By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 Travel is a wonderful pastime when you are afflicted with the wanderlust gene, as am I and my children. We used to take our children to as many places as possible and that hasn’t changed a bit. My 13-year-old was fortunate enough to travel to Costa Rica with a… Read more »
Cuisine
Top off your holiday cookout with Kobe dogs
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 I know I wrote about hot dogs at some point last year, but at this point I’m so tired I can’t see straight. I’m sitting in an airport writing this. In fact, this is my second airport today with my daughters, as the airline at the first airport completely… Read more »
Trouble sleeping? Try this food coma dish
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 What is this thing that people call “sleep?” I remember when I would get it in my youth; restful slumber. And although I was never one to sleep for 12 hours at a clip, I fondly remember getting about six to eight hours and waking up refreshed. I guess… Read more »
Secret to Chicago deep dish? File not found
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 There comes a time in a man’s life that he has to weigh his personal safety against the demands of his clientele. I feel that I may be at that point in my career, as I have waited long enough to share the great secret of Chicago deep-dish pizza… Read more »
Blackened Tautog, Chesapeake Risotto
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 I don’t know about you, but the kids and I are so happy that spring is finally here. Many of us were convinced that we were somehow in the middle of “Groundhog Day,” anxiously awaiting anything over freezing temperatures and pining for beach time in more comfortable weather. I’ve… Read more »
The sandwich that almost broke Suplee
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 The following column originally ran in a May 5, 2016 edition of the Bayside Gazette: There are times in a man’s life when he must face his biggest challenges head-on, or more to the point, incisors-on. Into the bargain, it is in these great times of conquest that he… Read more »
Practice makes perfect for cured meats
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 There is something so satisfying in watching a student cure meat and seafood for the first time. I remember fondly when I cured my first piece of fish in 1984, and it still amazes me about as much as my vacuum-packer does to this very day. There’s just something… Read more »
Swiss apple cake to soothe a chilly spring
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 (April 12.18) The older I get, the more I appreciate a stark departure from chocolate desserts and venturing into fruit-laden sweets. I grew up with Strawberry Shortcake with whipped cream and cobblers of all sorts, but for most of my meager existence on this rock I have taken a… Read more »
Pasta, once more with feeling (and lobster)
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 Oh God, here we go with another fresh pasta recipe. I know. I know. But there is just something so majestic about a pile of eggy gluten coated in reduced cream and wine. And did I mention that it’s topped off with some fresh lobster? The Maine lobster provides… Read more »
Pocket this twist on traditional samosas
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 As I reach for my office-grade coffee just purchased from a vending machine, I reminisce on the golden days when energy was in great surplus. Oh, how things change as we age and I at least can relish in the fact that I’m still active, anxiously awaiting warmer weather… Read more »