Indeed, Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn, a barbecue authority, author and one-time Tribune wine critic who knew Fegan for decades, said that Fegan "was a real character." Goldwyn sometimes disagree with Fegan just to get a rise out of him. But then there were times like when the pair dressed in tuxes and attended a grand opening of a McDonald's restaurant with a fancy bottle of wine to share between them. "We had a ball," Goldywn said.