When I was growing up, my parents considered Saturday evenings sacred in our house. It was the one night of the week when Mom fixed steak and baked potatoes. ...more

February 18, 2009

When I was growing up, my parents considered Saturday evenings sacred in our house. It was the one night of the week when mom fixed steak and baked potatoes. ...more

February 18, 2009

(Note to some animal-rights activists who have contacted me about previous columns: In no way am I endorsing the act of striking an alligator or other reptile in the head with a stump or stump-like object. But, in defense of the actions of the aforementioned Mr. Moses, he was, as the song states, used as gator bait by his daddy and later had his left arm bitten off "clean up to the elbow.") ...more

September 7, 2008

Tampa International Airport might seem like an unlikely venue to open a restaurant themed on the Hall of Fame golf career of Slammin' Sammy Snead, whose game was at its peak from the late 1930s to the early 1960s. ...more

July 18, 2008

Tampa International Airport might seem like an unlikely venue to open a restaurant themed on the Hall of Fame golf career of Slammin' Sammy Snead, whose game was at its peak from the late 1930s to the early 1960s. ...more

July 10, 2008

TAMPA - Tampa International Airport might seem like an unlikely venue to open a restaurant themed on the Hall of Fame golf career of Slammin' Sammy Snead, whose game was at its peak from the late 1930s to the early 1960s. But the strong golf-oriented demographics of residents and visitors to Tampa Bay laid the groundwork for the latest Sam Snead's Grill & Tavern, which opened at the airport last week. ...more

July 9, 2008

It's Oscar time. Sunday, we'll learn who the big winners are, not to mention the designer label on the evening gowns the PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants are wearing under their men's clothes when they bring out the envelopes. Thank ya, boys! ...more

February 22, 2008