I am wrapping up an amazing escape from the 100+ heat index of Dallas, TX to the lovely New England town of Portland, Maine. I have spent the past 2 and a half weeks rehearsing and performing the role of Peter, the Father in Humperdink's HANSEL AND GRETEL with PORT Opera. In addition to the lovely weather (it didn't once reach above 90) another highlight (yet again) was the delicious eats of the New England coast! I have one word: LOBSTAH! If you THINK you have eaten lobster, you don't know nuthin! Get yourself over to J's Seafood on Commercial street or better yet The Lobster Shack out on Cape Elizabeth. TRULY AMAZING. The views from Cape Elizabeth are truly stunning...almost as good as the LOBSTAH! Can you tell I loved eating lobster? The one trek and HJ and I made on this trip was out to Wiscassette, ME for an adventure in culinary delights to RED'S EATS. Oh. My. God. This is a little shack on the side of the road that boasts a pound and a half of lobster in every lobster roll! Now,…

As I have been blogging during the past few years, I am sure that many of you have been disappointed or curious as to why sometimes my blogging is kept up to date while other times I am absent.  Perhaps because there is no common theme... no method to my madness!  With the help of a friendly Canadian, I have decided that my blog will focus on my travels and perhaps more specifically on the wonderful culinary delights I find along the way!  

Soooo.... back tracking a bit, lets talk about Toronto.  At first glance I seriously thought this might have been the first town where there wasn't an overwhelming obviousness to where one should grab a bite to eat!  They had the standard Irish pub and decent late night eatery near the theater, but where was the stuff that would eventually blow my taste bud's mind??  

It seems that it takes a native to show a tourist whats what in the "Great White North".  You can imagine my surprise when the first idea thrown out was pulled pork, BBQ…

Home, home on the range... Its always nice to come home, especially after such a lengthy gig! I had an amazing time in Toronto debuting with The Canadian Opera Company! Truly an amazing company from all angles. Now comes the downtime. Its always an interesting period when I come off such a high of performing and meeting new friends and living the dream to being at home where I am just me. I guess its a wonderful balance to have. I think anyone that lives too much of one or the other just might go crazy!

Ok, so... home. Its freakin' hot in Texas, y'all. Seriously. It was 100 F degrees last night when I finished up at the gym at 9:40pm! 100!!! It feels like an oven when you walk outside. Thank God I'm in Dallas where it isnt all that humid. I can only imagine my poor family down in Houston where it is 110% humidity!? How did I ever play football with 2-a-days in August in Houston, TX?? But... thats why they make swimming pools, right? I just might head out to work on my tan and have a little dip in the…