I am fortunate enough to be able to write about all manner of food and drink here at Southern Ash. The sad truth is that many do not have the luxury of enough food every day.  Even sadder is that scores of children do not have enough to eat.  No Kid Hungry is a program [...]

It may be a little bit chilly still, but it is officially spring.  In the South that officially signals the return of seersucker weather.  We discussed the prominence and importance of seersucker in the south, especially during the summer last year. This year, a fine group of gentlemen have determined that Monday, April 1st will [...]

  The Little Burger Caucus has finished the first round of the 2012 Burger Brackets! In an attempt to determine the best hamburger for central Arkansas, the Burger Caucus established the Burger Brackets. The Burger Caucus is a loosely organized collection of ne’er-do-wells primarily with some political bend who meet every month at different locations [...]

To be honest, I’d been waiting to write this for one of those months when I had not managed to come up with anything else and needed a safe and easy post.  Hot Dog Mike, however, has announced he is leaving Central Arkansas to return home and take over the family business. This post, instead, [...]

Background Sur Oeste translates from Spanish to English as southwest. The story and correlation behind the name for this cigar is that My Father’s Cigars (the parent company (no pun intended) of Jaime Garcia) was releasing a cigar that was milder than their other cigar lines to attract a larger base of customers; Sur Oeste [...]