The $21 Dunsmoor cornbread haunts my nightmares
A big Bangers & Jams roundup
Hello from a hotel pool in Austin at the tail end of SXSW. I’m not nearly as tan as I’d like to be and I’m hoping to change that this weekend. Locals have been unenthused by my jokes that every time I visit my hometown it gets 10% worse.
I caught Luck Reunion festival out at Willie Nelson’s ranch last night. Before Waxahatachee’s closing set, she joined her partner, , on stage for a couple songs in a 150-person capacity saloon. No one is writing songs as well as Katie right now. It was a breathtaking hour that shook me from a weird OOO stupor. I found it nearly impossible to transition from always-on to totally disconnected at home in LA. Next time, I’m putting myself on a plane and overloading myself with an exhausting amount of things to do.
It’s been about six weeks since the last big bangers and jams roundup, so we’re due. This one is a little spicy, as I’ve been dining out a bunch and … not everything has been great! Also, I had fun chatting with Matt Rodbard on This Is TASTE. I only regularly listen to three podcasts: TASTE, The Big Picture and How Long Gone. I’m looking forward to making a return to TASTE at some point to get into my line cook days and talk more shit.