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Kitchen Confidential - By Mark Geis (NOT Anthony Bourdain!)
Kitchen Confidential was a fantastic book written by the late, great Anthony Bourdain that exposed all the things everyone wanted to...
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MarkG
Aug 12, 20226 min read
Cheers to the Best Mom Ever
My mom, Shirley Geis, passed away last week at the age of 88. Given that she was the best mom ever, I wanted to honor her in this week’s...
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MarkG
Aug 5, 20225 min read
Planning and Hosting a Wine Tasting Dinner - Part 3
OK, now that we have covered everything associated with planning the perfect wine tasting dinner for friends and family in my last two...
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MarkG
Jul 29, 20224 min read
Planning and Hosting a Wine Tasting Dinner - Part 2
Last week I covered some of the basics of how to plan a wine tasting dinner for friends and family. In this week’s blog, I’ll share some...
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MarkG
Jul 22, 20224 min read
Planning and Hosting a Wine Tasting Dinner - Part 1
Most people think they could never host a wine tasting dinner, either because they don’t know enough about wine, or they believe it would...
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MarkG
Jul 8, 20224 min read
The Retired Life - Eating and Drinking Differently
Laurie and I did a lot of planning for retirement, including both financial and life planning. One thing we didn’t consider was how...
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MarkG
Jul 1, 20225 min read
The Best Smoked Baby Back Ribs You Will Ever Eat!
One of my best purchases ever was a small electric smoker I bought about ten years ago – my life has never been the same since! I’ve...
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MarkG
May 20, 20224 min read
Celebrating the Big Six Zero!
Well, I made it to 60! I hit that significant milestone last week as a retiree and without any serious health issues over the past six...
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MarkG
Apr 15, 20224 min read
Simply Grilled Salmon
While I love cooking and spending time in the kitchen, many nights I just want to make something quick, easy, and healthy without a lot...
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MarkG
Mar 25, 20223 min read
The Ultimate BLT Sandwich
One of my all-time favorite sandwiches is the BLT – a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich on toasted white bread with a healthy amount of...
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MarkG
Mar 4, 20223 min read
Farmer's Market Pasta
Floridians love their farmer’s markets and given the great weather down here they are held year-round. One of my favorite challenges is...
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MarkG
Feb 11, 20223 min read
Mick Jagger, Lucy, and Me
Food and wine can create strange bedfellows. I have a long “bucket list” of food and wine destinations and experiences that I am working...
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MarkG
Feb 4, 20224 min read
Mark's Marvelous Chili
Every year when Superbowl Sunday comes around I make a big pot of homemade chili to enjoy while Laurie and I watch the start of the big...
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MarkG
Jan 14, 20224 min read
Eating With the Enemy
Food and wine bring people together. But what about when your dinner companions are your sworn mortal enemies? Is that dinner destined to...
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MarkG
Jan 7, 20223 min read
The Worst Thing I Ever Ate
There’s a series on the Cooking Channel called “The Best Thing I Ever Ate” that showcases celebrity chefs talking about their favorite...
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MarkG
Nov 26, 20214 min read
A Holiday Season Soundtrack
I almost decided to call my blog “Grub, Grains, Grapes and Grunge” to reflect the enormous role music plays in enhancing all of my food...
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MarkG
Nov 19, 20214 min read
Thanksgiving Cocktail Hour Made Easy
Thanksgiving is a day of indulgence, so what could be better than enjoying a cocktail hour on the big day with even more food and drink...
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MarkG
Nov 5, 20214 min read
Essential Cookbooks for the Aspiring Chef - Part 2
Every aspiring chef needs a good cookbook library. And every library includes a smaller set of essential cookbooks that you simply can’t...
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MarkG
Oct 29, 20214 min read
Essential Cookbooks for the Aspiring Chef - Part 1
There are tens of thousands of cookbooks out there to choose from. For someone who either wants to learn how to cook or just refine and...
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MarkG
Oct 8, 20214 min read
A Classic Weekend Dinner in 60 Minutes
Everybody needs to have a “go to” dinner that is easy to make and also good enough to serve when you are entertaining friends or family....
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