tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84873149295693425462024-02-18T18:54:17.561-08:00i just ate thisPictures, descriptions, and reviews of recent mastications <br>in Atlanta and SavannahUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger598125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487314929569342546.post-89308302599753360632011-12-20T16:16:00.000-08:002011-12-20T18:22:13.227-08:00Potato Latkes for HanukkahBeen a while since I have put anything up, but tonight that all changes. It is the first night of Hanukkah and tonight I made my "World Famous in my House" latkes! These were made the old fashioned way, with love and a knuckle busting grater. Sure, I could have taken the easy way out with the food processor. Going old school just seemed a little more satisfying when it came to the finished product. <br /><br />The process of making latkes starts with peeling tons of potatoes. Sure, you can do this with a peeler. However, this method can take forever and can be frustrating if your peeler is dull or old. If you are skilled with a knife, you can peel potatoes lightning fast and this was the route I went. Put your potatoes in ice cold water after they are peeled. This will help prevent them from turning brown after you peel them and especially after you grate them.<br /><br />The recipe for latkes is pretty simple. Bag of potatoes, 1 onion, 1 egg, a couple tablespoons of flour, kosher salt and cracked black pepper to taste. You can substitute flour for baking powder or even potato starch, which I will get to in a bit.<br /><br />Step 1: Grate your onion. Doing this first will further help prevent from your potatoes turning brown right away. <br /><br />Step 2: Grate your potatoes. As you grate them into the bowl be sure to toss it with your onions. You will want to use both sides of the grater, one to get some thicker pieces of potato and the other to get more of a fine grate. I will usually use about 2/3rds of the potatoes on the larger side and the remaining third on the finer grate. Once you are done grating you will then take your potatoes & onions and place them in a cheese cloth, which is placed in a strainer. You want to get out as much water as possible. While your mixture is draining you can then start to heat up your oil in your pans. You want just enough oil that will cover your latkes, but not so much that they are submerged. <br /><br />Step 3: Take your mixture from the cheese cloth, squeeze out one more time to make sure it is as dry as possible. Hot oil and water don't mix, so you want to be sure all the water is out at this stage. You will then add in your egg, flour, salt and pepper. Mix well by hand so everything is coated. Here is where you can substitute the flour for potato starch. When your mixture was draining into the bowl through the cheese cloth, water wasn't the only thing coming out. When you pour the water out of the bowl you will have a thick substance on the bottom. That is potato starch. You can flake it off with a fork and combine that back into your mixture. I did not do that for this batch, but I have done so in the past.<br /><br />Step 4: Take a mixing spoon, scoop up some of your mixture, press it into the spoon, and then place it into the oil by turning your spoon over in the pan. Then press down on the latke. Once the latke becomes golden brown, on the bottom and edges, you will flip them and wait for the same process to finish on that side. Once this is complete you will remove from the pan and set on paper towel to dry. <br /><br />Step 5: Now it is time to plate & eat. Garnish with some freshly cut scallions and serve with sour cream & applesauce. Personally I enjoy eating them with both side items, but it is all a personal preference thing. Some like just applesauce. Some just like sour cream. Some like them simply naked. Either way, there is no wrong way to enjoy a latke and these were very much enjoyed by us tonight!<br /><br />For dessert we went with the traditional Hanukkah dessert of jelly doughnuts. 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For the first time in the 9 plus years that my wife and I have been together, tonight was the first time she has ever cooked dinner for me. She isn't the most skilled in the kitchen, so it is just better if I handle the cooking duties. That being said, she pulled a rabbit out of the hat tonight and whipped up a very nice meal for her first time out of the box. I let her plan it all, prepare everything, cook it all, and then serve me. I figured of she was doing the first three that she might as well do the latter as well. :)<br /><br />Here is a run down of what she made tonight:<br /><br />Publix's recipe for "<a href="http://www.publix.com/aprons/meals/AllRecipes/SimpleMeal.do?mealId=3169&mealGroupId=1000">Party Chicken and Broccoli Salad</a>". We had this a few months ago at my Aunt's house and she told my wife how easy it was to make. My wife insisted she could make it, if it was that easy, so today was her day to put that to the test. She passed. <br /><br />Garlic Mashed Potatoes with Cheese<br />You can see the recipe for this dish below in the pictures. I was grab a picture of the laptop screen when she wasn't looking.<br /><br />I was not allowed in the kitchen, thought I did sneak in to grab a few pictures, so I can't tell you for sure how she made everything. I can tell you thought that everything was cooked, or in the case of the broccoli salad and pie, and mixed very nicely. She earned herself another shot at cooking some point down the line. <br /><br />Strawberry Creme Pie<br />I sort of assisted with this dessert as the three ingredients are Cool Whip, Strawberry Yogurt, and a ready to go pie crust. <br /><br />My wife was going to buy Yoplait's Strawberry Yogurt. I convinced her that the Strawberry Greek Yogurt was the way to go, and it made all the difference in the world. Greek Yogurt is creamier and has a much sharper taste. 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I am here to now tell you differently. These ribs that I made today were every bit as good as those smoked on a charcoal grill, or dare I say a Big Green Egg (BGE). Only difference were that these ribs lacks some of the smokiness that you will find with those latter methods. These were prepared and cooked the same exact way as you would via charcoal, but instead was cooked over indirect heat on a gas grill.