Tiki Tales in Book About Famous Supper Club
Kahiki Supper Club: A Polynesian Paradise in Columbus by David Myers, Elise Myers Walker, Jeff Chenault, & Doug Motz was released in 2014 and provides a unique look into the history of a tiki landmark in the Midwest of all places. For almost four decades, the Kahiki Supper Club distinctive architecture highlighted the east side…
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Plan Your Trip by The Kentucky Barbecue Book
The Food Network and other outlets churn out insufferable amounts of coverage devoted to barbecue in Texas, North Carolina, and Kansas City. With good reason, admittedly. Like anything, there are places where people simply do things right. And those locales should be celebrated and honored. But by falling back on these old faithful locations time…
continue readingReviews that Say Nothing
A while ago, there was an uproar of discussion regarding the nature of book reviews and whether the critic should be, in the most simplistic way of speaking, “nice” or not. Quite a bit of the conversation centered on William Giraldi’s self-congratulatory, excessively assholish, show offy, “Let’s see how many references and allusions I can…
continue readingAP Says Power Chord ‘Hits All the Right Notes’
I was thrilled to read the great review of Power Chord by the Associated Press. Linked here to the Washington Post publication of the review, the key takeaway is that PC is “entertaining travelogue of sorts that hits all the right notes.” Be sure to the entire review here!
continue readingBook Review: Trust Me, I’m Lying… by Ryan Holiday
If you spend any amount of time online, either writing blogs or reading blogs, then prepare to have one of two reactions when you read Trust Me, I’m Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator by Ryan Holiday: 1) You will read nothing you didn’t already know and you will be decidedly nonplussed. 2) You will…
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