Rebecca McKinney
I wanted to create this blog for a few reasons. First and foremost, to share tips, tricks, and knowledge about the food and beverage industry in general but also to help people see a different side of the restaurant world. Every restaurant has a totally unique culture and world within it. I want to help open people’s eyes to more than how fast the service is or how easy or hard it is to secure a reservation.
So, thanks for stopping by! I welcome your ideas, input, and feedback and hope you enjoy!
Eat well & travel often,
Becky McKinney
Latest posts by Rebecca McKinney (see all)
- Why Food Makes the Best Gift for a New Mom - April 12, 2023
- 5 Ingredients to Cook With This Spring - March 15, 2023
- 10 Reasons to Dine Out on Valentine’s Day - February 2, 2023
If you’re a customer of ours over at M&D, you know we’ve got plenty of pastries to choose from on a daily basis. If you’re not yet a customer of ours, you should know that we’ve got 
plenty of pastries to choose from on a daily basis. I am potentially the world’s biggest sweet tooth and so I’ll be honest with you, I’d eat any of our pastries at any point in time. HOWEVER … we all have our favorite things, right? After growing up behind the scenes of McKinney and Doyle, I’ve tried everything that’s ever been produced in that bakery kitchen and when it comes to fresh baked doughy delights, I’ve got five that top my list year after year. When you’re a young child, the highlight of Easter is more likely to be a hidden Easter basket filled with candy. Not that I’d turn one of those down as I near 30 years old but I’m at a point where in terms of the upcoming holiday, I am most looking forward to Easter Brunch. Continue Reading
Every March, I share M&D’s legendary Irish Soda bread story. Can any of you recite it by memory yet?
and family even tease me about how much and how easily I can fall asleep anywhere. My husband is jealous when I am out like a light minutes after my head hits the pillow. Sleep is not something I usually struggle with, but it IS something that the majority of adults do struggle with. And in all seriousness, that’s a problem! Sleep is vital for your health, both physical and mental and it’s hard enough to even consider fitting in the 7-9 recommended hours per night, let alone ensuring that the sleep you do get is sound & uninterrupted. So how does sleep quality find its place on a food blog?
has a few tasks they wish they never had to deal with. For me, it’s anything related to dishes. I don’t want to clear them, wash them or dry them. I don’t want to load or empty the dishwasher. I don’t want to set the table or organize the silverware. I can’t explain why, but I’d rather do anything other than deal with dishes. Unfortunately for me, there’s no such thing as a self-loading/self-emptying dishwasher so for the time being, I’m stuck (unless I let them sit there long enough for hubby to step in … but no, I hate looking at them piled up too – what a life!).