<br /><br />I prepared these ribs by first removing the silver skin on the back and trimming away some of the excess fat. Once that was completed, I then rubbed down the pork ribs in a little honey mustard before applying the the dry rub to every inch of the rack. The honey mustard was an experiment, since I was out of regular mustard, and it proved to be a nice compliment to the spicy bite of the dry rub.<br /><br />After a lot of tinkering with the heat on the grill I was able to get it set to just a little over 250 degrees. This was barely having on the flames on the 2 outer burners. I then places some soaked apple wood chips in the middle in hopes that I could get that flavor up to the ribs. I knew I wouldn't get the smoke that I normally would get with a charcoal grill, but that didn't matter as I got tons of flavor into the ribs as is. The smell from the ribs and the apple wood chips were amazing and this couldn't have worked out better. I also sprayed down the ribs every 30 min or so with a 50/50 combo of apple juice and apple cider vinegar. <br /><br />Cooking time was pretty easy as well thanks to the heat being perfectly regulated. I let these go 2 hours on the top rack, 2 hours wrapped up in foil, and then one more hour back on the rack as I applied the sauce. Two applications of the sauce did the trick and these ribs were done. <br /><br />As you can see by the pics these ribs were not only a thing of beauty but were also cooked to perfection. 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I could swear that I posted about my initial visit where I ate the <a href="http://www.sammygreens.com/menu.html">Chee Booger and the Danang</a>. However, for whatever reason I can't find it on here...so we march forward with posting about the my second trip. <br /><br />The process at Sammy Greens is very simple: Walk up to the counter, place your order, have a seat, and feast when your food is brought out to you. Everything is made fresh, but doesn't take long to prepare being that they are small in size. On this trip I ate the Windy City, a Hogzilla, and a Chee Booger (because it is that good). <br /><br />The Windy City is a Chicago style slider that packs the best of the Chicago Dog into just a couple of bites. This split mini dog is topped with diced banana peppers, minced onion, diced tomato, pickled cucumbers, relish, lettuce, celery salt and mustard. This dog was messy, but oh so good. It was so good that I am tempted to just order a couple of these on the next trip and nothing else. <br /><br />The Hogzilla is a slow roasted pork shoulder that has been pulled and then pressed together into a patty. Cole slaw, pickles, and their own BBQ sauce round out this pork slider. It was very good, but not one that will have me running back there to try again. I am much more of a fan of their brisket than the pork.<br /><br />That leads me to the last slider, the Chee Booger. As I stated before, this slider is so good that it is almost a staple to have on your plate each and every visit. Slow roasted brisket, cooked to perfection, is the star of the show, but everything on this slider comes together perfectly. Topped with smothered onions, pickles, American cheese, mustard and Tschirky Sauce...every bit of this slider should be savored. <br /><br />The menu at Sammy Greens features different sides each week, salads, and a host of other sliders on the pork, brisket, chicken, and hot dog scale. Size wise, 2-3 sliders will have you full and happy when you walk out the door. Also, at around $2.50 a slider...they won't kill your wallet.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/282/1554859/restaurant/Sammy-Greens-Savannah"><img alt="Sammy Greens on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1554859/minilink.gif" style="border:none;width:130px;height:36px" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLog8rIVPjcPmTAsq_8mNrwl7rQiBOYWN76ahkS1aHW7gIQfSyKAq-Oh-K_ij-cxN_5ulwFU89gEhRtbqd_KD-CWT7EAv9bMMEuaTABBvpbVS96HAMTFM2jCxux152WDCNxmeGg7VCYEIr/s1600/IMAG1504.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLog8rIVPjcPmTAsq_8mNrwl7rQiBOYWN76ahkS1aHW7gIQfSyKAq-Oh-K_ij-cxN_5ulwFU89gEhRtbqd_KD-CWT7EAv9bMMEuaTABBvpbVS96HAMTFM2jCxux152WDCNxmeGg7VCYEIr/s320/IMAG1504.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614060801578521490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBa_yL8hQLD2UDH-i0_w3_hKJ_ik1FG3JkX7SXEJuChBC6j4V_AvB6nmDZTygXDEX7mu1C5aq85VP3OFn2v-Vn-hzjpw7j5kEodzP6sLwrjUB7p36UtgCPnJl9xbj2zd7_fZ7xD42LYI1S/s1600/IMAG1505.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBa_yL8hQLD2UDH-i0_w3_hKJ_ik1FG3JkX7SXEJuChBC6j4V_AvB6nmDZTygXDEX7mu1C5aq85VP3OFn2v-Vn-hzjpw7j5kEodzP6sLwrjUB7p36UtgCPnJl9xbj2zd7_fZ7xD42LYI1S/s320/IMAG1505.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614060795405895730" /></a>Phinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17661729522911360684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487314929569342546.post-19335388193139699682011-06-02T18:02:00.000-07:002011-06-02T19:06:22.570-07:00Great, cheap lunch in Athens at Cali n Titos...Great little lunch spot. This a a Latin restaurant, and really has a nice little vibe, with a lot of little kitsch items around and some modern Latin pop music playing. It looks like something you would find in an ethnic Miami neighborhood, or even in Cuba. The menu seemed geared toward quick service things, and the sandwich items all looked awesome. They have tacos, traditional Cuban sandwiches, as well as other items that I didn't really have a chance to review. I should have stolen a menu, but you can see an older one <a href="http://www.menupix.com/menudirectory/menu.php?id=2204534">here</a>. Many of the items are the same.<br /><br />I went with the Cubano sandwich. They offer it with steak, chicken, or chorizo and eggs. It comes with lettuce, tomato, mayo, jalapenos, onions and a little cilantro. The bread was great, with a nice, crisp crust that gave a good texture on the bit. The steak appeared to be a marinated flank steak, and there was plenty of meat in the sandwich.