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Cincinnati: Eat The Cream Cheese Gelato From Dojo Gelato

I love dojo!! It is s must get when I go to FM. One of my favorites is the dojo speedball: nutella and captian crunch.

An Ode to RoTel Queso (Plus 4 Things You Can Do with RoTel)

@ Adam - I have an awesome recipe for homemade Skyline, I actually think it is better than the real thing -- it takes just like real Skyline, only more Skyline-ier, if that makes sense. ;)

I'll send it over for you to check out. And yes, it does make the dip even better!

Leo1881 at 11:59AM on 02/07/11

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An Ode to RoTel Queso (Plus 4 Things You Can Do with RoTel)

In Cincinnati, the no bean chili + cream cheese dip is called 'skyline dip' ...it consists of a layer of cream cheese, topped with a layer if our beloved cincinnati chili (does not have to be skyline brand), then finished off with copious amounts of finely shredded cheddar and served with tortilla chips. There was a point in time where this masterpiece was served at every party in Cincinnati. ;)

Leo1881 at 10:08AM on 02/06/11

From Talk

Where to eat along I-75?

In Cincinnati I recommend Terrys Turf Club, amazing burgers and just about 10 min off 75.

Leo1881 at 7:05AM on 02/01/11

From Talk

Half and half vs whole milk and heavy cream?

@ karen r...you are right! pumpkin pie...the cook's illustrated recipe to be exact!

Leo1881 at 1:59PM on 11/23/10

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Hot Dog of the Week: Hot Mett

Wow, I didn't realize metts weren't really known outside of Cincinnati. I guess they have just always been a part of my life! :)

There is another great place that makes all of their own sausages at Findlay Market called Kroeger and Sons...it is just awesome.

Leo1881 at 11:28AM on 11/16/10

From Talk

Awesome Pizza in Kentucky?

Goodfellas in downtown Lexington is excellent. I had a slice of their pepperoni and it was so delicious...I would totally drive to Lexington just for that. Their pizzas are huge, like 24 inches, so you can buy whole, or by the slice. They are open really late too.

Also, I've had Mellow Mushroom near UK, it was great as well, but it is a chain, so you may be familiar with it.

Then in Richmond, just south of Lexington, is Apollo Pizza, on 2nd St. We had them deliver to our hotel when passing though town...it was amazing! We went totally nontraditional and got the bacon cheeseburger pizza and ultimate sub. Both were so good...definitely not healthy, but very tasty.

Leo1881 at 2:18PM on 11/15/10

From Talk

What is Serious Eats?

I always understood "Serious Eats" to mean 'awesome,exciting,sensational eats' not 'solemn, snooty, elitist eats'. I never understood why so many people interpreted it that way. Maybe it had to do with the type of posts I was seeing when I stumbled upon this place 3 or so years ago.

I think the tone of SE (at least in Talk) has changed since then from a 'hey-I-love-food-and-so-do-you!!!' vibe to a more 'I-make-everything-at-home-from-scratch-with-the-most-local-organic-exclusive-ingredients-ever-and-only-eat-out-at-non-chain-local-restaurants' vibe.

...and somehow, that feels less comfortable.

Leo1881 at 3:36PM on 11/04/10

From Talk

Please, tell us where you're from...

@ KB ... I thought that was hilarious. :)

Leo1881 at 11:22AM on 10/29/10

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French in a Flash: Sweet Vanilla Quiche

I know it would not be as tasty, but how much vanilla extract should I use if I don't have vanilla bean? I searched the web and the consensus seems to be 2t, but I wanted to double check.

Also, if I baked this at night, then wanted to serve it in the morning, could I reheat it in the oven for a few minutes, or just allow it to come up to room temp?

Leo1881 at 9:43AM on 10/15/10

From Talk

Anyone Guilty of Buying a Food Infomercial Gadjet?

