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8 posts from 2026, newest first.
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Dry-Aged Ribeye at the Bar
Dry-aged ribeye at the bar: real crust, pink without blood on the plate, mashed potatoes and greens — no tasting-menu ceremony.
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Two Nights in Cairo on the Way Somewhere Else
Two nights in Cairo as a calm stop with one job: the Giza Plateau, without turning Egypt into a checklist.
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Cooking Wagyu at Home Without Overthinking It
Cook Marble Score 8/9 wagyu at home with a hot pan, a crisp crust, and a pink center, without turning the kitchen into a science fair.
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Eighteen Oysters and Apps — A Simple Shellfish Night
A simple shellfish night is eighteen oysters and a few apps: cold, thick oysters split two ways, without a tasting-menu script.
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Why AI Can't Count the Letters in "Strawberry"
Chatbots often fail to count the letters in strawberry because they see tokens — word pieces, not letters.
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Farmed Oysters Aren't Dirty Filters
I have loved shellfish for a long time. Oysters most of all. So when people call them dirty sewage filters, it gets under my skin.
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Marriott Is Adding Hotels in New Zealand
New Zealand has been on my bucket list for a while. When you stay Marriott like I do, hotel news for a place you want to visit is not just noise. It is useful.
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Unexpected Texas BBQ
Over the past 10 years, I have fallen in love with Texas-style barbecue. In particular the smoked meat. I had researched the various Texas, Carolina, Kansas City, and Memphis…