Fat Boy Review: Screen Door

August 16, 2014 Drew Fleisher

Screen Door, on NE Burnside in Portland serves up a northwest take on traditional Southern home cooking

There are some regions of the country whose food style cry out to the soul, and Southern cooking is one which enjoys wide appeal. For a long time friends had been telling me I needed to try the food at NE Portland's Screen Door, and Carrie and I finally had the opportunity the other night to stop in.

Dinner Tonight: Shrimp and Grit Tacos

August 29, 2013 Drew Fleisher

Shrimp and Grits, a southern staple is updated as street food in these tacos

I was looking for dinner ideas for the week and stumbled across this article at Serious Eats. Now as you all should know if you've been visiting this site for any length of time, I LOVE grits. One of the things that has stuck with me from my time spent in the south (along with a love for sweet tea, bourbon, and gulf shrimp). Shrimp and Grits would be dinner every Friday night in my house if I didn't have this website to write (and my kids didn't revolt at the mention of shrimp). This new way of changing it up by adding salsa and serving it in a taco caught my attention, and I am glad it did.

Dinner Tonight: Chicken Cutlet with Cheesy Grits

March 12, 2013 Drew Fleisher

Chicken Cutlet with creamy, cheesy grits.

I was looking for something to make with the amazing Stone Ground Grits that Carrie brought me back from her trip to South Carolina last week, and decided that since the kids didn't like shrimp I would need to avoid the old standby. I decided on a pounded and breaded chicken cutlet with creamy, cheesy grits that I made with smoked cheddar. AMAZING! Talk about Fat Boy Heaven on a plate, this was it.