I was scrolling channels last night and determined I couldn’t take it any more..the news that is, and stumbled across the Food Network in which I have indulged myself in from time to time. The show was The Best Thing I ever Ate in which a minor foodie celeb would describe a dish which fit the title. It started me thinking. I’ve been eating all my life, and eating seriously for the last seven decades or so. I’ve eaten everywhere from my mother’s breast to street vendor shops in seriously suspect neighborhoods around the world to several of the Michelin starred purveyors of fine food. Hell, I thought, my opinion ought to be as good as...
My darling wife S. and I have just returned from a delightful, but tiring holiday in Europe which began with two days in Paris at our standby hotel, the Bristol. There’s almost nothing one can say that’s bad about Le Hotel Bristol except that the prices are so high, one can get a nosebleed just walking in the lobby. But I knew this before I got there. Also, let me say at the outset that I like french food, I like french wine, I like french women, I like french art. Heck, I’m pretty much an out and out francophile. I’ve struggled with french irregular verbs without ever mastering them for years. Even today, your average frenchman...
It isn’t food. I’ve now had three major meals here, not including breakfasts, which is, I realize, a small sample. But never one to shy away from making premature judgements, I’m ready to judge. I’m pretty sure they have no idea how to cook in Cuba. Maybe it’s the commies, perhaps it’s the years the rooskies were here, but either they never knew how to cook, or, if they did, they’ve forgotten. Granted, we’ve been eating at all the high end places, such as they are. These are the ones that get great ratings in TripAdvisor where people try to prove how smart they are about hotels and restaurants. The odd thing is all of the restaurants look great. They...
Gary J. Fernandes
After 30 years in the world of big business, Gary “retired” to pursue long ignored interests. While continuing his involvement in the corporate world by serving as a director of several public companies, he has, among other things, traveled the world in pursuit of the perfect bird photograph, served national and local charities as a director and donor, developed a personal web site as a platform for his writing on subjects of personal interest, and, occasionally, taken time to smell the roses.
Gary and his wife Sandra, shuttle between their condo in Dallas and their farm in Fannin county, Texas where they indulge themselves in organic gardening, long walks and entertaining friends and family.
