Entries tagged with 'mail-order food'
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Americans are a bubbly bunch; they love soda, and that’s that. But when it comes to variety, most of the vintage brews and unusual flavors slip through the Coca-Cola cracks. Galco’s Soda Pop Stop, a soda shop based in Los Angeles, salvages and sells 450 of them (and ships them). The flavors link on the website allows for a quick perusal. I’m trying Sweet Blossom soda in Rose, Jasmine, and Elderflower. Anyone up for Mr. Q. Cumber? What soda flavors do you love or miss most?...
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Let's face it. The Super Bowl gives us all an excuse to eat something out of the ordinary, to partake of foods we don't eat and can't even get every day. That's where the joy of ordering shipped regional specialties comes in. I believe that the Super Bowl gives serious eaters everywhere license to indulge in that vaguely decadent practice of ordering food by mail. If you do decide to take the plunge, here are some mighty tasty options to consider. I know it's kind of late in the game (the eating game, that is) to be writing this, but if you order today (Jan. 29) or tomorrow (Jan. 30), your feast will arrive in plenty of time. And if...
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There are a whole lot of mail-order steaks out there. Even Donald Trump has gotten into the act with his Sharper Image beef. But at their best, like at Peter Luger's or Lobel's, mail-order steaks are really good and really expensive. But a few weeks ago I had a flat-iron steak from Lobel's that was killer and downright reasonable. The flat-iron cut is also known as top blade steak, and it's both very beefy and very tender, an usual combination in a moderately priced piece of beef ($15.98 plus shipping). Lobel's never freezes its meat, they only ship meat that is at least prime-graded, and if you've never had a flat-iron steak before, it will be a revelation....
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I'm a dad and I love pie, so I can only conclude that all dads love pie. What's not to love about a great pie? We all appreciate flakey, golden-brown crusts and firm, not-too-sweet fresh fruit filling, don't we? Is there anything better than a great piece of cherry pie served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or better yet some vanilla frozen custard? So this Father's Day give your dad a cherry pie from the Grand Traverse Pie Company. You'll make him very happy. Order it today and your pie will make it to your dad by Father's Day....
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Though I was glad to see the New York Times cover Zingerman's today in its business section, the piece somehow failed to convey the idiosyncratic soulfulness of both the Zingerman's family of businesses and its co-founders Paul Saginaw and Ari Weinsweig. That family of businesses includes a world-class deli, the best food mail-order and online catalog I know, a bakery that turns out very good baked goods and bread, a creamery that churns out the best cream cheese I have ever tasted as well as a number of other fine artisanal cheeses, a roadhouse restaurant where they smoke their own meats, and even Zingtrain seminars where they dispense their unique set of business principles. Having known them for more...
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Here at Serious Eats, we know that
Valentine's Day is merely a great excuse to buy your significant other some
serious chocolate. We're not talking Whitman's or See's or Stover's. We're talking handmade chocolates made by chocolate-obsessed folks from coast to coast. Here is a list of our favorites.
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Serious Eats made its network television debut on Good Morning America Tuesday morning December 26. I talked about great New Year’s mail-order foods that we think serious eaters would love. But since the nice folks at Good Morning America limited me to four ideas, I thought I would share what else we would recommend if they had just given us another half hour of airtime. A great New Year's mail-order food lineup should take into account a few factors. People have already made their way through Thanksgiving and Christmas, eating traditional family foods and receiving gifts of foods they really don't want, like fruitcake or bad steaks. The food focus during Thanksgiving and Christmas is on doing what's expected, doing...
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New Year's is a time to clear the decks, to indulge yourself and a few loved ones with foods we all love to eat. With our selections, people can stay home, invite a few friends over, and enjoy a great New Year's Eve or New Year's Day meal.
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It’s time to give up the ghost of holiday gift-giving and concentrate on feeding yourself and your loved ones. All of us at Serious Eats like to eat swine in all its glorious forms. These great purveyors will satisfy anyone’s desire for a serious pork fix.
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For things like pastrami, bagels, and bialys, cheesecake, you've got to go to the source. Or have someone from the source ship it to you. Serious Eats' last-minute gift guide of quintessential New York treats.
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