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The Dessert Files: SWEET at the New York Wine and Food Festival
Yes, I get it. Bacon is good. Can we move on already? Bacon/pork belly as the new second coming from the gods is getting ridiculous. It's like a few years ago with using chipotle in everything.
Berlin 'Grillwalkers' Sell Sausages Cooked on Wearable Grills
As much as I love street food. I don't think I'd order something from him after a bathroom break. I mean seriously, where would he put his equipment If he had to "go" but to take it with him to the loo? It's not like he has a cart to shutdown temporarily.
If you had a food cart/truck...
Totally dumplings. Soup dumplings, har-gow. Or even Banh mi would be awesome.
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What's Your Favorite Sandwich?
Sliced green Apple, prosciutto and Brie with herb aioli on ciabatta bread.
The Dessert Files: SWEET at the New York Wine and Food Festival
Yes, I get it. Bacon is good. Can we move on already? Bacon/pork belly as the new second coming from the gods is getting ridiculous. It's like a few years ago with using chipotle in everything.
Berlin 'Grillwalkers' Sell Sausages Cooked on Wearable Grills
As much as I love street food. I don't think I'd order something from him after a bathroom break. I mean seriously, where would he put his equipment If he had to "go" but to take it with him to the loo? It's not like he has a cart to shutdown temporarily.
If you had a food cart/truck...
Totally dumplings. Soup dumplings, har-gow. Or even Banh mi would be awesome.
Win Tickets to the New Taste of the Upper West Side Event
Definitely Shake Shack!
Win Tickets to the Hot Dog Hootenanny
Chicago style. With only Vienna Beef dogs. Gotta have the little red specks and natural casing. Celery salt too. Poppy seed buns are impossible to find though.
Baoguette: Great Vietnamese Sandwiches in Murray Hill, Possibly the Best Banh Mi in NYC
I'm still waiting for a vietnamese restaurant in Manhattan that uses all the correct herbs (purple shizo, fish mint, vietnamese coriander etc.) Many just opt out and only offer thai basil in their dishes or as side accoutrements.
Who Should Be Obama's White House Chef?
What? No Charlie Trotter? He's world class and would make meals fit for world leaders.
And what about Homaro Cantu? He's definitely cutting edge. Albeit a poor man's Ferran Adria.
I do think Bayless and Smith are definitely in the running since Smith is Oprah's chef (not a healthy food chef) and with Bayless, Barack's been known to love mexican food.
Sweet Ticket Giveaway, Week 3: Pichet Ong's Guilty Pleasure Sweet
Dark chocolate hershey kisses. Just enough to get my fix, but can easily lose track of how many I eat.
Why Isn't Chinese Food Hip?
I think part of it is due to portion sizes and America's preconceived ideas of what chinese food is. Chinese restaurants typically are family style and people go in expecting, fried rice, bbq pork, Genral Tso's chicken (invented in America!) and stir fries. I think if chinese restaurants branched out into high end tasting menus and use more "chinese" ingredients like dried and fermented products as well as branch into some molecular gastronomy or modern techniques, Chinese cuisine will become elevated to hip. Recently italian cuisine has had a resurgence due to the additions of modern innovations.
Restaurant marketing also plays into it. Thai restaurants have been great at reinventing Thai cuisine into a hip atmosphere (lots of ikea/futuristic style looking restaurants).
But most of all it's education. Right now there aren't any real innovative American Chinese Chef Stars other than Ming Tsai. And and he's not really that innovative! Michelin stars people. There needs to be world calibre chinese restaurants. Also, most people don't know that the chinese food they get in the US is different from the different regional cuisines in China.
Vegetarian Dim Sum House in Chinatown Can Be Enjoyed by All
I love this place. My only problem is that all the mock meat stir frys taste the same and some items are way too sugar sweet (sesame tofu). But the Dim sums are perfect. I usually get a variety of those with an order of their really good, Singapore mei fun.
Bánh Mì at Blind Tiger Ale House, Not Traditional but Delicious
How is that a banh mi? Might as well call a hoagie a banh mi, a cuban or a meat sandwiched on a rye roll a banh mi. This is ludicruos. If they mean the literal vietnamese translation on Banh mi = sandwich, then I guess so. BTW, at first I thought the slaw was cheddar cheese. Now that would be blasphemy.
