Josh Gunn
Occupation: Author, University Professor
Specialty: Southern Cuisine, Bachelor Food
Education: George Washington University, University of Minnesota
Lives: Austin, Texas
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Springtime for Bachelors! Or, Get a Houseplant!
The weather is finally changing, and green stuff is starting to appear outside. Unfortunately, with the green stuff also comes pollinating trees, which means allergy season is well-under way, and bachelors...
Hippity, Hoppity: On Eating Peter Cottontail
Last week I mentioned that us humans have a strange habit: we tend to eat the things we revere. Heck, we tend to eat things that should be repulsive, too (like big fat beetles and bull testicles).
In...
On Easter Lamb and Wine
We here at CDKitchen advance or preference no religious belief. We do, however, like to talk about religious holidays because that's when people scout about the internet in search of food recipes. This...
Weenie Sandwiches and Other Quick Fixes
Well, I know this week we have a fool's holiday, but I have resisted the temptation to post one of the most disgusting things I've ever made (eggplant with chocolate and green olives—truly nasty). I...
Another One From an Elder Bachelor
As I reported last week, I've been traveling quite a bit lately. My second stop was at the Minneapolis home of my graduate school advisor, Bob Scott, who has developed quite the repertoire of single-guy...
Cookies From Bachelors Young and Old
Last week I visited with my graduate school mentors in Minneapolis. On my birthday (all hail to the July of my Years! 36!) I dined with my advisor--whom I call "Doc" but who insists on my calling him...
The Generous Bachelor: Earl Tupper with the Homeless
Owing to the climate, my home of Austin, Texas is also the outdoor home for a rather large number of homeless people. There are approximately 3,600 homeless people in the city of Austin, and about half...
For Da Ladies: Josmos!
Y'all faithful readers of Bachelor Chow may have noticed I have been on hiatus. Alas, I had the "stomach flu," which then got worse: once the norovirus was done with my GI, it decided to migrate north...
Cloberin' Da Crud, Revisited
Alas, loyal readers, we find ourselves again in that time of year when stuffy heads and the sniffles reign supreme. Whether you are suffering from winter allergies (here in Aus-Vegas, mold and cedar pollen...
Playing Footsie With Love
This weekend the commercialization of romantic love, or eros, reaches dizzying heights with the sudden onset illness we know as Valentine's Day. What was once a reckoning with one's feelings has become,...
The Well-Equipped Bachelor: Spices and Oils
As Valentine's Day approaches and commercials for chocolate and flowers begin to crowd our screens, I've noticed something different this year. One of the United States' largest manufacturers of medical...
Being the Bachelor Next Door
Either owing to the poverty-rich college life or living on a single income, many bachelors live in apartments or condominiums. The advantages and disadvantages of this are well known, and most of the...
Dinner Conversation: How to be a Pleasant Bachelor
Some time ago I cooked dinner for a surprising combination of guests, some of whom were unexpected. Two women whom I had briefly dated were there, as well as two of my best friends, and then a complete...
Moodstylin': What to Play for Dinner
Bachelors who entertain can trick guests into thinking they are much more sophisticated than they really are by doing little, almost imperceptible things for a meal, cocktail party, pot-luck, and so forth....
The Other Tools
Every well-equipped bachelor has tools. I don't mean hammers and screwdrivers, people. I mean kitchen tools. Those who are not well equipped in the kitchen tend to be, well, they tend to be tools. ...
Goodness Gracious, Great Balls of Sausage
This holiday season I was overcome with an addiction to my mother's sausage balls. Every year for Christmas Eve my mother makes little brown balls of goodness with Bisquick, cheese, and the kind of sausage...