<br /><br />For my side, I chose the tostones (fried green plantains smashed into small wafers similar to thick potato chips). Those tostones were off the hook! They were not greasy at all, and were not overly salty. They were also dusted with what appeared to be a small amount of parmesan cheese. Other sides offered were fries, maduros (fried sweet plantain {I really want to try these next time}), and yuca frita (fried yuca {cassava}).<br /><br />The sandwiches were all sold as combos for around $7, which was the sandwich, a side, and a canned drink. The sandwiches are a very good size and are plenty of food for a lunch or dinner. The drinks are canned drinks, but they do offer some fresh juices as well, I believe. the selection of drinks is pretty varied, as well. In addition to the standard Coke/Diet Coke/Sprite/Tea, they offer common Latin soft drinks like Postobon (an apple soft drink), Colombiana (made by Postobon, more of a cream soda type), Inka Cola, and other popular Latin brands.<br /><br />Sadly, I was so consumed by eating a damn good sandwich that I didn't remember to take any pictures until I had already eaten half of it. The photos are bad and do not do justice to the food.<br /><br />A few things to note:<br />They don't take credit/debit cards.Lunch crowds can create long lines, but the food wait is minimal.The patio is covered and there are fans, but it could be uncomfortable during summer. They don't have a liquor license, but for $2.00 per person you can BYOB. Parking can be an issue when busy (he bought the car wash next door to help with this). This restaurant is a must visit in Athens, IMO. I am definitely going back to try some of the other combos. And for the guys--the ambient scenery is fantastic!<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HNxDiuG4xDA/Teg6x2tw4sI/AAAAAAAAACY/8umEPf8n3SI/s1600/Cali2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HNxDiuG4xDA/Teg6x2tw4sI/AAAAAAAAACY/8umEPf8n3SI/s320/Cali2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613801563692786370" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p_XCrrHb0bw/Teg6mjTXYyI/AAAAAAAAACQ/AEaP2qJDU_Y/s1600/Cali1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p_XCrrHb0bw/Teg6mjTXYyI/AAAAAAAAACQ/AEaP2qJDU_Y/s320/Cali1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613801369503228706" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487314929569342546.post-44920901947355547012011-05-30T16:15:00.000-07:002011-05-30T16:35:23.094-07:00Memorial Day Cookout - Meats on SticksMemorial Day is a time to pay honor to those that have served before us and for those that currently do everything that they can to protect and serve our great country. However, the holiday does mean one more thing and this is cookouts. It is the "official" start to the summer cookout season. All across the country grills were fired up and meats were smoked or grilled to perfection. My house was no different on this Memorial Day.<br /><br />This year I decided to go the meats on sticks route and went with beef and chicken kabobs. A good kabob is a thing of beauty and will leave you plenty satisfied. Some like to put their meat and veggies on the same skewers, but I choose to have the meat on their own and the vegetables on another. Only reason for this is because of the cooking times. Everything was marinated in the same Gourmet Warehouse of Hilton Head's Low Country Marinade. This stuff goes great with anything and played perfect with this selection of meats and vegetables. <br /><br />As for the rest of the meal, I decided to make a pasta salad and then bought some potato salad from Publix. Just wasn't in the mood to make the potato salad this morning and the red skin homestyle one at Publix is pretty darn good. The pasta salad was just pasta, peas, onions, garlic, cherry tomatoes, feta, and Newman's Own Light Lime Dressing. Just a little of this goes a long way and this salad was perfectly dressed. A few hours chilling in the fridge gave the pasta salad time to get to the right serving temp and for the flavors in the dressing to work their way into every bite of the salad. <br /><br />Nothing tops off a cookout quite like fresh ice cold watermelon, and this cookout was no different. Seedless might be on the label, but I don't think I have ever run across a watermelon that was 100% seedless. This was pretty close, but still no cigar.<br /><br />Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day holiday weekend.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbtgXs5sAs_mJhcqT4DyNC2GZgmTlBiAME-j8MQE1s1kOHv5iLGX_yLU6w4uSlGWVEkxxMHCfSni_RuEP3ZTXt11Ni9PolujmdvZJsyCE4uYHmLxdKalBJBbXBk4BnogdpYD8FSRpQYOj/s1600/IMAG1490.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbtgXs5sAs_mJhcqT4DyNC2GZgmTlBiAME-j8MQE1s1kOHv5iLGX_yLU6w4uSlGWVEkxxMHCfSni_RuEP3ZTXt11Ni9PolujmdvZJsyCE4uYHmLxdKalBJBbXBk4BnogdpYD8FSRpQYOj/s320/IMAG1490.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612653095955783298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRXoy-Kd3218o9A9fA6gQC1jRyhkoVUfDfTOxKI-bFEWy50ID40iMI9gQQFB3ootfhjV-p8Kg8_QyctbnKJwY8cZOVT8pJPBiwkn8KUgtu3m22J5BNPcJ97bDwWzpN6dnYKs-yI2H9v-6/s1600/IMAG1491.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDAOqOUvLtGVZM0BZ_70qrQbvHXsitt8w2hKO2TlXAi40julJUIcYK4JHlpi0D-3uGsOj1mEBTb70WL4Xuk4FqJ6O3daT2x8-g3bErf0cEvMzW6NBbvk1yfjZrr7Bj-jdTylWsiuE_pMj/s320/IMAG1503.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612652551108380834" /></a>Phinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17661729522911360684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487314929569342546.post-44006856060692309862011-05-29T18:08:00.001-07:002011-05-29T19:00:28.951-07:00Anniversary Dinner 2011<a href="http://www.manuelsbreadcafe.com/">Manuel's Bread Cafe</a>, @manuelbreadcafe, is one of those gems in the CSRA that I am not sure many know about. Tucked away into the North Augusta community of Hammond's Ferry, Manuel's is so much more than what its name lends one to believe. Sure, they do have some of the finest local breads made and they do serve 3 meals a day on the corner of a street like a neighborhood cafe. However, Manuel's is not your typical cafe in terms of the exceptional French cooking and the fresh produce from the neighborhood farm, Blue Clay Farms.<br /><br />Chef Manuel Verney-Carron has brought his classical French training to the Augusta area with a very nice twist, and the menu is seasonal to boot with specials changing daily. The bread was exceptional, and Manuel sells his breads in the restaurant and at the local farmers markets in the area. The food was outstanding. The atmosphere was amazing. The service was first class.