Aspen, Colorado Michael Fraser Publisher/Contributor Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pints, Forks & Friends Field Notes The last time I stood in Aspen, it was 1995. Thirty years is long enough for a mountain town to change its whole personality, and long enough for me...
What is the Ohio Eggfest? The Ohio Eggfest is a Big Green Egg grilling competition and fundraising festival held annually in Central Ohio. The 2026 edition, the 10th annual event, takes place on Saturday, July 25th from 10:30am to 3:30pm at Fortress Obetz in Obetz,...
Does Amazon Prime Include Free Grubhub+? Yes. Active Amazon Prime members get a free Grubhub+ membership included with their Prime subscription at no additional charge. Grubhub+ normally runs $9.99 a month — $120 a year — so if you have Prime and you have not...
We linked the Thrifty ice cream scooper in a post about a blind taste test. Nothing fancy — no dedicated review, no buying guide, no SEO strategy built around it. Just a mention in passing. The internet ate through the inventory anyway. That tells you something about...
Let's be direct about what Father's Day gift shopping has become. You're staring at an Amazon search bar, you've got "something practical" in your head, and the algorithm is spitting back a hundred generic options between $29 and $49 that look like they'd survive...
You are standing at the seafood counter. There are two pounds of snow crab legs in the case, they're on sale, and the guy behind the glass is waiting. You buy them. You get home. You put them on the counter and stare at them like they owe you an explanation. This is...
Haleiwa Joe's, Kaneohe HI Michael Fraser Publisher/Contributor Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pints, Forks & Friends Field Notes There is a certain kind of restaurant that earns its place on your mental map permanently. Not because of a perfectly executed Instagram...
Bender's Tavern - Canton, Ohio Michael Fraser Publisher/Contributor Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pints, Forks & Friends Field Notes There are restaurants you visit once and forget by the time you get home. Then there are places like Bender's Tavern in Canton, Ohio —...
2026 - Best Big Green Egg Accessories There is a moment, somewhere around your 50th cook on a budget kamado smoker, where you stop blaming the charcoal and start wondering if the equipment is the problem. That was me and my Akorn. The Akorn is not a bad grill. But...
You know the feeling. You've spent real money on a growler of something worth talking about. A double dry-hopped IPA from some 12-tap operation tucked behind a parking lot. A cold brew with the kind of nitrogen-kissed creaminess that makes you question your entire...
