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Pipe-Organ Pizzerias Briefly Explained
I recently drove by the old Organ Grinder in Portland. It closed over a decade ago but the weird '70s northwest-style facade still remains. It's where we used to go with Girl Scouts before Chuck E. Cheese existed.
The Best Mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival
What I never see in NYC are the colorful snowskin versions like they have in Singapore and Malaysia. The flavors are crazy, as are the hues.
Dallas BBQ: Boldly Going Where No Other Food Writer Has Gone Before
This is the best thing I've read all day. On food-centric Wednesday, too. The onion loaf might kill you, though.
http://www.chains-of-love.com/2009/09/in-other-words-bbqs-is-for-lovers.html
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Pret a Manger: Bring Back the Ham and Cheese Baguette!
No, they need to bring back the No Bread Chicken Provencal! It was essentially a slightly smaller, cheaper salad than the boxes of lettuce and stuff called salads. Maybe they figured out it was a better value and nixed it.
Pipe-Organ Pizzerias Briefly Explained
I recently drove by the old Organ Grinder in Portland. It closed over a decade ago but the weird '70s northwest-style facade still remains. It's where we used to go with Girl Scouts before Chuck E. Cheese existed.
The Best Mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival
What I never see in NYC are the colorful snowskin versions like they have in Singapore and Malaysia. The flavors are crazy, as are the hues.
Dallas BBQ: Boldly Going Where No Other Food Writer Has Gone Before
This is the best thing I've read all day. On food-centric Wednesday, too. The onion loaf might kill you, though.
http://www.chains-of-love.com/2009/09/in-other-words-bbqs-is-for-lovers.html
Finding Pulque, the Ancient Mexican Drink, in Williamsburg
I tried pulque a few years ago at La Palapa. I didn't really know what it was at the time or that it was hard to find. Now I'm wondering where they got it from. It didn't come from a can.
It's only a matter of time before homemade/handmade/artisanal pulque starts showing up at Brooklyn Flea and/or sold from a truck.
Snapshots from South Korea: Pizza Doughnut from Mister Donut
I'm kind of torn on savory donuts (I just can't type doughnuts) but they seem to thrive in other countries. It's the cheese combined with sweet that's strange, I think. I had a cheese donut at J.Co Donuts & Coffee in Singapore. It was likable but just didn't seem sufficiently donutty. They also have one called the Mona Pisa with cheese and chicken sausage.
Philippines Fast-Food Giant Jollibee Makes East Coast Debut on Valentine's Day
Forget White Castle, I'm seriously going to have to try Jollibee for fast food Valentine's Day. Hope they have that sweet spaghetti with the wieners in it.
Chong Qing Chicken and Pea Shoots at Grand Sichuan
I love the Chong Qing chicken. I recently was at a Sichuan restaurant in HK and accidentally ordered both Chong Qing chicken and Chong Qing pig intestines (the latter had a different name). It was a massive chile overload. I brought the leftovers back to NYC the next day and they were still good (and spicy).
http://www.goodiesfirst.com/2009/01/yunyan-szechuan-restaurant.html
Top 10 Improbable McDonald's Items from Around the World
I was just in Macau and noticed a fish stick breakfast. Looks like it's part of a "Taste of Japan" promotion. There was also a rendang burger in Singapore but that might've been Burger King now that I think about it.
Dear AHT: Great Burger at Zum Stammtisch in Queens
It's not that bad of a walk from the Fresh Pond Rd. M station. I've never tried their burger because that would mean less room for the smoked pork chops.
Young & Hungry: Pio Pio's Secret Green Sauce and Fried Hot Dogs
I also love Pio Pio's green sauce, though I got a little freaked out when I found out it contained mayonnaise. But then, I'm an irrational mayo-hater.
Does Your Grocery Store Have You Crying Tears of Joy?
I visited my first Wegmans last month (Woodbridge, NJ) and was most definitely impressed. But then, all it it took was the big spacious row of self-serve-and-weigh bulk food to wow me. You just don't see that in Brooklyn. But they lost points when I was unable to find plastic-wrapped polenta in a tube and corn tortillas in the entire store. Why no love for corn products?
I grew up with Fred Meyer and they will always be my favorite. No finer one stop shopping.
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
Goodies First
Twitter: goodiesfirst
URL: www.goodiesfirst.com
Twitters about: Food occasionally, other stuff much more.
How Old Is Too Old To Trick-or-Treat?
High schoolers? Really? My mom made me stop when I was 11 because I'd hit 5'6 and kept getting "aren't you too old to be trick or treating?" I didn't feel too old but it was awkward. Halloween wasn't/isn't fair to tall kids.
The Latest in College Financial Aid: Food Stamps
Funny, I got food stamps in college (a million years ago in the early '90s) and I never really thought much about it. $112/month went pretty far 15 years ago in the NW. I bought all sorts of expensive-ish items that normally would've been beyond the budget of a 19-year-old with a part-time job.