<br /><br />Upon arrival we walked into the restaurant to see a giant black board above the bar that listed all the various specials for each course. At the front of the board was a Happy Anniversary greeting just for us. Nice touch to make us feel welcome, especially on our first visit to your restaurant. We did notice the impressive dessert display to our left as well when we walked in. I will get back to that later on. <br /><br />We were then seated in the movie room. One of the nice touches is that they play old French movies on the wall in the back room. There is no volume on for these, but that didn't matter as I was reading out the subtitles and acting out the parts myself. There wasn't anyone else back there us at that point in time, so I could get away with acting a fool for those few minuets. They did give us an interesting selection for a movie being that it was our Anniversary dinner...Diary of a Chambermaid. <br /><br />Our first course consisted of my wife getting a Caprisi Salad and I went with the French Onion Soup. The FOS was made with a combo stock of beef, veal, and lamb. The flavor was off the charts and though this didn't look like the most impressive FOS ever, the taste test told something different. It was by far one of the best bowls of FOS I have ever had. As for the Caprisi Salad, only one word can describe this...fresh. Just something to be said for local produce that is picked that day. It really does make all the difference in the world between fine dining and your chain restaurants.<br /><br />For the main course I ate the Surf and Turf while my wife had the Raviolli. I wish I could remember the cheese combo, and spices, that were in the Raviolli (it was one of the chefs specials for the night)but I don't. Just know that it was heavy but damn near perfect. It was some of the best raviollis I have ever tasted. As for my surf and turf...the fillet was cooked to perfection and the the dish itself was quite refreshing. I was told that the shrimp was going to have a strong licorice taste/smell to it, but I had neither. The shrimp were cooked in Pernod. I love licorice, so that wouldn't have been a bad thing. However, it really wasn't that strong or over powering. Just great dishes all the way around.<br /><br />We saved a little room for dessert and headed over to the case for our deliberation on which amazing piece of cake we wanted. Having trouble deciding the waitress told us that we could have a sampler plate with 3 slivers of cake. Slivers doesn't sound that bad, so that is what we went with. All I wanted was the Goat Cheese Cheesecake, so that was our first selection. I told my wife to pick out whatever else she wanted to try. She selected the Peanut Butter Cake and a Triple Chocolate Cake that was wrapped in fudge. When our plate came out we quickly learned that a sliver at Manuel's is like 2 pieces of cake. No way in the world we were going to make a dent in this plate, let alone finish it. The cheesecake was off the charts good and the other two were amazing, but way to rich for my blood. Still...they were all so gooooooood. <br /><br />After dinner we took a nice walk through the neighborhood and down by the Savannah River. A beautiful sunset capped off an amazing dinner. If you live in the area, do yourself a favor and check out Manuel's. Planning a trip to Augusta? Make sure you add Manuel's to your must eat list of restaurants. <br /><br /> <br /><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/84/1425468/restaurant/Augusta/Augusta/Manuels-Bread-Cafe-North-Augusta"><img alt="Manuel's Bread Cafe on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1425468/minilink.gif" style="border:none;width:130px;height:36px" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKeLczi_tI8DS93hW7NRYNJX9_a5_TTSGMNtfDWxkFowC0moSvq1xqe2mgNZDfn49Ac-wQtZaGYn-HAyaaES5OCmYvCPtkBjqucEu-suK8lyRzCG2Q137E2uJGAj4Fs_H4lD073XEOegMQ/s1600/IMAG1432.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKeLczi_tI8DS93hW7NRYNJX9_a5_TTSGMNtfDWxkFowC0moSvq1xqe2mgNZDfn49Ac-wQtZaGYn-HAyaaES5OCmYvCPtkBjqucEu-suK8lyRzCG2Q137E2uJGAj4Fs_H4lD073XEOegMQ/s320/IMAG1432.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612313195184129634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnO7_kbGsyL7ezLGfNeUg0PpInu3SgsBFw6QaLaoF5tMWm6QbxSdli8OmdJ2XxA4Rz0QYckw65KOjjIKoS8_wT4MEtUiwBixzFpNt2daRtALK0jtjBElqUYRgtZ3AOrORjmlS6jsaM1oHe/s1600/IMAG1421.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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A member of the Atlanta burger elite, Grindhouse Killer Burgers, opened another location on Piedmont and had their grand opening party this past Sunday. If you're familiar with the other location (I could have sworn I posted about it before, but I guess I didn't), this one is way different from a logistics and layout perspective. More like an actual restaurant, not a burger counter.<br />
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Our participation in the grand opening party consisted of eating a bunch of awesome food (below), drinking several $3 beers and watching <a href="http://www.tongohiti.com/Aloha.html">Tongo Hiti</a>, my new favorite polynesian-surfy-loungey band from Atlanta. There was other stuff going on and after we left there was a burger eating contest. I didn't know there was going to be one, otherwise I would have prepared appropriately. Ever since the advent of Man Vs Food I've been looking for a good food challenge.<br />
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The entire feeling and concept of Grindhouse makes me fall in love. Maybe it's my affinity for off-beat styles or the marketing professional in me that's in love with the 'brand' they've created. I love everything about this place. Even the band, it fit perfectly with the vibe. Like a juxtaposition of the 'Grindhouse' movie concept. A chill loungey band grooving along like it's a 1970's horror flick and the main characters are riding a coastal road in California on their way to a gruesome ending. But at the last second, they stop in for a delicious burger and the killer misses them completely and chooses to attack some vegetarians instead. Everything turned out better than expected for our main characters this sunny day...so, yeah, as far as the idea of Grindhouse goes, I'm sold sold sold.<br />
