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Location: B'HAM, AL

About: You ever seen Brad Pitt? Yeah, nothing like him.

Favorite foods: That's like asking which of your kids you like better! I enjoy Northern Italian, Greek, French and anything with PORK!

Last bite on earth: Ben and Jerrys oatmeal cookie till my brain freezes solid...

The Ten Most Recent Posts By Pavlov

From Talk

Mmmm Cereal!

When I was a kid growing up in New Hampshire my breakfast fare consited of two things... Hot cereal in the winter, and cold cereal in the summer... well that and some form of OJ or Tang (after all if it was good enough for the astronauts...).

Now here's the rub, mom would never buy "the good" sugary cereals no matter how much my brother and I would beg and plead. Mom would come home with shreded wheat (the old fashioned kind with three biscuits in a pack) wheaties, cheerios, corn flakes or raisin bran for summer and maypo, wheatena, oatmeal, cream of wheat, grits, cornmeal or a combination of the latter depending on how much was left in a box. When she did mix them she always added raisins for some reason (maybe they were magic raisins).

Any time we would have a sleepover at one of our many cousins houses and had breakfast the next morning. Heaven help them if my aunts or uncles had bought "the good" cereal... Color that box gone!

To this day I don't eat a lot of cereal (except being in the south grits are more or less mandatory) but when I do I usually go and get a box of sugary cereal like frosted miniwheats, or capt. crunch. I guess miniwheats to make myself think they are a little healthy and just in case mom comes to visit she won't think she raised a sugarholic.

After unpacking the groceries, I proceed to eat the cereal like a dog til my stomach nearly rolls over on itself and the roof of my mouth is nothing but little shreds of skin hanging down. My brother used to compare me to Jethro from the beverly hillbillies by the ferocity at which I would devour a box of cereal.

Are there any cereals from your childhood you either love or loathe?

From Talk

Hot Dog: Happy Go Lucky Sausage, or, Child Murderer?

I read about an ad campaign that was to start airing soon in a few cities around the US. It is being paid for by a vegetarian group with the message that hot dogs give children colorectal cancer.

Doctors who did the study insist the info was being taken out of context.
The doctors say it only showed a slight increase in the risk of cancer if eaten in large amounts. The study also showed no direct link to the increased risk and children.

The amount of hot dogs that would have to be eaten for this elevated risk according to the doctors, is something like 2 hot dogs a day for several years. A nutritionist in the article said someone who eats a couple of hot dogs a month is going to be fine assuming they are on an otherwise healthy diet....

So how about you? How many hot dogs a month do you down?1, 2,.....3? Or are you dancing with the devil?

I'm afraid my dance card is full.

From Talk

A Horse is a Horse, of Course of Course... How About Dinner?

I have never eaten it myself but I noticed it being eaten in France. How about you... Fancy a Standardbred Steak, or how about a nice Belgian Burger?

From Talk

McDonalds... Are you f'ing kidding me?!

Did anybody else see the Micky D's commercial where the woman was assembling a big mac, to a voiceover of an announcer descibing the assembly as if she was going for a gold medal?

What really got me about this commercial was the meat (at least I assumed it was meat) the woman was slinging around with tongs. It was I suppose the piece de resistance, the crowning glory of the big mac that would bring home the gold.

Are you F@!#$^% kidding me?!

Is McDonalds really proud of this flaccid, hockey puck sized gray disc of mystery meat? I know that almost nobody on here is doing back flips for the chance to have one of these glorious burgers. But for the love of Pete, at least substitute a stunt burger patty and make pretend this is a burger for the world.

I wonder, did this ad get sent out internationally? I guess McD's is what it is. As far as I'm concerned this gives people a reason not to visit your restaurants. Now I can't remember the last time I darkened a McD's doorway.... I'm just saying.

From Talk

Food Network... Let's give them a hand!

No not that kind of hand... and not that finger either. Because FN doesn't seem to have a clue. Let's give them a helping hand being the new Collective Executive VP's of Programming. Assume we have fired all of the..uhh.. ehem... "talent".
Which show stays?
or
Which show gets brought back?
or
What show/concept will we develop to be a smash hit?
or
Has the network degraded so far as to be beyond all hope?