Do Not Want: Dunkin' Donuts Egg White Flatbread Breakfast Sandwiches
I gave the turkey sausage one a try recently and what annoyed me the most (besides the cardboardy bread) was that when I got it home there wasn't even any cheese on it. Not that the extra dairy would've necessarily helped the sandwich much.
Snapshots from Asia: I’d Like a Michael Jackson, Please
Ha, I forgot about this nickname. A couple years ago I met up with a few food bloggers in Kuala Lumpur and they mentioned that this drink was called a Michael Jackson. I'd never heard of such a thing, but then, no one really drinks black grass jelly in the US.
Korean Grocers: Do You Still Have One in Your Neighborhood?
There are still two within two blocks of my apt. in Carroll Gardens (and strangely, no real grocery stores anywhere in the immediate area). I wish they carried more Asian products. One is just a regular bodega, the other has lots of natural/organic/vegetarian stuff. I patronize the latter for Greek yogurt, but that's about it.
Straight Wharf Fish Store: Nantucket's Best-Kept Lunch Secret
Oh yeah, I totally forgot the mention the milkshake. They're thick as wet cement (in a good way).
Straight Wharf Fish Store: Nantucket's Best-Kept Lunch Secret
Despite being a little fast-foodish, the softshell crab sandwich at the Circus Drive-In at the Jersey Shore isn't half bad. No homemade tartar sauce, though. But it's a circus-themed drive-in and that's half the fun.
Smörgåsboard: Sac's Place; Alta; Manna's Soul Food
I always mean to try Tanh Dah but if I'm in Sunset Park I have a hard time straying from Ba Xuyen. They do a sardine banh mi too.
Best Mint Julep in NYC?
How a benign mint julep thread has devolved into Holocaust allusions is both fascinating and freakish...
A Hot Dog We Missed: The Colombian Hot Dog
The place to get these in Queens is La Perrada de Chalo. They have insane styles like the "Iraqui." Just about all of them contain crushed potato chips and mayonnaise, though.
Photo of the Day: Pastel de Choclo, Chilean Corn and Meat Pie
roboppy: Hopefuly it doesn't disappoint. Don't miss the completo hot dog.
Photo of the Day: Pastel de Choclo, Chilean Corn and Meat Pie
San Antonio Bakery is pretty awesome; they have mostly snacky stuff like sandwiches, empanadas and tons of baked goods. And the owner is super friendly.
I've also heard about a Chilean place in Elmhurst, El Arrayan, but I haven't been yet.
It's very peculiar that I rarely post on Serious Eats, yet always chime in on Chilean food. I think I just like underdog cuisines.
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
Twitter: peekandeat
URL: peekandeat.com
Twitters about: NYC and international restaurants, random recipes, cooking adventures, nerdy or cool food news
Pret a Manger: Bring Back the Ham and Cheese Baguette!
They stopped making the Mozzarella with Pine Nuts and Pesto mayo. I switched to the Ham and Cheese baguette, but lately I have popped in and popped out without buying a thing. They also changed the sushi it used to have avocado but now it doesn't. I used to want to eat there everyday but with all the changes I don't even care.
Pret a Manger: Bring Back the Ham and Cheese Baguette!
they should import the cheddard and branston pickle from their uk shops. there is an american market for branston pickle condiment!
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
The Haute Kitchen
Twitter: thehautekitchen
URL: TheHauteKitchen.com
Twitters about: family and budget-friendly food, wine, & recipes
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
RawMazing
Twitter: Rawmazing
URL: www.Rawmazing.com
Twitters about: the healthy, tasty world of raw food.Great recipes, pictures and lifestyle information
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
Bouchon For 2 - Mel
Twitter: BouchonFor2
URL: BouchonFor2.com
Twitters about: Beloved Recipes, Delicious Photos, Culinary Misadventures around Vancouver.
Pipe-Organ Pizzerias Briefly Explained
When I was a kid, I loved going to the Organ Grinder in Greenfield whenever we'd visit relatives in Milwaukee. I was driving up hwy 100 not too long ago and was surprised to see it still there.
Pipe-Organ Pizzerias Briefly Explained
On the first YouTube playback done at Angelino's, does anyone know the name of the first song played? I can't get it out of my mind!
Pipe-Organ Pizzerias Briefly Explained
This sounds like a bit of alternative gimmick to the ragtime, banjo-playing, player piano entertainment that Shakey's introduced. I'm becoming fascinated now, and wish I had been to one. Like Adam, I'll have to see if the one in Greenfield still exists the next time I'm up in Wisconsin.
Pipe-Organ Pizzerias Briefly Explained
I've been to the Organ Stop in Mesa a few times.
There was a Organ Grinder in Denver in the 70's and 80's. After it closed the building sat vacant for several years because its odd structure (to house the big organ pipes) made it a unappealing to other businesses, so it was eventually torn down.
