A rooftop gathering in Seattle in between trips to Manila, hosted by my good friend Nick Haddow, with oysters, a chopped seafood dish with crackers, selfies with friends, and the downtown towers going pink at sunset with the moon coming up. A small gathering with a select few, I was leaving back for Manila the…
Tag: Rhone
Las Vegas and Henderson, May 2026 🇺🇸🎰
Rhone and I flew to Vegas to visit Carter for a long weekend. We started the trip by grilling at Jane’s, making our famous NY steaks with our homemade chimichurri and grilled Caesar salad, our go-to dish for grilling season. Friday, May 8 I secured tickets for Absinthe, a super show on the strip in…
Lake Tahoe and Carson City 🇺🇸🏔️
Carter and I flew into Reno and drove to Lake Tahoe to celebrate Rhone’s 20th birthday with a few of his friends. Should be a good weekend in Rhone’s backyard to honor him. Friday, February 20, 2026 Well, we were not at the Edge. Rhone had four friends, so I reserved three rooms at the…
Xmas 2025🎄
Christmas 2025 was a great gathering of many friends. Neighbors Bruce and his son David, Ian and Miranda, my cousin Stu, and Carter’s friend Sky from China. Quite the gathering of misfits. Dinner would consist of a bone-in prime rib roast, nearly 24 pounds and 8 bones, my twice-baked potatoes, and roasted Brussels sprouts with…
Beef Wellington with Vilardius 🥩
It was my time to host the Iron Chef cook-off with Joe Vilardi. Joe is a great friend, and we have cooked for each other many times. Joe had hosted at least the past 4 times, so I really needed to pull off an impressive and amazing meal. I went all out with my Beef…
Thanksgiving 2025 🦃
A great Thanksgiving in 2025: all the boys are in the house, and Big Steve is here to help too. Two days of prep and cooking: stuffing in pans and muffin tins, a roast turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, and a full table at the end. Wednesday, November 26 Thursday, November 27 A great two-day group…
HadBurger XII 🍔
It was just after my 57th birthday when I cooked up three whole prime filets for my guests. My good friend Kenny could not make it, and bemoaned that he had never had a HadBurger, please! If you’ve read my site, you know that making and eating these is an endeavor and an endurance test….
National Lampoons European Vacation 2024 🇩🇰🇩🇪🇱🇺🇫🇷🧜🏻♀️🏎️💨🏰🍾🏔️
European Vacation 2024 Roll Call – All present and accounted for! Carter and I were brainstorming ideas for my 57th birthday. We love to travel, and had been on a trip with Jim and Mitch Morgan to Dublin for the boys’ birthdays. I like the band Air, and they were playing in Copenhagen and later…
Giant’s Causeway 🇬🇧🍀
The Giant’s Causeway was the third main leg of our Ireland 2023 Road Tour. I have read about this place many times, and it has been featured in the video game Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. I really wanted to visit this place. I am an Eagle Scout, a nature lover, and a rock nerd. I love…
Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud 🇮🇪✿✿
During our Ireland 2023 trip, the Hadlands and Morgans planned it around Carter’s and Mitch’s birthdays. For Carter’s birthday dinner, he chose Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud, a two-Michelin-starred restaurant in Dublin’s city center, located beside the 5-star Merrion Hotel. The cuisine is contemporary Irish with French classical roots, and it is acclaimed both nationally and internationally….