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Appetizer. Cheesey Poofs. Deep fried pimento cheese. Holymotherofgodilovepimentocheese. And this was deep fried. Came with a sauce, I dipped one in, and it was good. I understand how it helps cut the sheer insanity of a giant ball of fried pimento, but I liked being over the top with mine.<br />
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I got the <b>Grindhouse Style burger (American Cheese, Grilled Onion, Lettuce, Pickles, Grindhouse Sauce)</b> and instead of American cheese I got...Pimento. Seriously, I love pimento cheese. My wife had the <b>Dixie Style (fried green tomato, pimento cheese, carolina cole slaw (diablo sauce on request)) and DAMN, it was good</b>. I pride myself on making damn fine menu choices and this time she won the non-existent, but still sort of real in my head, competition.<br />
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It's obvious care goes into the burgers from start to finish. Here's a snippet from <a href="http://www.atlantamagazine.com/diningarticles/story.aspx?ID=1189124">Atlanta Magazine</a> on how the ingredients aren't accidents, the components of the burger are all very selected:<br />
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<blockquote><i>Brounstein obsessively researched the details for his burgers. The meat, freshly ground by a small North Carolina producer and delivered every day, consists of a secret blend of chuck and brisket. The bun (“very important”) is a soft potato roll made by a Pennsylvania Dutch bakery named Martin’s. The sauces are homemade. A fancy nickel-plated grill, shiny as a mirror, ensures that the patties cook evenly without sticking.</i></blockquote>And then they wrap it all up, halfway, like a burgeritto. The presentation makes it obvious that these burgers are churned out with more love than surburban burger darling, 5 guys.<br />
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I am a Vortex homer, I love that place and I have eaten there way more times than I can count. I am, however, about to become a father and you can't take kiddos into Vortex. So until my kid is 18 or I choose to go to Vortex on a kidless night, Grindhouse is my new ITP burger joint. I do have plenty love for both and an appetite for them to match.<br />
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(Side note, Groupon type deals are all the rage nowadays. There's normally an ad for one of the companies in our sidebar. If you're not with Groupon yet, <a href="http://www.groupon.com/r/uu19162048">click here to sign up free</a>. It's the jam.)<br /><br />Toasted and Tapped is a brewery/restaurant in what I guess is considered downtown Flowery Branch. Heard about the place on a recommendation so I was jacked when the Groupon came through for it.<br />The building itself is in what looks like an old house with the front rooms converted into a brewery. All the guts of the beer operation are proudly on display as soon as you walk in. I've brewed some beer myself so this was intriguing enough on it's own. They brew a number of different beers in various styles on the premises. There were 3 available when we went 1. Big Bang Brew 2.Captain Eddy's and 3. Nutless Brown Ale. Lastly, on the beer side, I loved the smell of the place. It smelled like fresh beer. Delicious.<br /><br />I had the Big Bang and Nutless Brown. Both were delicious...almost too good. Big Bang was a sweet malty brew and nutless brown is a sweet/sour brown ale. It didnt have the typical nutty taste of other brown ales, I guess it lived up to it's name. Next time I want to try their IPA and the 10oz pour Belgian. <br /><br />We showed up right after a big rush. Good and bad on that. They were out of some good looking appetizers, but we didn't have to wait or deal with crowds.<br /><br />Food:<br />-Fried Zucchini app. - Pretty good, don't think I'd get it again.<br />-I had BLT Quesadilla - pretty good, very good house cut fries<br />-Wife got Burger Florentine - Very good. She had some preference about the spinach, but I can't really remember.<br /><br />I'm bummed we missed out on the full appetizer menu, so when you go make sure you show up early.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/151/1561733/restaurant/Gainesville/Toasted-and-Tapped-Flowery-Branch"><img alt="Toasted and Tapped on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1561733/minilink.gif" style="border:none;width:130px;height:36px" /></a><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSzV5Xz1SPcnjTq1awfNEzxZsf4kcx8uHn_oxGLf2cde7TEyj8b8NyFVQ1YZ4oTNx_bwY6WOaCIXneZTiryc0t8hC1VlsbRNbvlfcPXEOppn5g54ihAYFB06vDPako4_gDFleZSXaDP52/s1600/2011-05-22+15%253A09%253A14+%252B0000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSzV5Xz1SPcnjTq1awfNEzxZsf4kcx8uHn_oxGLf2cde7TEyj8b8NyFVQ1YZ4oTNx_bwY6WOaCIXneZTiryc0t8hC1VlsbRNbvlfcPXEOppn5g54ihAYFB06vDPako4_gDFleZSXaDP52/s320/2011-05-22+15%253A09%253A14+%252B0000" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big Bang Brew 4.8%abv</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0HqexcDw3uu7wq4gBpZgJPuCUwhFz6ixLYH4qFRuUKNJmSWQEk1hgabqKMmXM-X3P3-B4zuCfbCWQYL0EUjyP_LFHpZzgqNgv1UVLuwAabABUto3CF9wSZGR5KWUzhn2GjfF27WOXTye/s1600/2011-05-22+15%253A08%253A03+%252B0000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0HqexcDw3uu7wq4gBpZgJPuCUwhFz6ixLYH4qFRuUKNJmSWQEk1hgabqKMmXM-X3P3-B4zuCfbCWQYL0EUjyP_LFHpZzgqNgv1UVLuwAabABUto3CF9wSZGR5KWUzhn2GjfF27WOXTye/s320/2011-05-22+15%253A08%253A03+%252B0000" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nutless Brown Ale 5.5%</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU38qVJKzflfDCadqjdc9WlHUunOxoUhIHhRJigz3j__OVooO0wHJqOnqyNaJgDX5Y50V2QZ1e295_5qo41wVFijG1Ov4Vei6gMZVMQKCFgZOdTa7E_DFjz-33gzGSumXFLvxeY5ee-8un/s1600/2011-05-22+15%253A08%253A49+%252B0000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU38qVJKzflfDCadqjdc9WlHUunOxoUhIHhRJigz3j__OVooO0wHJqOnqyNaJgDX5Y50V2QZ1e295_5qo41wVFijG1Ov4Vei6gMZVMQKCFgZOdTa7E_DFjz-33gzGSumXFLvxeY5ee-8un/s320/2011-05-22+15%253A08%253A49+%252B0000" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_c9Ufmo_obgpNK5uhkvpcRG9WL2i-SnKiyga1t-wdRrvT_RgiV9C3HUvkms4RsLcfHQad-_5H2tPXDSLTv_4w8421S2dEjZbDklZxgiH2BWaw8vPJqi6wmYn9e106JiWfLbndQWVVJMk/s1600/2011-05-22+15%253A08%253A23+%252B0000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_c9Ufmo_obgpNK5uhkvpcRG9WL2i-SnKiyga1t-wdRrvT_RgiV9C3HUvkms4RsLcfHQad-_5H2tPXDSLTv_4w8421S2dEjZbDklZxgiH2BWaw8vPJqi6wmYn9e106JiWfLbndQWVVJMk/s320/2011-05-22+15%253A08%253A23+%252B0000" width="240" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487314929569342546.post-40357850509764186282011-05-22T09:10:00.000-07:002011-05-22T09:11:05.243-07:00Cruise Food Aboard The Disney DreamThis will probably be the longest post in the history of IJAT, but I decided it was best to do this in one massive post rather than a few daily posts.