Paul Ryburn’s Journal

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  It figures that a food-related holiday would be the Nuh-Uh Girl’s favorite day of the year.  I wonder how many plates she’ll go through at her family’s Thanksgiving dinner tonight.

About.com has a new writer who is a Downtowner.  Check out her first two articles here, on Beale [...]

After I posted my list of Thanksgiving openings and closings yesterday, Lansky at the Peabody e-mailed to let me know that their stores will be open. Lansky at the Peabody and Lansky 126 will be open 9 AM to 2 PM Thanksgiving Day, and Lansky Lucky Duck Gifts and Lansky Essentials (books, sundries, drinks, magazines, etc.) [...]

I’m asking on behalf of a blog reader… I know McGuinness used to but they’re closed. His team is Real Madrid if that makes a difference.

Silly Goose is seeing increased business due to the Foursquare iPhone app… I’m the mayor of the place according to Foursquare… how could I not go in there tonight? [...]

Many thanks to my friend Joan who is a concierge at the Westin Hotel, who called around to a lot of the restaurants and bars Downtown to confirm whether they would be open or closed, and if open what hours, on Thanksgiving. She was kind enough to share the list with me.

This, by the way, [...]

Very short post today due to a Thanksgiving potluck at work… Circa just started selling 50% off gift certificates on their website, so check them out if you’re a fan of John Bragg’s excellent food.

Will post more after work… updated list of stuff going on this [...]

Details here on the American Blues Blog.  Congratulations to [...]

The Majestic Grille is gearing up for its one-day-only half-off gift card sale. On Wednesday, December 2, the Majestic will begin selling $50 gift cards for only $25 beginning at 9 AM until they run out. If you’re a big fan of the Majestic’s food, this is the way to get to eat a lot of [...]

I’ve blogged this weekend about a new social networking app called Foursquare.  It’s one of those apps where you “check in” at your current location.  Unlike other apps, though, it awards you points for checking in, which makes it very addictive.  You can win honors for checking  in at the same place multiple times a week, [...]

Foursquare is the latest social media app to be hyped to the sky.  Like Brightkite, it’s an app which detects your location and then you can “check in” wherever you are.  However, it seems to be the next big thing.  I read about it earlier this week, but in the news reports it said that Memphis [...]

Ate at Kooky Canuck this afternoon. While there I got a tip from Terry the bartender. If you ever eat super hot food that kicks your ass, e.g. the Holy Smokes wings there, drink warm water to relieve the pain. Terry told me that warm water opens up the capillaries on the tongue, whereas ice cold [...]