It was located on the edge of a big strip mall that has (had) many Asian businesses--a couple of great markets, a bakery, a Pho place and two good dim sum places. Several of these have now been torn down to build a big, modern strip mall anchored by a Kohls.
Sigh.
Pipe-Organ Pizzerias Briefly Explained
@Aidylc The organ at Roaring '20's came from Paramount Pizza in Indy. I've always wanted to go there to see\hear it again. Lots of fond memories from when I was a kid seeing Sammy Terry and Cowboy Bob there and of course, hearing Star Wars.
Pipe-Organ Pizzerias Briefly Explained
I still miss the Paramount Pizza Palace in Indianapolis. It was such an event to go there when I was little. I'm glad to know there are still some in existence!
Dallas BBQ: Boldly Going Where No Other Food Writer Has Gone Before
As a self-respecting Texan I will never step foot in that place. Sorry, just can't do it especially with other places as easily accessable (but admittedly more expensive). The chicken looked dry - I would have liked a description of the actual meat because I can bet it's dry as a bone. THAT is what separates the real from the fake in fried chicken.
I have to agree with everyone else and say good on you for reviewing somewhere as overlooked (whether I think that is a blessing or not) as Dallas BBQ.
Do you blog? What's your URL?
Cocina Savant
http://cocinasavant.blogspot.com/
Weekly pictures, recipes, and thoughts from a husband and wife who love books and cooking for each other.
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
Twitter: SevillaTapas
URL: http://azahar-sevilla.com/sevilletapas/
Twitters about: Tapas in Sevilla and other parts of Spain, usually with photos attached.
The Best Mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival
FYI, I went to Hong Kong Supermarket in Flushing yesterday and they had the ACC brand on sale at 19.99 for 2 tins, of lotus paste with DOUBLE yolk. I instantly got those and they def rank among one of the best mooncakes I've had. I am Chinese native and fervent mooncake lover.
The Best Mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival
I love mooncake, although they are getting so expensive...
My girlfriend love bailian flavor~
Dallas BBQ: Boldly Going Where No Other Food Writer Has Gone Before
Ha, I can't believe you did a review of BBQ. Pretty awesome of you guys. I've eaten at a bunch of them and I'm of the opinion that the food isn't particularly tasty, but I think the biggest draw for a lot of people is the "bowl-drinks," as my friends and I call them.
I'm not sure, but wasn't the now closed 8th street location NOT a true Dallas BBQ? I think I heard several times that they were an imitation, and I remember the name being just "BBQ" and not "Dallas BBQ." However, if it WAS a Dallas, then if they were still open they'd have to bring down the cleanliness score here---I once had a roach crawl onto my table. I work in restaurants, and I'm aware that keeping pests out of NYC establishments is a daunting task, but that was unacceptable.
The Best Mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival
I would like to know how far in advance the mooncakes in the tins are baked. My mom always warned me that you never know if they were left over from last year (and that they might have worms inside). Like fruit cakes.
www.chillonthecheap.wordpress.com
The Best Mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival
We went to Tai Pan in Chinatown and bought the colorful ones: snowyskin, strawberry, taro, and sesame ones. Here are our photos:
http://highlowfooddrink.blogspot.com/2009/10/celebrating-mid-autumn-festival-with.html
The Best Mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival
This is a really comprehensive starter kit for mooncake! It's crazy how much mooncake history and paraphernalia is out there.
I gave you props in my reporter's blog: http://blogs.journalism.cuny.edu/interactive2010/2009/10/04/mooncake-why-i-love-being-chinese/
The Best Mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival
There are so many kinds of mooncakes nowadays. The mochi style, strawberry, mango, green tea and durian. I think they are trying to make it much more popular than the once-a-year traditional kind. It used to be so filling that you would touch the stuff only for its traditional value and not much for the taste. Personally I like the ones with white lotus seed paste and one of two yolks.
The Best Mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival
not sure about the taste of this w+k mooncake, but it has an augmented reality pattern on it:
http://www.wkshanghai.com/mooncake/ (watch the demo video after the intro)
The Best Mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival
This year I've got the tried and trusted Wing Wah but also a whole assortment of 'Yizhiwan" mini mooncakes - loads of different flavours. Been eating them all month!
FP
Dallas BBQ: Boldly Going Where No Other Food Writer Has Gone Before
Thanks for posting this. I'm in that neighborhood a couple of times a month, and although the aromas from the place are heavenly, I had heard otherwise.
I'll be there next time I'm in Chelsea.
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Favorite foods: laksa, crab rangoon, bleu de bresse cheese, see's candy, tripe, pork belly (duh), anything drenched in chile oil and Sichuan peppercorns
Last bite on earth: Sripraphai's crispy watercress salad
No, they need to bring back the No Bread Chicken Provencal! It was essentially a slightly smaller, cheaper salad than the boxes of lettuce and stuff called salads. Maybe they figured out it was a better value and nixed it.