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Serious Sandwiches: The Chip Butty
Don't forget the Grease Trucks at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. They have "Fat" sandwiches, most of which include fries. They are great after a night of drinking, and if you can eat two, then you can name a new one.
Mario Unclogged: A Great Meal at Seattle's Steelhead Diner
I'm so sorry to hear of your cousin's death. That sounds like a spectacular diner. I'm from New Jersey, arguably the best place for diners in the US, and I'm sure I couldn't get anything like that there. Now I live in the midwest and LONG for the beauty of an all-night diner that serves breakfast 24-hours a day.
The Best Frozen Custard
Heh, Ed, I detect the slightest note of sarcasm in your apology! ;) I don't actually care so much about the geography, but I am surprised that your custard survey didn't include Culvers, which a lot of people (not just me!) feel is better than both Michael's and Kopp's.
Anyway! thanks for highlighting custard, in general. I do love it, and was pleasantly surprised to find it out here in the midwest. Speaking of custard, I wish Rita's Italian Ices would move out here... as I recall, they have an OK custard to go with their ices.
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Picky Eaters Unite: It's Not Your Fault
This study annoys me. Picky eaters are already wholly obnoxious with their aversions to taste/texture. Now they can blame it on "genetics," rather than just taking responsibility for the fact that they don't want to try new things.
Remember, folks: even if you have the breast cancer gene, it doesn't mean you'll get breast cancer. So, even if you have the picky eater gene, it doesn't mean you HAVE to be a picky eater.
I do, however, think it is learned by watching parents. My MIL is an extremely picky eater, and so is my husband. I have slowly begun forcing him to integrate foods like mushrooms and asparagus and fish, but it is a slow and incredibly frustrating process.
Serious Sandwiches: The Chip Butty
Don't forget the Grease Trucks at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. They have "Fat" sandwiches, most of which include fries. They are great after a night of drinking, and if you can eat two, then you can name a new one.
Mario Unclogged: A Great Meal at Seattle's Steelhead Diner
I'm so sorry to hear of your cousin's death. That sounds like a spectacular diner. I'm from New Jersey, arguably the best place for diners in the US, and I'm sure I couldn't get anything like that there. Now I live in the midwest and LONG for the beauty of an all-night diner that serves breakfast 24-hours a day.
The Best Frozen Custard
Heh, Ed, I detect the slightest note of sarcasm in your apology! ;) I don't actually care so much about the geography, but I am surprised that your custard survey didn't include Culvers, which a lot of people (not just me!) feel is better than both Michael's and Kopp's.
Anyway! thanks for highlighting custard, in general. I do love it, and was pleasantly surprised to find it out here in the midwest. Speaking of custard, I wish Rita's Italian Ices would move out here... as I recall, they have an OK custard to go with their ices.
The Best Frozen Custard
I'm from Madison, WI, and it's actually almost directly west of Milwaukee, not north. Also, Culvers is from Sauk City and, IMHO, has the best custard (though I have never had the one from St. Louis).
Originally I'm from New Jersey, and I have to say that maybe the best custard EXPERIENCE is eating freezing custard on a hot, hot day on the Boardwalk in Point Pleasant or Manasquan (pre- or post-bennies, of course...)
Sorry to be picky about this, but people rarely talk about Wisconsin in a national venue (other than to make fun...), so I wanted to make sure the story on the custards was straight. I don't like Michael's custard as much as Culvers because I think it tastes a little bland.
Serious Sandwiches: The Chip Butty
and by the way, I'm Welsh, and "butty" is a term of endearment as in "shw mai butty" - "hello my old friend".
Serious Sandwiches: The Chip Butty
About 20 years ago I was working in Washington, D.C. I always have my supper at the bar in the hotel, and one evening, I was just finishing off my meal by opening my dinner roll and loading it with fries. a guy down the bar said "Excuse me, you're British, aren't you?"
The Best Frozen Custard
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Dear Serious Eater,
EAST COAST ORIGINAL FROZEN CUSTARD of Fairview Park, Ohio,
is another mecca for frozen custard lovers ! Custom machinery for top quality taste and texture. Sugar~free frozen custard always available too.
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Serious Sandwiches: The Chip Butty
correction,
- i just did a little lookup on the old interwebs - it seems the word butty in welsh is more for "mate" or "friend" and the use of butty for "sandwich" seems to be a northern england slang, so - hey, there we go!
best wishes
Serious Sandwiches: The Chip Butty
Here's some other details:
- the word butty is a welsh word for a sandwich.
- butty is pronounced with the first syllable like "book", not like "putty", and not like "booty". The double "tt" is soft, not pronounced like a "d"
- one of my favourite variations is to make these using triangular ciabatta buns - mmmmmmmm - i gotta go now and make one
ta ra for now then love
Picky Eaters Unite: It's Not Your Fault
I have more of a texture problem.. I love the taste of strawberries, but can't stand the hairs and seeds in my mouth. I like the taste of onion, but can't abide the texture. I can't get past the smell of cooked cabbage or broccoli. And yogurt and whole milk I just can't get down. When I diet, I eat raw veggies, broiled or pan fried meat (in Pam), and I drink tons of water, but sweets are my downfall. I have tried to make myself eat the "good stuff" for me, but I'm over 50 and I doubt I can change much now.