From Talk

Late Night Munchies?

As I sit here at my computer unable to sleep, while watching my wife's cat in the day bed having no such troubles. I was wondering what late night foods either help put people in the sleep zone, or just scratch a culinary late night itch. I think I'm leaning towards a "Fluffernutter". I'm sure the cat will be willing to help out with the milk part of that equation.....

From Talk

French Fries.... Does Size Really Matter?

I've always been a shoestring man from way back. That doesn't mean I don't appreciate a good steak fry. What do you think? What do you like to put on your "Fries" aside from Ketchup, salt or Vinegar? Oh by the way restaurants, please hold the nasty "magic sprinkles"/ prarie dust/ cajun seasoning...

From Talk

Favorite Encased Meats...

Aside from the familiar Hot Dogs and Italians... What Is your favorite encased meat in a bun? What do you like it topped with? How do you like it cooked? How important is and what is the correct bun?

From Talk

Craft Sausage Manufacturers... where are they?

I am looking for the best Sausage manufacturers on the planet. Preferably craft sausage makers. I am looking for all kinds... like the typical... Hot Dogs, Italian, Linguica,Merguez, Kielbasa, Brats, Chorizo...etc. and the unusual like wild game, alligator and rattlesnake sausages. I have been looking on the web but have only turned up a handful of what appear to be the type of manufacturers I am looking for. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

The Ten Most Recent Comments By Pavlov

From A Hamburger Today

Grilled: John T. Edge

Great article Adam, I Love reading John T. Edge's stuff in US Airways Magazine, it's the first thing I turn to in the magazine everytime a new edition comes out... and I never used to touch anything in those nasty seatback pockets.

I want to also second John's assesment of Milo's burger here in B'ham. I'm a transplanted Yankee and hated the burger the first time I tried it (mostly because of that sauce he described which they put on everything here from burgers to hot dogs to chicken sandwiches) but since then it has grown on me and one of the first places I take anyone from out of town.

I guess I'll have to take Anons word regarding your sister however... Three cheers for the champeen of hamburger-ly hotness! Keep up the good work Adam.

From Talk

I ate a dog.

@cassaendra & dianeb... did you ever consider these folks who were pushing the aforementioned fowl were doing so to restrict movement, and by doing so were in fact making them more tender? hehehe

From Talk

I ate a dog.

I myself would only eat dog... and I want to make this perfectly clear... I would only eat dog...if it tasted good.

Now that being said, if you asked me to shoot and eat my pet dog fido ... I would have to decline. However, if an animal is raised for the purpose of consumption I don't see the big deal about eating it. I can't understand how anybody can judge it as being disgusting or savage-like when they are perfectly willing to eat veal, duck, beef, lamb or any other meat. Remember you can't judge based on looks where if something is cute and cuddly it stays off the table. If it were based on looks, we would have a pretty slim diet... besides, we need more people to help get rid of those greenhouse gas producers.

From Serious Eats

Happy Birthday, Instant Ramen

I haven't eaten them since college almost 20 yrs. ago, before that I was quite possibly 1-2 packages away from becoming a ramen noodle. For a super Sunday Dinner of Ramen, myself and a couple of my friends used to do something we called cooking the funk. We would take several packages of ramen toss the spice packets (which I was never a fan of) and start opening cans of veggies, beans, lentils and just about anything else you could think of that came in a can and dump it in (we got cans of food as care packages from home every now and again). Top it off with either a bullion cube or some lucky condiment of the week...soy sauce, duck sauce, oyster sauce etc... then always, and I mean always tabasco.

From Recipes

Dinner Tonight: Corn Macque Choux

Geaux Maque Choux... Can I get some Mud Bugs to go with that?

From Talk

They're Giving Guy Another Show?

Guy is neither "money", nor is he "off the hook". I would love to see guy and rachael ray in a boxing match with undersized gloves and no headgear ... they could play that on FN and I'd watch 24 hrs. a day. Everytime each of them landed a good punch, he could shout one of his ridiculous catch phrases or she could giggle like the pillsbury doughboy.

