The other day, I bought a salad from a restaurant I’ve never been to before. I ate 2/3s of it, and openly proclaimed that it was outstanding. The taste gave me the urge to grin like an idiot, but I thought to myself “Leon, act like you been there before” and wisely kept my cool. [...]
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Diversifying My Hustle
Today is my Uncle Tommy’s 70th birthday, and yesterday would have been my Dad’s 61st. When I was younger, my Dad encouraged me to learn as many different hustles as possible so that I could always make money in a tight spot. That entrepreneurial hustler spirit is part of the reason this blog was created. [...]
Living Up To The Name Leon, One Stereotype At A Time
There is a lot in a name. Especially when you’re a black guy with an ex-con name like “Leon.” I realize that some of the things that I do are simply out of my control. Despite my intellect, winning personality and overall unofficial sex symbol aura, from time to time, I find myself behaving in [...]
KFC’s Slow Death Sandwich Is Here
Fried chicken. Bacon. Cheese. Then, MORE fried chicken. While part of me is disgusted by this new KFC Double Down sandwich, the other part of me is thinking “Leon, you like all of these things individually, so why not try it?” Luckily, my inner n*gga(which is rejoicing at the news of this sandwich) is not [...]
R.I.P. Ben Ali, Founder of Ben’s Chili Bowl
Yesterday, I asked folks on Twitter what they thought DC’s “signature” food was. Everyone knows that Philly has famous cheese steaks and New York has good pizza, but in the case of Washington DC, 80% of the people I asked said that chili half-smokes from Ben’s Chili Bowl would be the best choice for DC’s [...]
The Heart Attack Grill
Yesterday, I saw a bunch of stories online about a place called the Heart Attack Grill in Arizona, which basically embraces the fact that it’s bad for your health. They have nurses as wait staff, and they even serve an 8,000 calorie sandwich called the Quadruple Bypass Burger. Basically, if you eat there, you’re telling [...]
Kiddie Night At Austin Grill
Somebody should have told me that Tuesday evenings are devoted to kids at Austin Grill resturant in Silver Spring. Not that I don’t like kids, because I do…I just needed to be prepared for what I encountered while looking to grab a quick bite to eat. Tweet
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