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Fried. BBQ. Chicken.

gene — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:28:37 +0000

Amazing. Why didn’t anybody do this before?

The nice people at Janie’s Touch of Soul restaurant had a great idea: fry some chicken, then smother it in thick, sweet, chunky, spicy, hot BBQ sauce. The fried chicken itself is amazing. May be the best in San Antonio I’ve had so far. Tender, flavorful meat. Thick, peppery batter fried to perfection. So good I eat the bones.

They also make a wicket ox tail stew. The fried catfish is top-notch. The stewed pork chops (brown gravy, of course) is delicious. The fried cabbage and mac and cheese are righteous. The place is small, but the service is very friendly. Bring your friends, give them your business. Support family-owned restaurants, especially the Soul Food restaurants.

Janie’s Touch of Soul restaurant, 9107 Marbach Road.

Aw yeah.

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Red

gene — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:58:39 +0000

2003 Classic Red base Miata.

Fun.

Awesome Pakistani food at Tandoor

gene — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 20:01:52 +0000

Good stuff. The chips they served as an appetizer were thin and scrumptious. It came with a delicious, light sweet and sour sauce.

Had a cup of corn and chicken soup with egg.

I had the goat karhai, which was a hearty red curry stew. Delicious. Ate it with their light, delicious naan bread.

Tandoor, 5718 Evers, right next to Moroccan Bites.

Fried goodness at Chatman’s Chicken

gene — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:28:02 +0000

Some friends asked me to start blogging about my dining experiences in San Antonio, so here goes.

I recently befriended a friendly Frenchman named Fabian Jacob, sommelier of Le Rêve, as we shared a fine bottle of Juan Gil Spanish vino tinto and some Belgian geueze beer at Bunsen Burgers. Long story short, I ended up meeting him and his friend Mark Jones, a food writer at the San Antonio Current, for some fried chicken.

Here’s the link to the story:
Travels with Frenchie: Chicken-fried for the soul.

Chatman’s Chicken
1792 S WW White Rd
San Antonio, TX 78220
(210) 359-0245

Cocktail parties at LSU

gene — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:13:55 +0000

Ah, college in Baton Rouge. Warm nights, cool jazz, unfiltered Camels, and cold martinis.

These photos were taken by Michael Dominici at a two parties on State Street, not far from LSU’s campus. This was late 1988, I believe. You’ll see such notable luminaries as Chris Robertson, John Arrizza, Rob Cambre, Greg Fuchs, Brett Evans, Valerie Massimi, and yours truly.

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A brilliant singer/songwriter makes her debut

gene — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:35:37 +0000

Camille is quite the songbird and poet. Notice how she wrote her name (with an extra “o”) on her custom guitar.

Here she shows off her singer/songwriter skills. “That’s good. Don’t worry about the cat!” will be the meme of the year, mark my words.

Day of the Dead audio

gene — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:50:47 +0000

Here’s a field recording I made with my iPhone. It’s a native Mexican group doing a Day of the Dead song and dance. The lonesome train whistle in the background gives it a nice eerie quality.

Day of the Dead audio in San Antonio

Mo without cast!

gene — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:59:43 +0000

Pictures of Camille

gene — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:54:45 +0000

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Audio of interview with Foetus

gene — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:30:57 +0000

Interview with Foetus, July 2, 1995

Interview with J.G. Thirlwell, aka Foetus, on WTUL, Tulane University. Pardon the idolatry; I had wanted to meet the man for years. He was really quite gracious to do the interview.