I used to be mesmerized by the food dehydrator infomercial when I was like 8...but I could never convince my mom to buy it.
I am tempted by the Magic Bullet and the GT Xpress 101, but that may just be due to the high quality programming that is selling them :)
I was gifted the Prefect Brownie Pan...it does not work.

Leo1881 at 12:45AM on 08/07/10

From Talk

favorite food movies?

Fried Green Tomatoes... one of my favorites, however there is not a lot of focus on the actual tomatoes in this movie :)

Leo1881 at 12:24AM on 08/07/10

From Talk

Everybody Loves Raymond's Brother!

My BF never eats the last bite of anything he eats with his fingers, like fries or chips. He always bites it off and has this fingertip sized bit left over, and usually tosses that back onto the communal plate. It drives me crazy, why doesn't he just eat the whole bite!

Leo1881 at 12:56AM on 07/31/10

From Talk

National Hamburger Festival in Akron

I went a few years ago, it was sort of a disappointment. All the vendors were using the same frozen hamburgers, so everything was like the same burger, different toppings. I don't think it represented the individual restaurants very well. :(

Leo1881 at 1:49AM on 07/17/10

From Talk

Pizza Cheese Blends

We had a great 5 cheese blend at this woodfired pizza restaurant I used to work at. It was mozz, prov, fontina, and gruyere, then topped with feta. On a garlic and olive oil base...it was delicious!

Leo1881 at 1:23AM on 07/10/10

From Slice

Pickle Pizza?!? Dhorst Goes There!

YUM! I love pickle pizza! I used to work at a wood fire oven pizza restaurant, and one of the chefs would make a pickle pizza for everyone before opening when he had a particularly late night out.

Leo1881 at 2:35AM on 05/13/10

From A Hamburger Today

AHT Giveaway: Case of Pat La Frieda Burgers

pub style YUM!

Leo1881 at 2:26PM on 05/12/10

From A Hamburger Today

AHT Giveaway: Case of Pat La Frieda Burgers

Terry's Turf Club, Cincinnati, OH!

Leo1881 at 7:10PM on 05/06/10

From Talk

What is the Greatest Compliment You Have Received on Your Food

Die hard vegetarians scarfing down my chicken fajita dip, and totally not caring that they were eating meat. ;)

Leo1881 at 9:40PM on 03/01/10

From Talk

Any Chicago area restaurant serves fried calamari tenticles?

At maggianos you can get either just the rings or just the tentaciles. I know it is a chain, but at least it was original to Chicago. :)

Leo1881 at 2:19AM on 02/11/10

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: Make it Fast, Cook it Slow

My dishwasher...it was love at fist sight!

Leo1881 at 2:16PM on 01/11/10

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Win a Free Organic D'Artagnan Turkey

Bacon Brussels sprouts!!

Leo1881 at 9:15PM on 11/14/09

From Serious Eats: New York

What A $47,221 Lunch Looks Like

According to this WSJ blog, he added on another $5K gratuity for a grand total of $52,221.09!

http://blogs.wsj.com/wealth/2009/11/02/roman-abramovichs-52000-lunch-bill/

Leo1881 at 9:58PM on 11/04/09

From Talk

Aside from Primanti Brothers...What are good eats in Pittsburgh?

Thanks everyone! I did check out the other Pgh thread too...I think I want to eat the whole city ;)

Leo1881 at 10:41PM on 02/11/09

From Talk

Aside from Primanti Brothers...What are good eats in Pittsburgh?

I thought that Primanti's was okay, but not worth really worth the 6 hour drive to get there. (I had other business in Pitts, so I went while there) My mistake may have not been going to the main store, I went to the one in Greenburg out of convenience...I got sliced sirloin on my sandwich, but there really was hardly any meat at all, or cheese. It was mostly bread, vinegar based cole slaw and unsalted fries. I am glad I tried it, and would go the the original location for comparison, but it was not all that I was hoping it would be. :(

Leo1881 at 7:10PM on 02/11/09

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