Picky Eaters Unite: It's Not Your Fault
I have more of a texture problem.. I love the taste of strawberries, but can't stand the hairs and seeds in my mouth. I like the taste of onion, but can't abide the texture. I can't get past the smell of cooked cabbage or broccoli. And yogurt and whole milk I just can't get down. When I diet, I eat raw veggies, broiled or pan fried meat (in Pam), and I drink tons of water, but sweets are my downfall. I have tried to make myself eat the "good stuff" for me, but I'm over 50 and I doubt I can change much now.
Serious Sandwiches: The Chip Butty
When you're hungry and need to be fed,
Get some frites (still hot); butter and bread;
With a sprinkle of salt;
And some vinegar (malt).
Haute cuisine — this chip butty will spread!
The Best Frozen Custard
As a Wisconsinite I have to say that Kopps tops the list of the world's greatest custard. I have never ever been disappointed with any of the custard I have eaten there. I have traveled all over this great nation and sampled frozen custards from anywhere I could find it. Kopps is tops.
The Best Frozen Custard
If you're in Western PA, check out Glen's Custard in Springdale. They have the original custard machines from the thirties, still in working condition and producing their custard every day. Wonderful stuff-- I grew up on it!
Serious Sandwiches: The Chip Butty
The trick to a good potato po-boy is mayo and good beef gravy. The sandwich from Rocky and Carlo's is heavenly.
Serious Sandwiches: The Chip Butty
STOP. Please I beg of you.
I was born in Rochdale, a small town in Northern Lancashire, England. Chip butties were a normal part of my life growing up. I now travel throughout the US, UK and Europe as if they were one...city?
I feel slightly, no very, very, annoyed that chip butties have been discovered. Why is it that the food of my home could seem so odd?
Serious Sandwiches: The Chip Butty
Several years ago, when I was (isn't this the height of desperation?) reading the Yellow Pages restaurant section with menus in it, I discovered a potato and egg hero listed at several diner-type spots. No discussion of brown sauce. I'd love to try one; I've done a FF po'boy, which was okay, but not heavenly. Maybe it's the brown sauce. Je nais parlez "cheese toastie" - a grilled cheese sandwich?
Serious Sandwiches: The Chip Butty
You definitely have to have brown sauce. Next to a cheese toastie, nothing tastes better in the wee hours of the morning.
Serious Sandwiches: The Chip Butty
This past weekend on a food network sandwich challenge, one guy made a sandwich using a potato knish. So, I guess there is something to be said for using the lowly potato as a replacement for bread.
Mario Unclogged: A Great Meal at Seattle's Steelhead Diner
Hi Mario… I’m sorry to hear the reason you visited the Pacific Northwest.
It’s exciting to hear about your experience at the Steelhead Diner and the “killer” Abacela Albariño. They’ve pioneered the varietal in the Northwest and I suspect have found it hard to get the varietal noticed. It’s great to get feedback from someone with your palate that enjoyed it in a setting that almost begs for this type of wine. Kudos! Paula
PS. Their website shows 2006 still available.
Serious Sandwiches: The Chip Butty
A friend of mine who did her graduate education in England called this the "turducken of carbs."
It reminds me of poutine: French fries topped with fresh cheese curds and covered with hot gravy (usually brown gravy).
Serious Sandwiches: The Chip Butty
Here in New Orleans, the french fry po-boy is not unheard of. Usually it is served dressed with gravy on top. Not really my cup of tea when it comes to po-boys, but it is an option.
Serious Sandwiches: The Chip Butty
I know it sounds wrong, but the chip butty is one of the great British culinary gifts to the world. Make sure the chips are thick cut, not French fries, and they need to be piping hot so that the butter melts. And brown sauce all over it. Makes me miss the UK even more...
Mario Unclogged: A Great Meal at Seattle's Steelhead Diner
The poutine is just ok, only because the fries at Steelhead are really weak. The fried grit cakes, on the other hand, are about as good as it gets.
Mario Unclogged: A Great Meal at Seattle's Steelhead Diner
I'm so glad that great sammies made up for your family loss. And even happier that you shared it with all of us. Your dad must be so proud. His son comes to town for a funeral and ditches the family in favor of a po'boy and a bottle of Albarino.
DioCane!
The Best Frozen Custard
I finally had Kopp's when home for a class reunion and MAN was it tasty.... so rich and soft, basically like a fully loaded gelato.
http://andrealin.vox.com/library/post/a-tard-for-custard.html
The Best Frozen Custard
does anyone remember custard beach here in manhattan? i was just heartbroken when they went out of business! their frozen custard was the best i have ever had.
zabar's is selling vanilla and chocolate frozen custard these days in the cafe, but it's not all that great.
The Best Frozen Custard
Because you didn't have exact, equal samples, I won't take this as an affront against Wisconsin, frozen custard, and God.
The Best Frozen Custard
Thanks for your replies kathryn and elaine! Hmmm... so maybe this stuff is dense, low-egg ice-cream?
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This study annoys me. Picky eaters are already wholly obnoxious with their aversions to taste/texture. Now they can blame it on "genetics," rather than just taking responsibility for the fact that they don't want to try new things.
Remember, folks: even if you have the breast cancer gene, it doesn't mean you'll get breast cancer. So, even if you have the picky eater gene, it doesn't mean you HAVE to be a picky eater.
I do, however, think it is learned by watching parents. My MIL is an extremely picky eater, and so is my husband. I have slowly begun forcing him to integrate foods like mushrooms and asparagus and fish, but it is a slow and incredibly frustrating process.