Bill Gerdes


Stories by Bill Gerdes

Off The Chain

As an occasional food critic I’m supposed to recoil from the chain

Author Bill Gerdes Date 05/27/2010
Just Warming Up

54 Degree’s is the newish wine bar attached to Duane’s steakhouse at

Author Bill Gerdes Date 05/13/2010
In the Flesh

Originally, it seemed like an easy journalistic conceit

Author Bill Gerdes Date 05/06/2010
Solar Flair

There are restaurants in the area that I’d drive 30 minutes to eat at

Author Bill Gerdes Date 04/08/2010
Mi Comida con Carlos

I had never heard of Hacienda Guadalajara before I went there.

Author Bill Gerdes Date 03/18/2010
Speed Bumps

Speed is not a new drug, no Johnny-come-lately on the scene, not hip or glamorous

Author Bill Gerdes Date 03/04/2010
Feaster Island

Dhat Island on a weekday night feels like the restaurant you need a secret

Author Bill Gerdes Date 02/25/2010
The Spice is Right

Gul-Naz means “lovely rose” in the Pasho language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan, but its

Author Bill Gerdes Date 01/28/2010
Smells Like Bean Spirit

The poor, misunderstood and maligned burrito, stepchild of the Mexican food world

Author Bill Gerdes Date 01/21/2010
The Coast with the Most

Full disclosure: Rockin‘ Baja Coastal Cantina has a chain-type of feel to it

Author Bill Gerdes Date 01/14/2010