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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Nog It, Baby!
In my book, the winter holidaze ain’t a daze without the egg nog! I’ve never quite understood why people turn up their noses at this delicious concoction. For Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s...
Kill 'Em With Kahlua Cake
Last week I suggested that one can clobber the holiday blues by getting into the center of holiday spirit: make some food and give it away! My first thought with this week’s advice was to share my bourbon...
Battling the Bachelor Blues During the Holidays
If you follow this column regularly, you know that I was to have Thanksgiving with the owners of this website. Owing to forces beyond our control, our annual little (Franken-)turkey party didn’t happen....
It's Alive! Franken-Turkey
The best turkey I've ever eaten was at the home of the owners of CDKitchen last Thanksgiving. Last year Valerie and Brent invited me over for the traditional holiday fixin's. When I arrived in the middle...
Tune In, Chow Down, Turn On
With a string of tragi-comic dates under my belt, I have vowed that I will not date again until the new year, when the forces of the cosmos hit the reset button, weight-loss regimens begin (as the gym...
Bachelor, Meet Shrimp
It has been a while since I graced these pages with my favorite kind of cuisine, Louisiana and low-country food. In part that's been because I've tried to focus a bit more closely on the food or food-related...
Body Part Punch for Halloween!
My favorite holiday of the year is, indeed, Halloween. Ever since I remember I was fascinated by the holiday. I was one of those kids who was into monsters and make-up and fake body parts. I subscribed...
Dating Tips for Those Going to a Nice Guy's House for Dinner
Most of the dating advice out there tends to be for men, and often concerns what they should do and say to their prospective lovers. Much of this advice is sexist and does not take into account that there...
Real Bachelors Eat Veal
For the first time in over a decade, I recently had a couple of dates with a non-vegetarian. Now, let me be clear: I love me some vegetarians. Some of my best friends are vegetarians (you know I couldn't...
Busy Bachelor Syndrome: To iPhone or Not to iPhone?
Last night, I was trying to catch up on all the work that had piled up because I was out of town for five days. In the midst of exhaustion, I realized that I was totally on auto-pilot, and then wondered:...
Winging It Like the VP Candidates Do
Tomorrow night two vice presidential candidates will take to the podium and debate some of our most pressing social, economic, and political issues. Owing to the importance of this year's election, I...
Humdinger Hummus
The heat has finally let-up here in the Grand Republic of Texas, and so life is increasingly more comfortable outdoors. In fact, I'm typing this on my patio as a cool breeze wafts under my nose, birds...
But, Does She Cook?
Although official figures are hard to come by, my dating experience has taught me that expectations for nubile women are changing dramatically with each new generation. Over the past couple of years I...
Stewing Georgia Style
Way down in South Georgia, not too far from the Florida border, is one of the most active port towns on the Atlantic: Brunswick. Most of we sons of Georgia make it through Brunswick at least once, sometimes...
Low Expectations: What Does the Bachelor Bring to a Potluck?
It's that time of year when poor students--undergraduate and graduate alike--are clamoring to get together to reacquaint themselves with each other. It's also that time of year when married couples invite...
Little Blue Life-Boats: Living On Mac and Cheese
Here we are in week-three of our college preparedness for bachelors. Over the last two weeks we have discussed how to avoid the dreaded "Freshman Fifteen" and what items every bachelor needs for his dorm...