Bender’s Tavern Field Notes
Pints, Forks & Friends Field Notes We recently set out to find the perfect restaurant to purchase gift certificates for a special occasion. Naturally, we had to test it out first. One visit, and all we can say is—wow! The moment we stepped inside Bender's Tavern,...
The Kentucky Bourbon Trail
Pints, Forks & Friends Field Notes My worlds aligned when I had the opportunity to help promote an upcoming Bourbon & Barbecue event in Louisville, Kentucky. A few months before the event, I met with my business partner, John Andrews, to scout the location and...
Haleiwa Joe’s Field Notes
Pints, Forks & Friends Field Notes Traveling to O'ahu, Hawaii something I'll never forget. A lot of planning went into our trip, and I actually wrote a blog post about "digital mapping apps to map a localized trip". I don't want to get into everything I wrote...
New Orleans, Louisiana Field Notes
Pints, Forks & Friends Field Notes A chef friend of mine and Louisiana native, Johnny Schulze, put together a Cajun culinary trip exploring the fine cuisine New Orleans has to offer. Johnny got his start there and makes it a point to return regularly to keep up...
Front Royal, Virginia Field Notes
Pints, Forks & Friends Field Notes So the day after my evening in Flint Hill, Virginia, I started heading back to Ohio. I did a quick search in my Google Maps app for breweries and came across an interesting town called "Front Royal" –and the new Front Royal...
Flint Hill, Virginia Field Notes
Pints, Forks & Friends Field Notes The opportunity for a quick road trip to Flint Hill, Virginia presented itself and I jumped all over it. The last time I was down that way was a few years ago visiting Culpeper Virginia, which is a bustling, majestic town in it's...
Siesta Key Field Notes
Pints, Forks & Friends Field Notes A great beach, oyster bar, and craft beer pizza joint, um yes, this is our spot. Siesta Key Beach in itself a true gem. Unlike other beaches that are made up mostly of pulverized coral, Siesta Beach's sand is 99% quartz = white...
Honolulu, Hawaii Field Notes
Pints, Forks & Friends Field Notes It's funny, the first time I noticed Kona Brewing, it was at a local gas station beer cave in Ohio. It was Longboard Island Lager to be exact, so I bought it on impulse. As I was consuming this delicious beverage I remember...
Le Claire Iowa Field Notes
Pints, Forks & Friends Field Notes We've been hearing for a while now how cool Le Claire, Iowa is so we put together a little road trip to see the town in person checking out Green Tea Brewery, Mississippi River Distilling Company, and Sneaky Pete's Woodfire...