Suburban Redneck

It’s always difficult when you get a hankering for a certain savory something, and it’s just not available. For example, just yesterday I called my brother as he was driving through the local Chick-Fil-A to pick up his lunch. A Chick-Fil-A, for you of the untutored masses, is one of the world’s best fast food [...]

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We had lunch at Armadillo Willy’s Roadhouse Café in Gilroy yesterday. When I first moved to Silicon Valley in 2000, Armadillo Willy’s served as the “most acceptable” substitute for real (i.e., Texas-style) barbecue available. The focus is on beef, not pork; they serve brisket, not tri-tip (a peculiarly Californian cut of meat); and they smoke [...]

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