<br /><br />Below is a collection of what I ate during our cruise May 8th-12th aboard the new <a href="http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ships-activities/ships/dream/">Disney Dream</a>. The first few pictures were the first meal we had aboard the ship at Flo's V-8 Cafe, which was located poolside. There you could get everything from pizza, burgers, fries and chicken fingers to sandwiches, wraps, salads, and fruit. <br /><br />Our first dinner was located inside Animators Palate. This was a very cool dining room where the walls came to life with Crush, Nemo, Dori and the rest of the cast from Finding Nemo. This is pretty much a Pixar room and my son loved every second we were in there. During dinner Crush made his way, window to window, around the room and interacted with each table. He would pick someone out at a table and have a full conversation with them. The dinner itself was pretty good as I had the veal trio.<br /><br />The next group show breakfast as we pulled into Nassau. Amazing view of the ocean and sunrise to have during breakfast. <br /><br />Some other highlights through the rest of the pics:<br /><br />The BBQ buffet at Castaway Cay for lunch was outstanding. Ribs, Mahi, Chicken...pretty much everything you could want was there.<br /><br />The Watermelon & Honeydew cold soup was amazing! I had this after eating the spicy Conch Chowder. It was a very nice palate cleanser and was quite refreshing. <br /><br />The desserts were pretty meh, except for the last ones. The Creme Brulee was one of the best I have ever had and the Grand Marnier Souffle was beyond anything I expected it to be. <br /><br />During that same meal I had an amazing Rack of Lamb and a cold duck appetizer. The French Onion Soup though was not good at all. Hard to call it soup since all the liquid was pretty much soaked up into the bread. It was more like French Onion Bites, but far from the real French Onion Bites at <a href="http://www.thestantonsocial.com/">The Stanton Social</a> in NYC. One of these days I will try those for myself.<br /><br />Enjoy the pics. 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZn11p6wwi69AQ7e4BToBrkorZF_QkxmS9wt4QTbXG5Fuqi-GpXAbxAF-ERfpStui6RmTSYR1DhcYrqsiMnfZCmIbs3aUhWg5m9yQaH3zEeJfJGTNiq99HvHXrUqjDUVgr1lhxeaX4zTTf/s320/IMAG1009.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609549288843298034" /></a>Phinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17661729522911360684noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487314929569342546.post-41961327711564650432011-05-22T08:01:00.000-07:002011-05-24T07:29:59.325-07:00Will The Scalini's Eggplant Parmesan Throw My Wife Into Labor? (A follow-along case study)Come close to your computer screen. I have something very private and graphic to tell you. Ready? OK.<br />
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There is a small child in my wife's stomach. And it technically shouldn't be there anymore. It's rather imperative that we get the child out, lest the 'authorities' will take said child out in a more aggressive manner. And nobody wants that. <br />
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And here's where we begin. Scalini's in Smyrna, GA has eggplant parmesan that is notorious for making women go into labor. They started a 'Bambino Club' for pregnant women that order the Eggplant. If you eat the eggplant parmesan and go into labor within 48 hours your baby is in the Bambino Club. They get a free shirt, picture on the wall and something else think. Maybe the newborn gets a free meal or something. 300 babies have been born as a result of this eggplant dish. I tried getting a total number of attempts so this process would be a little more scientific, but our server didn't know how many there were. Judging by the size of and number of names in the book they sign people up in, I'd be surprised if it was over 5%.<br />
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We went last night and gave the eggplant parmesan induction a shot. That was roughly 12 hours ago and there's been no action yet. I'll continue to update.<br />
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On the restaurant and food itself - if you're familiar with the Provino's restaurants around Gwinnett, this is essentially the exact same thing. Similar looking sign out front, similar decor, same looking menu and items, same food. There is a Provino's 5 minutes from our house so had we known it was the same thing, I'm not sure we would have gone. Provino's doesn't have a baby club or famous labor eggplant, so unless I really think the eggplant induces labor by itself, the extra drive was for novelty purposes.<br />
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Judging by all the graffiti on the walls, the section of booths we were in was in the cool section of the restaurant. My least favorite kind of graffiti was all over the place. It lacked art value and was mostly someone writing they loved their lover because the person before them wrote that they loved their lover. Many laughs were had as a result of these markings, for example, my wife asking me how long it would take to write 'sucks' after every single person's name. And then the awkwardness that one would feel if they brought a date there after they previously professed their love for a different person on the same booth. <br />
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My wife obviously got the eggplant parmesan. I got Veal Diana, a veal and eggplant dish. Both were good. Like Provino's, the meal comes with unlimited garlic rolls and salad. The first set of rolls we got felt old and tasted way too salty. Second batch was much better. <br />
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Here's the aftermath of my veal diana:<br />
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The pics can do the talking.<br /></p><br /><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvJR-l8DExBgFuLPktgzLj_WpmfF_3b95O27Xzq4smKMrd0xy8VaF8UpkHVhPxM9ykBXlmA-Jb2ikSYW1vGhBs0NbDoQwmLYiX9oJU7rdOwbz1v5KLC423TKpL5zrzUnivNdxj1aUNjBU/' /><br /><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdATETIznCGQjileFBVXpOYQXavhY_ILiwhyphenhyphenxv_DkykiklVidu8iuyKha33IylzC5MO_MSh0RLA47s5dvk0pBP6iVzjODrLLS7Vcm4m6J21jNfpDYeYSa-ZHyaNJ-apYZfu6p517Ae_smQ/' /><br /><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8gELjY4oOfwekjCi_APl5_dv4B4PYZHUqpyRzbXG49Y5Q9mXh9Ayoa5mFhLSwSaPXA9Et-clbWQLs3qJq_j2BQmARi-j6Jx23PvgWKivKQEcFxlMoW0Fij6xlR8w9Mw4hk58rysxKyQ-/' /><br /><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib76_FQ5u0-mI524TK8ppOmHOG6g9sJ_ZhN9JmxCk6gGJfo9SPQ7Ujv1MkBzhkTur50SzOb8NwvVKUGm-MIyRtFNd8x0zQSY7S8RxvZLWktndIYgfC6NAeptCaN5ffuhTcuXG6z1rDXhxq/' /><br /></div>Phinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17661729522911360684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487314929569342546.post-83658599270687027072011-05-20T10:55:00.001-07:002011-05-20T12:51:13.309-07:00Not your typical lunch meetingUsually the Chamber or Tourism luncheons are nothing to write home about. You usually get the standard "Chamber Chicken". You might get a piece of cheesecake. It is just always a lot of meh on top of meh.<br /><br />Well, yesterday the Tourism Leadership Council's luncheon was at Savannah Technical College. Again...not looking promising at all. Little did we know that there is a culinary school there and they were the ones preparing our lunch for us today. Students making lunch for us? Again...the red flags went up. Got to say, outside of the pate, it was an excellent lunch.<br /><br />Plenty of bread on the table is a great way to always start the meal. Especially with the olive oil & balsamic vinegar close by. The appetizer, as I stated before, was meh. I am not one for pate and that pretty much turned me off of the dish right away. <br /><br />The main course more than make up for that dish with the Osso Bucco. The meat was perfectly cooked and was melting in my mouth. I could have eaten about 3 more of these, it was that good. <br /><br />The dessert was a peach creme brulee tart with a side of pistachio ice cream. This was a great dish to close out the meal, other than the horrible coffee flavored syrup on the plate. I am not a coffee person and that could have been easily left off the plate. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjX9-wiNvaXpJO0PSm7GqmHgTzyowUnGfFB56azqcDaHvrvyUctcC_dIoxvv24-5o0pTHIYK74wOuJfZ9lqBD3GXwGRSLSxoTXBZOiNFe4f-pGiCLYROxjzKk94Dyhyphenhypheni3T-2nwi0dFL6_5/s1600/IMAG1331.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjX9-wiNvaXpJO0PSm7GqmHgTzyowUnGfFB56azqcDaHvrvyUctcC_dIoxvv24-5o0pTHIYK74wOuJfZ9lqBD3GXwGRSLSxoTXBZOiNFe4f-pGiCLYROxjzKk94Dyhyphenhypheni3T-2nwi0dFL6_5/s320/IMAG1331.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608858921933074306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1DSibbzpMt2IuIcok5JFAslHn7rCTI3jSj9LcsWHIKksLCq0Xsy37qmeuxpnvlEsIUNJimfmcj_1mSooQEygAR-6Bj_RpeLh-kSpADjmu7GgEPQJ_LmoqCsoBjEHQoMUXdBQh5xno49pS/s1600/IMAG1332.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1DSibbzpMt2IuIcok5JFAslHn7rCTI3jSj9LcsWHIKksLCq0Xsy37qmeuxpnvlEsIUNJimfmcj_1mSooQEygAR-6Bj_RpeLh-kSpADjmu7GgEPQJ_LmoqCsoBjEHQoMUXdBQh5xno49pS/s320/IMAG1332.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608858913067644562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinZK-uhqChA0zNmzThvEn57m69FZyTOb2I0FPVLpWPMhyphenhyphenT9PYnl4guYfCriuBWktphJxWSzmh_mMkEBoGtqJtbMpuMtkTOaJ5K5rfdZlowwKGrI8mLyqGnQwYx8M7FuroWpvQE-R-KySnf/s1600/IMAG1335.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinZK-uhqChA0zNmzThvEn57m69FZyTOb2I0FPVLpWPMhyphenhyphenT9PYnl4guYfCriuBWktphJxWSzmh_mMkEBoGtqJtbMpuMtkTOaJ5K5rfdZlowwKGrI8mLyqGnQwYx8M7FuroWpvQE-R-KySnf/s320/IMAG1335.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608858904651233330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRpwD76EW7xN70k-8YvwN1Jk_dvK6xvxdYEsUNdvPpD1FE0fnidlFkUogBYZT439bebtSk0nlB2B8nk9LjuIa-sczv5ftOPHF13t5GNAPpDf4WrwqOBzoKNqB4qqTmK7VhqX9ULe2urLY/s1600/IMAG1336.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRpwD76EW7xN70k-8YvwN1Jk_dvK6xvxdYEsUNdvPpD1FE0fnidlFkUogBYZT439bebtSk0nlB2B8nk9LjuIa-sczv5ftOPHF13t5GNAPpDf4WrwqOBzoKNqB4qqTmK7VhqX9ULe2urLY/s320/IMAG1336.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608858892021511858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_-aPbSixMVbtHAwExiItqUChWYSVkgMB5c0cfylN7216ZM2YUAW1xFmTa04ymO3cJ5DTZZW7J4SjZmqRFWxt3d4O4g8FgiMuUTDd9YBjZMmLUoMlqZcnksLpzqdYGefTtCOPe0sC23QY/s1600/IMAG1337.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_-aPbSixMVbtHAwExiItqUChWYSVkgMB5c0cfylN7216ZM2YUAW1xFmTa04ymO3cJ5DTZZW7J4SjZmqRFWxt3d4O4g8FgiMuUTDd9YBjZMmLUoMlqZcnksLpzqdYGefTtCOPe0sC23QY/s320/IMAG1337.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608858882741995298" /></a>Phinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17661729522911360684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487314929569342546.post-5268836113812628242011-05-20T10:20:00.000-07:002011-05-20T12:53:56.398-07:0010th Annual Taste of Downtown in SavannahEach year the Chamber of Commerce puts on a great event for its members, and the public, called the Taste of Downtown. It is a great way to get out and sample something special from the local restaurants here in the Savannah area, as well networking with fellow chamber members. This years event was held in beautiful Johnson Square and had plenty of variety for everyones taste buds. From casual to fine dining, it was there. Below is for the most part the best of the best that I ate. Some vendors were there that I didn't try just because I eat in their restaurants so often or the fare they were offering just didn't excite me enough to want a bite.<br /><br />You can watch the news feature at the end about this event, in which I make a guest appearance in a drive by shot.