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Your Drunken Desires Have Been Answered

You forgot Step 6: call ambulance to take you DIRECTLY to the Cardiac Care Unit.

briank at 12:37PM on 06/19/07

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Ice Cream and Frozen Custard: Serious Eats Father's Day Gift Idea #1

Personally, my favorite frozen custard comes from Hodgman's in teeny little New Gloucester, ME, just beyond the town where I grew up.

They're only open from Mothers' Day to Labor Day, and there's always a crowd. AFAIK, they do not ship. They don't seem to have their own website, but the Roadfood link has a lot of good info.

briank at 9:36AM on 06/12/07

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'Diet Coke Plus with vitamins indeed! What will be next, Absolut-Plus?'

Joe at "bookofjoe" liked it so much that he's calling it his "official diet soda".

I haven't tried it, but I like Coke's other drinks that use Ace-K as one of the sweeteners, so I bet I would like it. I think the vitamins are just marketing hype.

briank at 2:48PM on 05/22/07

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The Histories of General Tso's Chicken

Finally someone remembers the WashPost article. I can't believe that Dunlop didn't crib from Browning, even if she credits a different chef.

briank at 12:47PM on 02/06/07

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Your Drunken Desires Have Been Answered

You forgot Step 6: call ambulance to take you DIRECTLY to the Cardiac Care Unit.

briank at 12:37PM on 06/19/07

From Serious Eats

Ice Cream and Frozen Custard: Serious Eats Father's Day Gift Idea #1

Personally, my favorite frozen custard comes from Hodgman's in teeny little New Gloucester, ME, just beyond the town where I grew up.

They're only open from Mothers' Day to Labor Day, and there's always a crowd. AFAIK, they do not ship. They don't seem to have their own website, but the Roadfood link has a lot of good info.

briank at 9:36AM on 06/12/07

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'Diet Coke Plus with vitamins indeed! What will be next, Absolut-Plus?'

Joe at "bookofjoe" liked it so much that he's calling it his "official diet soda".

I haven't tried it, but I like Coke's other drinks that use Ace-K as one of the sweeteners, so I bet I would like it. I think the vitamins are just marketing hype.

briank at 2:48PM on 05/22/07

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The Histories of General Tso's Chicken

Finally someone remembers the WashPost article. I can't believe that Dunlop didn't crib from Browning, even if she credits a different chef.

briank at 12:47PM on 02/06/07

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The Histories of General Tso's Chicken

Personally I hate General Tso. Not just the dish but the man himself. You can read my full opinion here if you'd like:

http://animalinternet.com/animatorial/view/i_hate_general_tso/

rondell at 8:19PM on 09/12/08

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Your Drunken Desires Have Been Answered

I'm embarrassed to admit that friends of mine have actually done this although we refer to it as the South Philly Special. They used a half of a Jim's Steak and a slice of Lorenzo's pizza - the only slice that's really big enough to house a half of a cheesesteak. They also went for more of a fold than a roll.

I guess more than embarrassed I'm bummed that I missed it. Luckily we frequently drink too much and I'm sure there will be more of these in the future.

eatingoodinthehood at 9:28PM on 07/15/08

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Your Drunken Desires Have Been Answered

f* ishkabibble's.. gotta use the jim's steak for this one. it too is a stone's throw away from lorenzo+.. but who am i to judge? i was only a short-timer in philly... you will certainly need a yuengling on hand to wash this beast down.

and for those who care:
genuine philly cheesesteak: 1200 cals
1 jumbo slice: 613 cals
= 1813! holy mother of christ!!!

goodbyeohio at 7:05PM on 06/20/07

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Your Drunken Desires Have Been Answered

@briank: Oh yeaah. And the Step 7: GREASY DEATH!!!

@annien: I've never actually been to Philly! Someday I shall find out.

@mlo: I'd totally eat that.

Robyn Lee at 4:03PM on 06/19/07

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Your Drunken Desires Have Been Answered

the local pizzeria in madison, wi makes a wonderful pizza fashioned after the philly cheesesteak. actually, it is basically an open face-sandwich in pizza form - white sauce for tomato sauce, lots of cheese, peppers, and steak - but i'm not complaining.

mlo at 1:20PM on 06/19/07

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Your Drunken Desires Have Been Answered

"I'll try anything once"--That's the way I feel when I'm in Philly, too.

annien at 1:00PM on 06/19/07

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Ice Cream and Frozen Custard: Serious Eats Father's Day Gift Idea #1

I'm from Milwaukee... so grew up on Kopp's. How I miss it!

SAMiller at 3:17AM on 06/19/07

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Ice Cream and Frozen Custard: Serious Eats Father's Day Gift Idea #1

herrell's hot fudge sunday in allston, mass., indian ice cream from bombay ice cream company in san francisco. sabayon ice cream from mora in bainbridge, washington, and, i'm embarrassed to admit i love breyer's mint chocolate chip.

dmarina at 8:09PM on 06/12/07

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Ice Cream and Frozen Custard: Serious Eats Father's Day Gift Idea #1

Sheer Bliss is by far the most delicious ice cream I have ever eaten. "Freedom" a concoction of vanilla ice cream with blueberry and pomegranate swirls is creamy, luscious and addictive. Yes, one bite and you will crave and dream about it. They are sold in stores and by clicking into their website www.sheerblissicecream.com, one can find a store in any state.

flakevanille at 4:01PM on 06/12/07

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Ice Cream and Frozen Custard: Serious Eats Father's Day Gift Idea #1

Nothing and I mean nothing compares to Jeni's Ice Cream in Columbus OH. They make the best ice cream using seasonal and local ingredients and they ship!
http://www.jenisicecreams.com/0500allflavors.html
Beats Graeters every time!

vchellis at 12:14PM on 06/12/07

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'Diet Coke Plus with vitamins indeed! What will be next, Absolut-Plus?'

Tastes like Pepsi-One to me

JEP at 7:00PM on 05/22/07

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'Diet Coke Plus with vitamins indeed! What will be next, Absolut-Plus?'

7Up came out with a "7Up Plus" a couple years ago, featuring vitamins and minerals, too. It wasn't bad ...although it also wasn't caffeinated.

me3dia at 6:52PM on 05/22/07

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'Diet Coke Plus with vitamins indeed! What will be next, Absolut-Plus?'

i just can't keep track of all these diet cokes....

that's my main complaint really. every time they come up with a NEW new diet coke, the one i had finally settled on seems to disappear.

there are 45 different types of diet coke in the cooler at my lunchtime deli, adn yet, i can never find the one i want. i used to love diet cherry coke, but that stopped carrying that when all these diet black cherry vanillas, limes, and lemons came into the mix. thank god now they've come back with cherry coke zero! but how long will it be until that is displaced by some new cocamamy conconction?

crafty at 3:33PM on 05/22/07

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