America's Heroes, Grinders, Subs, and More
I never really got into the italian beef when I went to school in Chicago. I guess I gravitated more towards hot dogs (R.I.P. Devil Dogs), gyros (yeeros)and stuffed pizza (Giordanos) those days. I always found it too soggy, even when dry. I think that's why I never get tomato in my subs or sandwiches unless the bread is thick and crusty. Now that I am in NY I tend to eat hoagies from the corner bodegas.
America's Heroes, Grinders, Subs, and More
Oh yeah. What about the muffuletta sandwich.
America's Heroes, Grinders, Subs, and More
If Banh Mi is there, why aren't Cubans or Tortas on there either? BTW Banh mis is awesome. Mmmmm... Pate, pork roll, pickled dikon and aioli on toasted baguette is heaven.
Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 28: Chicago Is a Rough Place to Diet
Chicago is the worst place to diet. When I was in art school, I gained over 25 lbs. Everything at a sandwich shack came with a free order of fries and portions were always ginormous and cheap. Dominick's had the worst grocery selection at the time. Vegetables and lettuces were either bad or went bad in a matter of days. I will always remember Chicago being the place where I gave up vegetarianism. It was a still a good place to live though. Mexican food there is much better than the stuff in New York and I always miss the signature. hot dogs. Plus they pronounce Gyro, Yeer-oh.
Don't Let Your Life Be Pupusa-less
You can also get the same awesome papusas every Sunday at the Brooklyn Flea Market on Lafayette and Vanderbilt. Great Huaraches made from fresh masa too!
What's Your Favorite Sandwich?
The roast beef at Manny's Deli in Chicago. I get it extra rare on an onion roll that is SOAKED in roast beef juice. The potato pancake and pickle on the side aren't too shabby either.
What's Your Favorite Sandwich?
The sandwich you make on Thanksgiving after all your guests have left is my all time fav and probably even more so because it's a special once a year thing. You know, it's that sloppy dagwood of a thing piled preciptously with turkey (reheated in a frying pan with a little oil so it's a little bit golden) mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, stuffing, and cranberry sauce held together by an entirely too small parkerhouse roll.
What's Your Favorite Sandwich?
The roast pork, greens and sharp provolone sandwich from DiNics in the reading terminal market in Philly... pure bliss!
What's Your Favorite Sandwich?
By the way, when you get the Junglee sandwich at Dimple's Bombay off the NJ Turnpike, keep in mind that it is HUGE! We ordered one each, and all 4 of us had to bring the second halves with us the rest of the way home. It was pretty good cold when we arrived--but even better hot in the restaurant. It takes a few minutes waiting for the order, but the Junglee is a wonderful, delicious reason to make a stop while driving.
What's Your Favorite Sandwich?
@arwenb yay! another potbelly lover!
What's Your Favorite Sandwich?
I can never resist a good burger - like the one at 25 degrees in Hollywood, which was reviewed quite nicely by Damon Gambuto on this very site.
But, my all-time favorite sandwich is my own customization of the Reuben featuring both pastrami and corned beef, like the one at Junior's Delicatessen in West Los Angeles, which I recently posted on my blog.
What's Your Favorite Sandwich?
It's hard to beat the offerings at Sandwhich in Chapel Hill, NC. They make the best tuna salad I've ever tried, a bacon-apple-mushroom grilled cheese, and an incredible "Paratha" with chickpeas, fennel, eggplant, and a handful of Indian spices. I just moved from Chapel Hill and I'm having serious withdrawals!
What's Your Favorite Sandwich?
So many votes for Primanti Bros but no love for Uncle Sams? Their melty cheese sub gets my vote any day!
What's Your Favorite Sandwich?
Bay Cities in Santa Monica is incredible, the best place to grab any kind of sandwich and they're doing these little ones now, like fat cigars, stuffed with cheese and peppers and salami and fresh basil on an oiled roll. Way too addictive.
When I'm at home I use rare roast beef from Ralph's (the Boar's Head is too low sodium for me, apparently I like the additives in the cheaper stuff because the fancier all-natural meat tastes bland) on a toasted poppy seed bun with a slice of sharp cheddar, one leaf of butter lettuce, a mix of mayo and ketchup, mashed fresh avocado then sprinkled with salt and black pepper. I've been making my sandwiches exactly the same way since I was in 3rd grade.
