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Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
Okay, I have to take serious issue with your toothbrush criticism. My father is a dentist, and for years he would dress up like the tooth fairy (quite a sight, as we both are larger, bearded men) and hand out cartoon-themed toothbrushes. I was always embarrassed, until I realized my friends and neighbors always came up to me in school the next day to comment on how much they liked them! Believe me, I'd be the first to criticize, but in our town we were always a popular stop, and we always ran out.
Mmmm Cereal!
I used to like Life cereal as a kid. Now that I'm an adult, I still really like it, but I've gotten much better at milk management to make sure it doesn't get soggy in 10 minutes. Also, I still love Count Chocula when I can find it.
Sandwiches at Primanti Brothers: Pittsburgh Between Two Slices
Okay, I lived in the 'Burgh for a while, and I thought there were plenty of great, local food options. Primanti Bros is not one of them. The sandwiches are horrible. The deli meat is good, but they ruin it with lousy, watery cole slaw and undercooked french fries. That's the whole gimmick, and it isn't well executed. Skip it, and head to Pamela's for pancakes instead.
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My Secret Love for Grape Candy
I am SO with you, but I take issue with your claim about "fake" grape flavor. Go out and get yourself some fresh concord grapes. You'll be amazed. That's where the flavor comes from. Except for the seeds, which are tough to deal with, these are the perfect "real" grape, because they taste just like grape blow pops (my favorite grape candy).
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
Okay, I have to take serious issue with your toothbrush criticism. My father is a dentist, and for years he would dress up like the tooth fairy (quite a sight, as we both are larger, bearded men) and hand out cartoon-themed toothbrushes. I was always embarrassed, until I realized my friends and neighbors always came up to me in school the next day to comment on how much they liked them! Believe me, I'd be the first to criticize, but in our town we were always a popular stop, and we always ran out.
Mmmm Cereal!
I used to like Life cereal as a kid. Now that I'm an adult, I still really like it, but I've gotten much better at milk management to make sure it doesn't get soggy in 10 minutes. Also, I still love Count Chocula when I can find it.
Sandwiches at Primanti Brothers: Pittsburgh Between Two Slices
Okay, I lived in the 'Burgh for a while, and I thought there were plenty of great, local food options. Primanti Bros is not one of them. The sandwiches are horrible. The deli meat is good, but they ruin it with lousy, watery cole slaw and undercooked french fries. That's the whole gimmick, and it isn't well executed. Skip it, and head to Pamela's for pancakes instead.
Is Whole Foods Becoming Costco with a Side Order of Trader Joe's?
I think the worst thing about Whole Foods is the fact that their prices are often difficult to find, especially in produce. When I found ramps there earlier this summer, the three employees I asked didn't even know what they were (though baby leeks was probably a close answer), nor did they know the price. And often, conventional price tags are placed near the organic produce, which is very misleading. Caveat emptor and all, but this is bordering on criminal.
Paul's Da Burger Joint
Yay Paul's! I love this place. I always get a bacon cheeseburger, so maybe that's why I never notice the burgers weren't well seasoned, but the meat is great and tasty, and the burgers are big and juicy. Forget about the "specialty" burgers, Paul's will make it however you want, they even have a sign that says so. I love the funky, dirty vibe and the dyed in the wool New York attitude. This is not a crunchy, thin burger. It's a big, sloppy mess, exactly the type of burger I wouldn't make for myself at home, which is, to me, the point. I prefer this to Blue 9 and the other dedicated burger places in the area (haven't been to Veselka's yet, could change my mind completely), and I recommend trying at least once. For the price, what do you have to lose?
P.S. I'm not a shill, just someone who works in the area and is enthusiastic. Prove it? Avoid the fries, Paul's does them kind of soggy, and there is a Belgian fry joint half a block away.
Burgering Through D.C.'s Georgetown
Mmmmm, I miss Clyde's. I used to live near the Columbia, Md location. Nobody really went for the burgers. They have an open-face sandwich that is filet mignon on an english muffin with sprouts and hollandaise. It's freakin' awesome. Chili's good, too, though a bit sweet for my taste.
Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Combos
When I was a wee lad at sleepaway camp, our counselor snuck us in a meatlover's pizza as a midnight snack. We didn't finish it and tossed the rest in the trash. The next morning, it still looked pretty good, and we didn't see pizza very often at camp, so . . .
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Smoke. It's all about
Wood, Apple, mesquite or oak.
Not heat, but pork fat.
Caught in the Rain? Danny Meyer Will Give You an Umbrella
I still carry the umbrella I got leaving Bread Bar a year ago. It's a cheap umbrella, but it was a very courteous gift.
Grilling: Fajitas
I always find myself turning to Alton Brown, sometimes accidentally. Like, I accidentally did an Alton Brown Super Bowl this year.
Good to read you on Serious Eats, Josh. Let the Meatwave begin.
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
I disagree about a lot of the candy items mentioned here.
I, for one, LOVE the fun-sized (or mini, if you prefer) candies. It's a tiny bit of something insanely tasty, enough to give pleasure without causing tummy pains. When I was a young'un and I went trick-or-treating, one house gave out mini Clark bars. Yum-o-delish! I polished those off first.
I think the chewy peanut butter kisses taste absolutely divine.
Candy corn, I think is plenty of tasty, as are the candy pumpkins made of candy-corn base. Think little dollops of hardened cake-frosting.
As for apples and raisins, those I didn't mind in the least.
However, some items, I do agree about.
Toothbrushes -- a boring reminder
Religious pamphlets -- disappointing and WEIRD to boot.
Packages of "normal" food -- oh, for crying in Manhattan, what kid wants to receive a can of baked beans or a box of oat bran in his little plastic jack-o-lantern.
One time I received cough drops -- and not the Ludens or Pine Bros or Smith Bros or F&Fs, which are tasty and could pass as hard candy (as can the Ricolas). These were nasty little green pellets that were -- and tasted like -- MEDICATION. Like I said, for crying in Manhattan! For crying in Manhattan, Chicago, and San Francisco
Oh well. At least I didn't get a ROCK
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
If I didn't live in an apartment building with no kids in it I'd be giving out and full sized candy bar AND a red bull to every kid. HAHAHA!!! HALLOWEEN IS FOR KIDS! SUCK IT PARENTS!
My Secret Love for Grape Candy
Thank you for this post! It made me smile from ear to ear. I just found Batman themed Airheads at Target yesterday, which included a grape flavored bar. I was thrilled beyond belief and trying to find an excuse to go back so I can buy 10 bags of Airheads just to get the one grape!
Sandwiches at Primanti Brothers: Pittsburgh Between Two Slices
I have lived in Pittsburgh all my life and I cannot understand why people love Primanti's. The sandwich is very dry from the french fries.
Sandwiches at Primanti Brothers: Pittsburgh Between Two Slices
I tried Primanti's at a friend's recommendation when I went to Pittsburgh and thought the whole sandwich was gross. Soggy fries, drippy cole slaw that made the bread all icky. Plus I'm allergic to tomatoes and they insisted on putting them on anyway. Way overrated.
My Secret Love for Grape Candy
WOW... You have no idea how big my obsessions for grape flavored things is.. I get so excited just to see grape candy... When i went to Japan on a trip for two weeks... EVERYTHING WAS GRAPE FLAVORED! the swirl soft serve ice cream.. instead of vanilla and chocolate swirled.. it was vanilla and grape swirled. it was simply amazing... I was also grape woman once... a Grape super hero complete with shiny purple spandex... ha.
Sandwiches at Primanti Brothers: Pittsburgh Between Two Slices
Daaa charlie dude! anyone that's from pgh. knows the joke of spelling it "stillers"!!!! You obviously do not!
GO STILLERS!!!
Sandwiches at Primanti Brothers: Pittsburgh Between Two Slices
o by the way pittsburgh native..... its spelled STEELERS!! shame on u!
Sandwiches at Primanti Brothers: Pittsburgh Between Two Slices
i waited a long time to go there. i went to the one in rosslyn farms. i was so dissapointed. asked for fried onions and fried green peppers..what a joke... they were heated in the microwave. shame on you! gonna try the one on the strip. the only good thing there was the soda pop!
