Unearthed treasures from my food-obsessed past (2005-2013)
Step into my digital time capsule! These posts are culinary artifacts from my days as a wandering food blogger, capturing meals and moments from across the country when “influencer” wasn’t yet a career path and digital cameras were still revolutionary.
It all started in 2005 when I was criss-crossing America for work and needed a system to document my growing restaurant obsession. I built my own tracking software (tech nerd alert!) before discovering WordPress and migrating my food adventures there.
Many of these restaurants have since closed their doors, but the memories live on. Consider this section my gastronomic scrapbook — where my journey as an Eat Tech Dad truly began.
Browse through these vintage reviews for a taste of mid-2000s food culture and to witness the evolution of both my palate and my writing. The tech has changed, the dad part came later, but the eating? That’s been consistent throughout.
1010 50th Ave Long Island City, NY 11101 It is not really the first time I have visited Cafe Henri, I actually frequent the place. It is close to home…
251 1st Avenue North, Minneapolis, Minnesota 612-333-1999 http://www.namisushi.com/ Nami Sushi was a recommendation of a coworker for a team dinner. And wow was my coworker on point with this one.…
114 S 8th St Minneapolis, MN 55402-2815 (612)333-1981 http://www.petersgrill.com/ When you enter you can clearly tell Peter's Grill have been around for many many years. It also seems like the…
503 Freeport St Houston, TX 77015 (714) 453-2676 Being in Houston, and in Texas for the first time, I had to get my hands on some real southern BBQ! Based…
1369 Highway 87 Port Bolivar , TX http://www.crystalbeach.com/Tiki%20Beach/index.htm Well there is a story to this one. Most would probably ask how does one really stumble across this restaurant in such…
236 W 52nd St New York, NY 10019 B/W Broadway and 8th. Phone: 212.586.7714 http://www.victorscafe.com/ For a good time call..212-586-7714... whoops sorry! For Restaurant week I wanted to pick a…
540 Second St. New York, NY 10016 212-696-4104 http://www.waterfrontalehouse.com/ July for some reason has been a slow month. I have actually ended up at a few chains, which I am…
624 Vanderbilt Ave Brooklyn, NY 11238 I will warn in advance, this review is long overdue. I visited Amorina on a random night, when we were out looking for an…