I believe that I am cursed. Oh, it isn’t an every day curse, mind you. However, it does happen from time to time and it takes place every time I say the incantation that causes lightning strikes and earth tremors before the curse falls from the sky and showers me with its evil. The magic [...]

It has been about 10 years since I was in London. I still vividly remember my trip, especially the battle that ensued over my accomodations at a Hilton near Hyde Park. Even before the trip, however, I remember something else quite vividly: people telling me to eat only ethnic food in London. Most of this [...]

(Cue soft piano music.) FADE IN Announcer: In a semi-balmy evening in the 5th largest city in America, high atop his platform shoes, one man stands between the a desert city and bad food: Seth Chadwick, Restaurant Detective. It was another Saturday in Phoenix and the sun was setting, as it usually does, in the [...]

I would like to think that I am somewhat knowledgable of the world around me. I love reading about far away places and wishing that I could hop on a plane to see Ulan Bator or Iceland or visit the penguins in Antarctica. Alas, on my salary, Avondale is about as exotic as it gets [...]

(Note: This location is closed, but there is another location and one potentially opening up in Phoenix. That being said, H.A.G. has changed its corporate model and the quality has declined. Burgers are cooked differently and the fries are no longer made to order. Sadly, I cannot give my recommendation based on the current business [...]

I am forever amazed at what I will find in my own backyard restaurant-wise here in the Arcadia District in East Phoenix. Most of the stuff I stumble upon because it sits in some boring strip mall that has the same tired retailers you have seen for years. One of the oddest strip malls in [...]

My tale of woe begins 24 hours before I even decide to eat at the Cypress Pita Grill. As I am making my way to Pie Zanos to review that establishment, I notice that there are a lot of people at the outside tables at Cypress Pita Grill. I notice the fresh-looking salads and the [...]

Ever since a few friends and work colleagues discovered my food blog, I always get plenty of advice on which restaurants I should try. The suggestions always are presented in one of three ways. The first is one of glee. (“You should review this place because it is fantastic!”) The second way is a person [...]

I am being solitary this weekend, but not by choice. J. the Fiance is, of course, in California. Dave the Roommate is spending the weekend with a friend. Madge is spending time with her potential future husband. But, it’s all okay because I had therapy yesterday to work through it all. In order to deal [...]

Madge and I haven’t been out together in quite some time. Most of this is Madge’s fault because Madge has been husband shopping. Alas, she seems to have landed someone special. What a better way to tell me all the details of your love life than over a Chinese lunch. As luck would have it, [...]