Recent Comments

From Serious Eats: New York

Littleneck: A Clam Shack Grows In Brooklyn

You take the R train. It's not really difficult to get Gowanus, but it takes a bit of time.

From Serious Eats: New York

Sugar Rush: Orange Blossom and Ricotta Babka at Abraço

Going to keep hammering this one. Lovely people but the chefs son's pacifier was making contact with the food.

See more comments by mantisbog »

Recent Posts

mantisbog hasn't written a post yet.

Recent Favorites

From Serious Eats: New York

Date Night: Franchia

From Serious Eats: New York

Smörgåsboard: Fried Anchovies, Slow-Cooked Skate, Chicken and Biscuit

See more favorites by mantisbog »

Recent Polls

From Serious Eats: New York

mantisbog answered "15 or under; no lunch is worth that much time." to How Long Is Too Long for a Great Lunch?

From Serious Eats

mantisbog answered "Nope" to Would You Eat the KFC Double Down Sandwich?

Recent Quizzes

From Serious Eats

mantisbog got 33% correct on How Much Do You Know About Watermelons?

From Serious Eats

mantisbog got 70% correct on Meat Quiz

From Slice

mantisbog got 25% correct on Match the pizza-maker to the pizzeria he or she is most associated with

From Serious Eats

mantisbog got 90% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Oysters?

See more polls and quizzes by mantisbog »

Recent Comments

From Serious Eats: New York

Littleneck: A Clam Shack Grows In Brooklyn

You take the R train. It's not really difficult to get Gowanus, but it takes a bit of time.

From Serious Eats: New York

Sugar Rush: Orange Blossom and Ricotta Babka at Abraço

Going to keep hammering this one. Lovely people but the chefs son's pacifier was making contact with the food.

From Serious Eats: New York

Serious Eats Neighborhood Guides: Maggie's East Village

I hate to do this but the last time I was at abracco the chefs kid was slung on her back throwing his pacifier into the food.

From Talk

How do you dress your salad?

Hershey's chocolate syrup blended with some sea salt and sprinkles.

From Serious Eats: New York

NYC's Top 10 Ice Cream Sandwiches

I've aten two of the ice cream sandwiches from birthdate in one sitting.

From Serious Eats

Meet and Eat: Adam Richman, The Man of 'Man vs. Food Nation'

Six bags of doritos in 20 minutes...I'm calling child protective services.

From Slice

Saraghina: Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

I like the racial tension that tinged this piece. "play the race card...play it!

From Slice

Do New York Dollar Slices Represent a Unique Pizza Style?

Oh god. Money that close to food even for an exaggerated visual is gross.

From Serious Eats: New York

Fast Food International: Pret A Manger

Panera Bread is absolutely vile and has no place being mentioned in the same breath as Pret A Manger.

From Serious Eats: New York

Meet and Eat: Alex Rein, Founder, Kelvin Natural Slush Co.

Magic shell isn't unnatural per se. It's just composed of mostly coconut oil which is solid at low temperatures i.e. it hardens when it hits cold ice cream.

From Serious Eats

Battle for the Seas: McDonald's Filet-O-Fish vs. Wendy's Fish Fillet

Why is fast food being covered on a sight called SERIOUS eats? Could someone answer that for me please?

From A Hamburger Today

Celebrating National Cheesecake Day with a Cheeseburger at Cheesecake Factory

I still feel there's something wrong with the cheesecake factory. The waits are out the ying yang, and you'd be better off supporting local businesses. I'm also pretty sure the cheesecakes are loaded with thickeners and palm oil. Blah.

From Recipes

Cakespy: Reverse Whoopie Pies

boooo! Corn syrup.

Also wouldn't a reverse whoopie pie be two layers of buttercream surrounding a center layer of cookie?

From Serious Eats: New York

The Best Cupcakes in New York City

Buttacakes in Greenport beats out all. I know it's not in nyc, but still.

From Recipes

Sous-Vide 101: Spicy Rubbed Pork Chops with BBQ Sauce

I don't think today's factory farmed pigs are pampered...

From Slice

How to Order a Slice of Pizza in NYC

This whole articleis unnecessary. I am going to go to a pizzaria tonight and order two "pieces" of pizza out of spite.

From Serious Eats: New York

Win a FastPass Ticket to Big Apple Barbecue Block Party

Oh My God! Smoked Meats.
Piled high on my plate, next day
Argh! Diarrhea!

See more comments by mantisbog »

Recent Posts

mantisbog hasn't written a post yet.

Polls

From Serious Eats: New York

mantisbog answered "15 or under; no lunch is worth that much time." to How Long Is Too Long for a Great Lunch?

From Serious Eats

mantisbog answered "Nope" to Would You Eat the KFC Double Down Sandwich?

See more polls by mantisbog »

Quizzes

From Serious Eats

mantisbog got 33% correct on How Much Do You Know About Watermelons?

From Serious Eats

mantisbog got 70% correct on Meat Quiz

From Slice

mantisbog got 25% correct on Match the pizza-maker to the pizzeria he or she is most associated with

From Serious Eats

mantisbog got 90% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Oysters?

From Serious Eats

mantisbog got 30% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Tea?

From Serious Eats

mantisbog got 50% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Sushi?

From Serious Eats

mantisbog got 100% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Tropical Fruits?

From Serious Eats

mantisbog got 10% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About French Fries?

From Serious Eats

mantisbog got 30% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Ramen?

From Serious Eats

mantisbog got 90% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Lemonade?

From Serious Eats

mantisbog got 75% correct on How Much Do You Know About Beer?

From Serious Eats

mantisbog got 28% correct on Pop Quiz: Pancakes!

From Serious Eats

mantisbog got 70% correct on How Much Do You Know About Hot Dogs?

From Sweets

mantisbog got 60% correct on What's Your Ice Cream IQ?

From Serious Eats

mantisbog got 50% correct on How Much Do You Know About Spring Vegetables?

From Serious Eats

mantisbog got 100% correct on How Much Do You Know About Passover Foods?

From Serious Eats

mantisbog got 75% correct on How Much Do You Know About Breakfast Foods?

From Serious Eats

mantisbog got 62% correct on How Much Do You Know About Irish Food?

From Serious Eats

mantisbog got 75% correct on How Much Do You Know About Cheese?

From Serious Eats

mantisbog got 62% correct on How Much Do You Know About Food Preservation?

From Serious Eats

mantisbog got 11% correct on How Much Do You Know About Condiments?

From Slice

mantisbog got 37% correct on Slice Quiz No. 1

From Serious Eats

mantisbog got 77% correct on How Much Do You Know About Chocolate?

From Serious Eats

mantisbog got 14% correct on How Much Do You Know About Indianapolis Food Culture?

See more quizzes by mantisbog »

About mantisbog

Website:

Location:

About:

Favorite foods:

Last bite on earth: