future restaurant: Sides

Good ole' Sides restaurant. You're patient. You're ready to be born but I keep putting you off. Mainly because I don't have a dream city picked out or $100,000 lying around. But I will. I WILL, NAYSAYERS!

So once Sides is all decorated with his Georgia pine wood floors, crispy linen curtains, sweet tea in Mason jars, Wednesday turkey meatloaf day, herb garden out back, farm eggs, George Jones playin' in the background...what else ya gonna eat?

How about...

French picnic
Baked brie with pistachios and cranberry, served with Melba toast

Just Beet it
Roasted beets with goat cheese and sugared walnuts with baby spinach and Raspberry-Thyme Vinaigrette

Tybee Island's soup
Creamed corn and King Crab chowder served with cheddar biscuits (yes, that kind)

Southern Decadence
Shrimp and grits in a buttery-Gruyere sauce with peppered bacon

"Shrimp on a Stick"
bacon-wrapped shrimp fried up in a corn dog and put on stick

"Mighty Chili Out poppers"
Bite size cheddar cornbread with green chile chili baked inside

Big Daddy's Bourbon-laced Sweet Taters.
Whipped sweet potatoes spiked with bourbon and sprinkled with brown sugar walnuts

Hippie Aunt
Veggie burger on cracked wheat bread and housemade basil mayonaise

Big Daddy's Heart Attack
Kobe beef and foie gras burger with fried egg, Wisconsin cheddar, and spicy mustard

Dessert:
Sweet potato semifreddo with brown sugar butter warm sauce

Housemade Mexican vanilla ice cream with chipotle cranberry sauce

**the receipt always comes with little pralines for everyone at the table

The original hipster movie?

While watching the 1969 film, John and Mary, I felt like I was in an Urban Outfitters commercial. From Mia Farrow's elvish pixie cut to her stylish babydoll dress to Dustin Hoffman's minimalist apartment to his line of "hey, wanna listen to my records?" to the plaintive soundtrack to their one-night stand, it was like...am I in Williamsburg or what?!

But obviously, this film is way cooler because it's authentically old. I thought it was much better than The Graduate. Directed by Peter Yates (of Breaking Away) it was beautifully done and very much a film of its time. Plus the awkward moments between the couple really made me feel awkward. Gee, I sure wish I lived back then.