What's Your Favorite Sandwich?
Just about any "cawnah" mom-n-pop sub shop in Massachusetts can made an Italian sub that makes me tear up just to think of it...a combo of various Italian meats & cheese (hot cappy, mortadella, salami, provolone) on a long sub roll, seeded or not, with diced pickles, onions, tomatoes, and "extra hots" -- finished off with olive oil, salt, pepper and oregano. Oh, the glory of it.
What's Your Favorite Sandwich?
The GODMOTHER from Bay Cities Italian Deli in Santa Monica, CA http://www.baycitiesitaliandeli.com
Genoa Salami, Mortadella Coppacola, Ham, Prosciutto, Provolone with the works on their amazing, amazing, uhhhmazing bread
The Dessert Files: SWEET at the New York Wine and Food Festival
Those chocolate and olive oil bastoncino sound incredible. I want one now.
The Dessert Files: SWEET at the New York Wine and Food Festival
@madebytam: I'm not a big fan of bacon desserts, but out of everything we tried the cupcake was definitely...one of the more interesting ones. Chocolate and peanut butter-flavored desserts and desserts with pomegranate were more present, but they weren't that memorable.
Berlin 'Grillwalkers' Sell Sausages Cooked on Wearable Grills
I guess they found a way to make it safe, but my first thought was the same thing that mandarin and Adam had.
Berlin 'Grillwalkers' Sell Sausages Cooked on Wearable Grills
As tasty as the food may be, IMO, the risks outweigh the benefits of this contraption.
Berlin 'Grillwalkers' Sell Sausages Cooked on Wearable Grills
Can you imagine how trashed your back would be after a day of wearing that thing?
Berlin 'Grillwalkers' Sell Sausages Cooked on Wearable Grills
I have to know...is he wearing the umbrella too? Reminds me of (Sen.) Al Franken's SNL take on the portable video setup network types wore at the presidental conventions years ago....
Berlin 'Grillwalkers' Sell Sausages Cooked on Wearable Grills
ROFL!! @ comments!! :P
We need these in Montreal!!
Berlin 'Grillwalkers' Sell Sausages Cooked on Wearable Grills
Oh, this topic is just begging for double entendre.......
Berlin 'Grillwalkers' Sell Sausages Cooked on Wearable Grills
Now THAT'S a strap-on!
Berlin 'Grillwalkers' Sell Sausages Cooked on Wearable Grills
My question is, what happens when this guy has to sneeze? If he turns away, the damn grill filled with brats is turning with him, and it looks sizeable enough that you couldn't just turn your head and avoid sneezing all over the damn thing.
I guess at that point you just turn up the heat and burn the damn germs off those puppies, huh? :)
Berlin 'Grillwalkers' Sell Sausages Cooked on Wearable Grills
@madebytam: As it states in the original article (and I reference in my comment above), they work in teams of two. So I'd assume his/her partner would take the equipment while s/he took a leak.
Baoguette: Great Vietnamese Sandwiches in Murray Hill, Possibly the Best Banh Mi in NYC
The Baogette on Christopher st. (120 Christopher st.) is better than the one on lexington. In addition to the regular banh mi's they have pho in the back. I'm Vietnamese. I've grown up eating Vietnamese pho and I've had pho in Vietnam. Let me tell you, the pho there is delicious! It comes close to one of my favorites. The soup is so hearty and really hits home for me. The scallions are fresh and you can really smell the ingredients. Taste like how my grandma used to make it! I also tried the beef tongue. Exceptional as well.
If you had a food cart/truck...
An everything chocolate truck. I'd park my trucks on Wall Street and other districts that are home to extremely stressful jobs. As the women get off work tired, mad and ready to scream, they'll be greeted by the mouth watering smell of chocolate that they can't resist.
If you had a food cart/truck...
When I lived in Seattle, I would dream about having a lunch truck with several kinds of tamales, along with red and green chile sauces and chili con carne to top them with. Still appeals to me 20-something years later.
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Sliced green Apple, prosciutto and Brie with herb aioli on ciabatta bread.