Question of the Day: What's the best cheese for your grilled cheese sandwich?
Specifically, WHITE American cheese! (I don't know why; just tastes extra-special to me!)
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Question of the Day: Ever consider a food-related tattoo?
David Cross, the comedian, has an especially good one: a pig eating its own (bbq'd) rib. Kind of sinister, but undeniably awesome.
Awake Shack 2007
The best thing about working in the Flatiron. (No offense to former colleagues!) You could monitor the line from your cube and dart out at the optimal moment.
Lia, you're so right about the root beer float/glass issue! Still, it's my go-to at the Shack...
The Ordering Game
Hmm, now I'm having visions of some kind of tournament, with different rounds of increasing difficulty...
Do you like 'chunks' in your ice cream?
Yes indeed! I guess I tend to like soft chunks - swirls, even - like dough or caramel; I don't especially like hard nuggets. Except, of course, in the case of Heath Bar. And that's just habit, really.
The worst: gum in any form in ice cream, even a gumball nose on an anthropomorphic popsicle.
Question of the Day: What foods will you eat way after the expiration date?
Not technically "expired," but certainly past their prime: I love really stale spice drops!
Manhattan bakery
I'm a sucker for a homemade donut, personally!
I'd also love to see more places that lend themselves to lingering - not coffee shops, but nice bakery cafes where you can get a cup of tea and a sweet at four pm without having to do a full "high tea" thing.
The Case of the Mysterious Date Bars
Well, don't bother asking the folks at the Grand Central market where they get their date bars - one of my first dead ends!
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The Case of the Mysterious Date Bars
I eat these things nearly every work day. Why did you wait so long to try them? They're awesome! I must admit though I thought they were from some ethnic bakery somewhere. No idea where they came from until reading your blog. Thanks!
The Case of the Mysterious Date Bars
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The Case of the Mysterious Date Bars
I just ran across this site and thought someone could help me. We are originally from Detroit MI and grew up with Awrey Bakery goods. We now live in CA and have a small store, a nut shop, in Temecula CA. We carry some MI products, among them , the Awrey Date Nut bar. It sells really well and we were actually buying it from their outlet store in Livonia MI. Since it's a product that is fairly popular, awrey, in its infinite wisdom, now refuses to ship out. It can only be bought through the big distributors and they won't bother with a small mom and pop store. If anybody knows where I can purchase these bars, please let me know.
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The Case of the Mysterious Date Bars
I have been eating these cookies for years and have always wondered where did they come from. Today I bought a pack fo the figs and the thought came to my mine to go on the internet and find out. Now the mystery is over. I thought the Koreans made and controlled them. They are the only ones that I know who sell them. Thanks for the research
The Case of the Mysterious Date Bars
I've been curious about these for a very long time...I just had my first one today, of the whole-wheat variety, and it was pretty tasty. But I totally thought it was stuffed with figs, rather than dates.
The Case of the Mysterious Date Bars
I read your blog entry on these, but I'm still sort of wondering...where is the recipe from? It seems like something they would make in Greece or somewhere in the Middle East. Did you ever figure that out?
The Case of the Mysterious Date Bars
Oh my god, the mystery is solved!! I've been wondering what those were ever since I became addicted to them while living in NYC for a couple years for grad school. I even posted a question on Yahoo Answers before getting the momentum to look for pictures of my vague guess on flickr (which brought me here, to this blog). Aren't you glad you finally tried one? They're the tastiest. Even better than black and white cookies.
Question of the Day: Ever consider a food-related tattoo?
I have a duck on my right upper arm with a heart and a banner that says DUCK FAT, and below that a bracelet of the native chilepetins- they are small, like THai bird chilies, and have heart shaped leaves, so my husband's name is in one of the leaves. Left arm is a grape bunch with "Zinfandel" above and "Primitivo" below. Bracelet for that arm will likely be basil and tomatoes, but I am also looking for someone willing to do the Time Magazine portrait of Ms. Julia on my back.
Question of the Day: Ever consider a food-related tattoo?
I have long considered one since becoming a chef, and have finally done it. Of course it takes a while to finally decide what you want to have done, but I am really happy with what I came up with:
Question of the Day: What's the best cheese for your grilled cheese sandwich?
I liked to use herbed havarti on whole grain - nice and buttery - for breakfast grilled cheese (w/ a dab of dijon mustard).
However, any other time, it's Velveeta (still on whole grain bread) with Bubbie's Brand bread and butter pickles on the side - Yum!
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