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
if you lived in a wealthy neighborhood you'd know that the richest homes generally give the worst treats. in fact, sometimes they even post armed guards to keep the kiddies away.
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
Necco wafers aren't chalk for chrissakes...they're just DUSTED with chalk! Once you suck that off, they're mighty tasty...especially the ones that taste vaguely like clove. Who's with me???!!!
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
Necco and tootsie rolls are my favorites...
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
i gauged my take on halloween on how many smarties I got - the more the better! Neccos and smarties are not the same thing... I'm with you on the candy corn though - in all its forms including those little pumpkins
Sandwiches at Primanti Brothers: Pittsburgh Between Two Slices
Primanti's is the best. My friends and I used to cut school and explore Pittsburgh back in the day, and Primanti's was always on the list (we were from the sticks). Also, they served me a beer once when I was *ahem* not quite of age :-P. I really miss Pittsburgh, and even though there is better food to be had in the world, nothing really compares to something you enjoyed during your formative years.
Burgering Through D.C.'s Georgetown
You should try Burger Joint in Bathesda. Also I've heard amazing things about Ray's Butcher Burger in Alexandria. That place has a sister resteraunt that is a steakhouse so they use a lot of high quality beef for their burgers.
My Secret Love for Grape Candy
This is my issue but with lime. I love lime everything. Make it green!
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
Mounds and Almond Joy have GOT to be put on the list! Giving coconut to a child is pure torture, IMO. Worse than fruitcake! Last year, I took my daughter to a house where the family was leaving to spend the rest of the evening taking their small children trick-or-treating. The man said, "We're leaving. Want the rest of them?" and proceeded to dump a large bowlful of Almond Joys into my daughter's bag. Ewwwwww! Each year, my kids give all of their Almond Joys and Mounds bars to our hairdresser because she's the only person we know who likes them. This year, she's dieting. Do you suppose any of our our local homeless shelters would want them?
The Jesus pamphlets really cracked me up. We live in the Bible belt. One year, someone handed out play money with a picture of Jesus on it. My son was 3 or 4 at the time. When he pulled it out of his candy pile, he said, "Look, God money!"
My husband thinks it's mean to give a kid Cinnamon Red Hots, too (and he likes spicy food!).
Whatever happened to Zots, Marathon Bars, Bubs Daddy? Are Slow Pokes and Sugar Daddys the same thing?
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
Tootsie rolls are delicious and do not belong on this list.
I can agree with the rest, kind of, except for the fun sized candies. No, they are not a fun portion, but they are delicious! And honestly, what are we to expect as free hand-outs?
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
I love fun sizes...that's the best way to get lots of different candy bars!!
My Secret Love for Grape Candy
GRAPE MENTOS!!! I love grape mentos! I can only get them at this japanese (members only) store now.
My Secret Love for Grape Candy
Nobody mentioned chewy sweet tarts! When a girlfriend and I were kids, we would split a pack. I would get the grape and green apple (my other favorite flavor!) and she would get the pink and yellow.
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
the only thing necco waffers are good for is roofing on gingerbread houses, the only other thing is, toothbrushees, at leest you have an extra???????????????? : ' ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
anybody heard of "you get what you get and you dont get upset"
jeez you act like this is life or death here!
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
I have always loved Necco Wafers...AND Bit O Honey! My favourite though, was Sugar Daddy's and Sugar Babies. Licorice nonpareils as well. I still make caramel apples, they are wonderful. I'm addicted to anything caramel. We usually have a party on Halloween, and invite the kids and the parents. We make up a 'goody bag' of candy for each child, and send a plate of cupcakes, cookies (All decorated for Halloween) and caramel apples home with the parents. Everyone has a great time, and the parents know that even the homemade goodies are safe. (We also serve 'real food' before distributing the candy and cookies.) In my opinion, these days parties are a much safer alternative for the children.
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
In Canada we call Smarties Rockets, equally as unpleasant. Smarties here are like M&Ms.
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I am SO with you, but I take issue with your claim about "fake" grape flavor. Go out and get yourself some fresh concord grapes. You'll be amazed. That's where the flavor comes from. Except for the seeds, which are tough to deal with, these are the perfect "real" grape, because they taste just like grape blow pops (my favorite grape candy).