“Just call my name…”
Social media can be fun and frustrating. I like interacting with like-minded people, but there’s a fair amount of assumption and name calling that happens because it’s difficult for people to really...
View ArticleDifferent Drummers Kitchen Chili Cook Off
I can be a troublemaker when I want to be. A couple of weeks ago, Different Drummers Kitchen (DDK) was soliciting nominations for who makes the best chili via facebook. I took the liberty of nominating...
View ArticlederryX Dines: Sciortino’s – Albany, NY
The Miss Albany Diner was a well traveled breakfast spot for us. When they closed, like many, we were genuinely disappointed. On the other hand, it’s fully understandable that the owner was finally...
View ArticleMy first cooking class was a success!!!
I used to watch Emeril Live every night when it was on. It’s always been a dream of mine to do a cooking demo in front of a group of people. Last Tuesday, I had the opportunity to live out that dream...
View ArticleLiving la vida pizza
I had to take a week off from writing here in order to focus on resting; I’ve been on the verge of getting sick, and I still am sick. I haven’t had the energy to keep up with everything that I wanted...
View ArticlePizza Cousins at Different Drummers Kitchen
This past Saturday night, my cousin, Bobby, and I taught an epic pizza experience at Different Drummers Kitchen in Albany. We’ve had the ball in motion planning it since the summer, but it was...
View ArticleWhat I’ve been up to…
I’ve had a bunch of cool things going on lately, so I wanted to expound on them here a bit. I’ve been working on a couple of projects with Screen Designs Inc (2009 Central Avenue Colonie, NY). So far,...
View ArticleThings need to evolve…
As part of a campaign to get myself back to somewhat regular postings, I’ve begun to overhaul my facebook page. I simplified it a little by just naming it “derryX”. Just like my website here, you...
View ArticleGet ready for the end…
About a year ago, I took a break from writing here. I checked in from time to time with some thoughts or maybe a dining post here and there, but writing for this space was my lowest priority. Honestly,...
View ArticleWelcome to a new era!
The semi-hiatus has lasted long enough. I’m back with an all new look. A couple of weeks ago, I looked at the page to start thinking of how I wanted to use it going forward, and it just looked very...
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