Joe Donut

We’re past New Year’s Day, so may I take a moment to break: a) A forgotten pumpkin on your porchb) That turkey wishbone you dropped on the floorc) The crisp $100 bill you got as a giftd) Your New Year’s resolutione) All of the abovef) None of the above It always comes full circle every … Continue reading Joe Donut

Tupelo Honey

In the deep south, at the Apalachicola River basin in the Florida panhandle, and the Okeefenokee Wildlife Refuge at the Florida-Georgia line, white Ogeechee tupelo trees grow. They blossom about 10 days every year. There are other locations of lesser tupelo gum trees, but here there be treasures. This is the source of the most … Continue reading Tupelo Honey

Fried Egg Cafe

1260 South Milwaukee Avenue, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 You say you want a revolution? Well, you know. By this time or maybe in a few weeks—most, if not all of us—will have broken our New Year’s resolutions. I have a secret that’s not so secret: I never make any New Year’s resolutions. Every morning is … Continue reading Fried Egg Cafe