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  • Location: Buffalo, NY

Deep Fried Chicago: R.J. Grunts

Here in the Buffalo area, the breaded variety of wings are referred to as wingdings and are largely served unsauced with the Buffalo sauce on the side for dipping.
They're nice as a change of pace from normal wings, but by no means as a replacement.

First Look: Kuma Snow Cream, Las Vegas

Just a minor correction: Kuma is Japanese for Bear, not specifically for Polar Bears.

Father's Day Giveaway: Win a Jumbo Cowboy Chop Steak

All these comments and no one goes for the gold with a surf & turf combo? Serving a steak like that, give me a lobster on the side just to be extra flashy.

Can You Cook A Steak By Dropping It From Space?

The conclusion over in the SE Community section on this one was that the best bet would be to build an oven enclosure out of space age insulating materials with a self-deploying parachute to to drop our steaks in.

Want to cook a steak by dropping it from orbit?

Basically you're suggesting we build an oven to drop from space with our steak inside it?

The Serious Eats Guide to Japanese Whisky

After watching the Bill Murray scene, I have to recommend everyone also watch some actual commercials for Suntory Whiskey starring Francis Ford Coppola and Akira Kurosawa: http://youtu.be/159Fsb79-wk
You can follow that up with Orson Welles shilling G&G Nikka whiskey: http://youtu.be/GveTzOQNCrM

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: The Sriracha Lover's Ultimate Gift Pack

Gotta give this another go! Love dat Sriracha. Having some on my left over roast beef sandwiches this very moment!

Will Gordon Tries the New Slim Jim Flavors

The Matador sticks are a poor substitute for a proper Slim Jim. Though myself I prefer any form of kippered beef snack like those made by Trail's Best or Jack Link's.

Serious Entertaining: A Blowout Christmas Dinner

Just a correction on your idiom usage, it's 'pedal-to-the-metal' rather than 'medal'. Though I suppose the latter might be a fun variant to use in discussion of a bicycle marathon.

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: The Sriracha Lover's Ultimate Gift Pack

Gotta be on ramen.

McDonald's Testing New Quarter Pounders in Northern California

I don't understand.. isn't this just duplicating the niche the Angus already fills?

The Nasty Bits: Spicy and Tingly Lamb's Face Salad from Xian Famous Foods

My only thought is to ask what the heck you do with the skull once you've gotten all the good bits off it.

Twisted Root Burger Company Offers Discounts for 'Best Butt,' 'Best Looking'

What, no comments on that phrase on the bottom of the reciept?
"Meat Is Murder Tasty Tasty Murder!"

Do You Try 'New' Sodas?

I try new varities of Mountain Dew specificly.
Others I don't bother with.

Taste Test: Bottled Ranch Dressing

So when's the taste test of bottled blue-cheese dressings happening?

Grilling: Armadillo Eggs

I wonder how well these would work if taken a step further and breaded and then deep fried like a scotch egg or traditional jalapeno popper. Seems like an obvious thing to try.

Photo of the Day: RAMPS!!!

Broke a leek fast on Easter when visiting my parents. Havn't had them in years and lucked into some delicious leek spread on crackers as well as some that had been used in a giardiniera hot mix.

Fast Food: Quizno's Lobster and Seafood Salad Sub

I view Subway and Quiznos as two entirely different food options. Yes they both serve subs, but Subway is all about getting a sub built out to your personal specifications where as Quiznos is about getting a sub that the chain overlords have designed. This could be a bad thing if the sandwiches weren't any good, but Quiznos consistently delivers on well put together sandwiches. I still eat at both shops, but I switch between them as my mood changes... plus they're always in mindspace competition with local Italian style sub powerhouse Dibella's.

13 Signature Drinks Paired with Regional Hot Dogs

I'm disappointed to see no mention of Loganberry drink as it's often available alongside hotdogs in the Buffalo area and more famously at Ted's Hot Dogs.

Dinner Tonight: Buffalo Chicken Wrap

Yeah, the sauce level is key here. Rather than crumbled blue cheese you might want to mix up a blue cheese dressing (or just use your favorite bottled brand) and as previously mentioned you want to be sure your chicken fingers/tenders have a good saucy coating.

How to Find the Best Food in a Foreign City, According to Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain, Internet troll, who knew?

Super Bowl Giveaway: 10-Pound Box of Pat LaFrieda Sliders

I'll be making up a big batch of nachos with ground venison and enjoying the game.

New England Patriots vs. Baltimore Ravens: Which Team Is the AFC Champ of Food?

I have to agree that giving the Pats more than just the greater Boston area is a bit of a stretch.

Hangover Helper: The Slinger at Diner Grill, Chicago IL

It's probably a bad sign of my eating tastes that I immediately said to myself
"I want to eat whatever that is," before even reading a single word of the above article. The article itself only solidified my conviction.

Cambridge, MA: Hell Night at East Coast Grill, a Dinner of Chile-induced Pain

I'm going to one up this as a SUPER GENIUS idea.

Want to cook a steak by dropping it from orbit?

Saw this great post written by xkcd author Randall Munroe in his "What If?" blog and thought I'd share it.

It's a good read, even if the math involved might be over my head! The long and short of it? As Munroe says: "I hope you like your steaks Pittsburgh Rare. And you may need to defrost it after you pick it up."

An entertaining website about cheeseburgers

I stumbled upon this gem of a website and felt like it really needed to be shared:
http://www.cheeseandburger.com/

Patrick Warburton (whose voice some may recognize instantly) takes us through 30 different cheeseburgers and their toppings along with an additional 10 burgers honoring different US cities.

Don't forget to click to the cheese tab of each entry for a bit more dry humor from Patrick.

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