Paul Ryburn’s Journal

I just walked over to Court Avenue, where the Scratch food truck is parked between Second and Third, just east of Court Square.

They had today’s menu posted and I gave it a look.

I decided to give the gumbo a try. Their menu changes but I understand the gumbo [...]

Today I decided to try Bleu for lunch. Bleu is the restaurant inside the Westin Hotel, across the street from the FedExForum. They have a B.Y.O. (Build Your Own) Sandwich menu that I have seen several other bloggers write about, but since I’m rarely Downtown at lunch I had not had the chance to try it [...]

Fried mushrooms at Blind Bear. Geezus, could they possibly give you more to eat, short of a dump truck full of shrooms pulling up to your backyard? One of the best values Downtown [...]

This was a special so it may not be available when you go in. But, take this as an indication of the quality of Bardog’s specials. Just look at the chalkboard near the kitchen. If anything sounds good, I advise ordering it.

Good Lord. I just discovered there’s egg in that [...]

Yesterday afternoon I finally made it south to Double J SmokeHouse and Saloon to eat. For my first time ordering off the menu, I had to go with the ribs. I was hungry enough to tackle a full rack, which came with choice of two sides. I chose sauteed garlic mushrooms and beans. Having now had [...]

Friday night my BBQ team the Moody Ques had its board of directors meeting at the Double J SmokeHouse and Saloon. I’m not on the board but was asked to come take pictures… which I was happy to do, because “championship shoulder sampling” was on the agenda.

Jeff and John smoked [...]

I just brought home an immense amount of food for $6.

After stops at the Saucer and the Goose, I went to the Blind Bear and ordered their veggie plate to go. There are about ten different options. I went with the side of chili, the white mac & cheese, the [...]

Tonight at the Silly Goose I got knocked out of poker at 8:56 PM. I ran to the bar. “Nikki, can you tab me out quick, please?” I asked. She did. Nikki is awesome. I sprinted down Main, past two police cars, the occupants of which may have wondered if I just held someplace up, to [...]

Johnny G’s Creole Kitchen on Beale Street has become one of my favorite places to grab dinner. After an afternoon of day drinking at Bardog and the Saucer, I decided it was time for a Johnny G’s visit. I made a deal with myself that I had to order menu items I had not yet tried. [...]

A couple of weeks ago I posted how much I enjoyed the Nawabi Ghosh, the spicy Indian beef, from the refrigerated to-go case from City Market.

Tonight I got it again and found a way to make it even better. I got a bag of all-natural cinnamon sugar pita chips to go with [...]