Author Archives: Michael Procopio

About Michael Procopio

I write about food and am very fond of Edward Gorey. And gin.

2nd in Life, 1st in Cheese

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Michael Procopio

I am getting to be excellent loser. I’ve had lots of practice. And I’m quite happy to report that I don’t find that such a bad thing. Continue reading →

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Big Bertha

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Michael Procopio

This cocktail is much easier to assemble than the artillery for which it was named, requiring little-to-no concrete at all. Continue reading →

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The Corn Dogs of Easter

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Michael Procopio

When everyone else was praying for the souls of the recently departed, I was praying for breakfast. Continue reading →

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A Bottle of Tokaji.

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Michael Procopio

Anastasia and I were no longer staying under the roof of a stiff, unsmiling doctor. We were now under the protection of a man who once had El Comandante by the balls Continue reading →

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Foodie

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Michael Procopio

Call me whatever you like: a gourmand, a gastronome, a glutton, an epicure. You can even call me an asshole, if you feel the need to after reading this. But, whatever you call me, please don’t make it “foodie”. Continue reading →

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Hi, Bob.

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Michael Procopio

By the end of the show, we were as sober Mormon judges and, as anyone but a Mormon judge would guess, not exactly thrilled about it. Continue reading →

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Southern Hospitality: Shrimp & Grits

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Michael Procopio

I had wanted to attend The Greenbrier symposium ever since a young woman recently returned from there mentioned it was the place to which Congress would flee in the event of a nuclear holocaust. Continue reading →

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Shitty and Sweet: Cake Poops

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Michael Procopio

Life isn’t all good, nor should anyone expect it to be. But it isn’t all bad, either. Whatever comes your way this year, be prepared to take the shitty along with the sweet.

And vice versa. Continue reading →

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I Got It from Tom: Absinthe Jellies

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Michael Procopio

It is thanks to Maria von Trapp, God, Tom Lehrer, and that bottle of absinthe collecting dust on my liquor shelf that I am able to bring you a recipe that is sure to please (and thoroughly sozzle) your loved ones, just in time for the Holidays. Continue reading →

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Eating Light

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Michael Procopio

This Holiday Season, I’ll be self-medicating with more fruits and vegetables and less bourbon. A little less, at any rate. One must keep out the cold. Continue reading →

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