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Cedar Key, Florida (population ~ 700)

mikenoroots, March 12, 2024March 13, 2024

Is this a food related post? You bet your clam it is, but first we’re going on an adventure. Here’s a short story about seafood, fishing, hurricanes, barfights and love. Today I rode in the car with my dad and my 13 year old son to Cedar Key just to…

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The South is complicated – blog

mikenoroots, March 6, 2024March 7, 2024

“The South. Where hatred and hospitality run in parallel.” I heard that line in a show last night about food in the South and I can’t stop thinking about it. I’ve never heard the South summarized in such a way and I can’t decide if it makes me uncomfortable or…

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I'm Mike. I'm so glad you're here!

I’ve cooked in fine-dining, I’ve been a pastry chef and now I’m a home cook. As an Army brat I grew up moving around the world every few years and frankly, have no roots to call my own. I'm trying to find those roots through food and stories.


Here you will find recipes from my childhood, my travels and my obsessions.
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