Uptown Magazine

Articles By: John Zoet

Work – Madness in the Melting Pot

Work – Madness in the Melting Pot
Although I adore breakfast food, I rarely eat an actual breakfast. In the morning I crave only the most inelegant, unappealing pairing a culinarian could ever conjure: coffee and cigarettes. Until my smoker’s rights have been finally annihilated, I will continue savoring them both in respectable quantities. As...
January 8th, 2010 | September 2009 | Read More

Satisfied at Mueller’s Sandwich Shop

Satisfied at Mueller’s Sandwich Shop
“Restaurant,” both the idea and the word, is French in origin. The word is a derivative of the French verb “restaurer,” which means to restore. To restore, by definition, is to renew, to bring into existence or to return to a previous and better state. Taken literally, the true purpose of a restaurant...
January 5th, 2010 | January 2010 | Read More

A Symphony in Food

A Symphony in Food
It’s 7 a.m. and my alarm clock is ringing – screaming, “Get up, get up.” I hit it once, go back to dreaming. Two scenes later and it’s at it again. I can’t win. I bite the bullet, pull it together and sit up. I sit still for just a moment, collect my thoughts and thank my God for another...
November 9th, 2009 | November 2009 | Read More

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