From Talk

Frozen blueberries

Had you considered a blueberry-rhubarb pie and or crumble, in my humble opinion far better than traditional strawberry-rhubarb. Why not make some blueberry merlot venison sausage or blueberry ice cream... Blueberry melon gazpacho.... great on a hot day! I liked the blueberry coulis thought by PeanutButter... Would Blueberry pesto be pushing it?!

From Talk

To pulp or not to pulp?

If I could have chunks of orange the size and shape of a small car in my OJ it would be fine by me.......

From Talk

Favorite Encased Meats...

Haggis would count if it were your favorite... and I'm not sure haggis is anyones favorite... is it?! It is one of those foods some folks eat once a year to get in touch with their roots (or at least to remember why they don't eat it more often)... like Lutefisk (sp.), but I can't remember seeing anyone actually going back for seconds.

From Talk

Best way to eat ice cream?

French Vanilla Ice Cream with slightly shaved habanero peppers and real maple syrup. Damn that makes me feel dirty!

Responses to Comments by Pavlov

From Talk

Frozen blueberries

search this site for blueberry soup recipe (under a cold soup title). great recipe. i always meant to thank whoever put it here. it was deliciousness in a bowl. saved my ass when i was going through some dental surgery a couple of months ago and couldn't chew. i made a rather large batch of the strawberry version and was afraid it would sour before i could eat it so i popped it in the freezer. lo and behold a week later i took it out and forked it apart (it never did freeze rock hard) and ate it like a sorbet. again delish!

From Talk

I ate a dog.

that is awesome! although im not sure how good it was i would definitely try it

From Talk

I ate a dog.

I don't think I could do it - I can't even eat rabbit. But I am threatening my puppy to sell him to a Korean restaurant if he doesen't get potty trained pretty soon :-)

From Talk

I ate a dog.

I am playing with my lovely dog's ears as I type. I could never eat dog. That said, we euthanize thousands of dogs and cats every day in this country. If we are already killing animals simply to solve the problem of overpopulation, it seems there would be a slight (if culturally abhorrent) benefit to eating them, too. While I find bullfighting strange, at least in Spain their meat is donated to soup kitchens.

From Talk

I ate a dog.

it seems ridiculous to me that people who are willing to eat cows, pigs, and chickens on a daily basis would react so strongly to the consumption of dog meat. in my opinion, an animal is an animal is an animal. don't get me wrong, i love dogs, but i'd try eating one if i was given the opportunity. it just seems silly to me to get all up in arms about someone eating a dog, then turn around and have a hamburger, you know?

From Talk

I ate a dog.

When I asked about the chicken I couldn't decide if I was serious or joking.

From Talk

I ate a dog.

PS My parents tricked me into eating snake when I was a kid. What's with Asian parents tricking their kids into eating random animals? It's not like I had many food aversions, I ate shark's fin just fine, and intestines, squid, pretty much everything other American kids won't eat.

From Talk

I ate a dog.

I have a dog who is my absolute baby. I wouldn't eat her in a million years. However, given the opportunity, in a country where any animal is raised as livestock for consumption, I would probably try anythig. I like to try things before I say whether or not I like or won't eat it again. I am not sure I will ever be in a situation where I can eat dog, but if I were, I would try it just to see what the fuss is about. I agree with the commenters who wrote that it's a matter of what's different to those of us in the US; in India, we might be considered barbaric for having eaten all the cows we do, since cows there are considered sacred.
Peruvians eat guinea pigs, and I don't see many people freaking out over that.
Also, if you're going by the 'cute and cuddly' standard, as someone mentioned, what about rabbit? And... my understanding is that the dogs eaten in Korea are more dingo-like than Fido-like.

From Talk

I ate a dog.

LOL Pavlov. That's a funny angle. :D


At least she wasn't like that crazy old bat who was complaining to me at the grocery store about how her dog only eats Green Giant french cut green beans. o.O

From Talk

Frozen blueberries

Make preserves or ice ceam/sorbet/gellato/shakes, crepes. make a reduction for meat/lamb or fish.