<br /><br />First up I tired the Braised Short Rib Slider Topped with Shrimp from <a href="http://www.plantersinnsavannah.com/menu.htm">The Olde Pink House</a>. This was quite possibly the best dish I ate of the night and it was the first one out of the gate. It set the bar pretty high for everyone to match and only their sister restaurant, <a href="http://www.garibaldisavannah.com/flash.html">Garibaldi's</a>, came close with their stuffed fried shrimp entry. This one was so good that I ended up coming back around for seconds. <br /><br />Everything else was pretty good. The duck wrap was a nice bite. The ribs from a chef in Richmond Hill were excellent. The crab dip from another restaurant was spot on. The steak sandwich from Ruth's Chris was decent. But one other thing stood out...the cupcakes from <a href="http://www.gigiscupcakesusa.com/savannahgeorgia">Gigi's</a>.<br /><br />Gigi's has been one of our favorite guilty pleasures since they opened here in Savannah a couple of months ago. Bethany, the owner, has done an amazing job with her shop and these works of art are something to behold, and eat. Last night they had an amazing sampling of the mini cupcakes for everyone to enjoy at the event. These were far and away the best desserts of the night, and it wasn't even close. Every time I turned around Bethany was roping me back in and she let me know that the regular cupcakes would be arriving shortly. She gave me a couple for the road to take home to my wife, that is what you see pictured below. The one on the left is the Italian Wedding Cupcake and the other one is the Cherry Limeade Cupcake. Sadly only one made it home as I lost the Cherry Limeade one on a sharp turn. The cupcake went rolling onto the passenger side floor for the rest of the ride home. <br /><br />For those that have never had a cupcake from Gigi's, find a location near you and get one today. You won't be disappointed at all. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrfCt-h6NFySvk62D1DVHrzC6iPQhrK_r_n2yj1jfq7FJY3jMxkprZEP3En-Nsb6xP6nlw-jIZVjmOQ8gAIeSF5yj-kwMLY9grN_x463JRzIO3fUvx8vsXPCHfptTjKpFng9XoBRoJw4sw/s1600/IMAG1338.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrfCt-h6NFySvk62D1DVHrzC6iPQhrK_r_n2yj1jfq7FJY3jMxkprZEP3En-Nsb6xP6nlw-jIZVjmOQ8gAIeSF5yj-kwMLY9grN_x463JRzIO3fUvx8vsXPCHfptTjKpFng9XoBRoJw4sw/s320/IMAG1338.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608850674041807202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7X8TURkunwpK4CbwOoXuBNXRrmNV48-7Uxiahsb5dpXsfTuoYWCHJXo9EsEYkZOcrwnjrStfk0ZNTUW7M1L5Js4StUa5ZOrrm8nSHxuYjqHcrCGY2vRovZ8O_kJ7lT5UELcxdXryZ-i1/s1600/IMAG1339.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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The Challenge for Best Ribs (in the state, county, country?) is On.This is the 3rd location for the Spiced Right BBQ family. I remembered eating at the one in Lilburn when I was a young pup many many years ago and was excited to see this location pop up. (In an old Shane's Rib Shack location, nonetheless).<br />
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This is based on my 2 visits there in the past 2 weeks. The first time my wife and I stopped in she got a pulled pork sandwich and I had a 1/2 rack w/ side of stew. The pulled pork was pretty good - not sauced before hand (GREAT sauce here) and nice big chunks. Stew was fine, even better with some sauce in it. These ribs though. Holy mother of pig Jesus. They were excellent.<br />
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Went back with the in-laws this past weekend and did what I suggest everyone reading this does. Go straight for the ribs. Forget everything else, except maybe some bread to make a rib meat sandwich.<br />
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Here's a list of awesome things about these ribs:<br />
<ol><li>Meat fell off the bone. And not in a mushy way either. Tender tender rib meat.</li>
<li>Smoky crust on the outside. Awesome flavor. Very smoky with just a hint of sweetness. </li>
<li>Ribs didnt even need sauce. I used some, of course, because it's awesome. Not necessary though. If you're a glutton like me, the sauce also helps the ribs go down easier when you're approaching the fill level. </li>
<li>I love animal fat. These ribs had the most delicious pieces of animal fat on them. It wasn't all over the place and not so prevalent that my wife was disgusted by it, but enough for me to taste and savor all the gooey goodness. </li>
<li>Throw these things on some white bread with some sauce and say hello to an amazing sandwich. </li>
</ol>Also, they have very bangin banana pudding. So go get ribs, white bread and banana pudding. Maybe a drink too.<br />
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The sub was an ultimate. Ham, cheese, turkey, roast beast and swiss + condiments. I've tried to nail down exactly what is better about these than Subway or whatever and I know it starts with the bread. I should try getting just bread and mayo one day to see how it tastes. My guess is it will be delicious. On to the pics...<br />
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I ate outside with the dogs today since it was so nice. Freaking perfect 70-72 out. I also got a new camera, (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002OEBTD2/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=ijuatth-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=B002OEBTD2">This awesome white Pentax k-x</a>. I call it the Storm Trooper) so you are blessed with some super huge pics if you want to guess every condiment on my sandwich. <br />
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</tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487314929569342546.post-20475821542358217232011-05-16T17:42:00.000-07:002011-05-16T18:12:01.135-07:00Portobello at Downtown DisneySome would say that it is sad that the best part of your meal was the bread. However, in this case it isn't really a bad thing. The problem is that there was nowhere for the meal to go but down after the bread and roasted garlic came out. I will get back to this in a second...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.portobellorestaurant.com/">Portobello</a> is one of those places you wouldn't expect to find in a place like Downtown Disney. It has the feel of a local family restaurant rather than one that is part of a bigger national restaurant group. Portobello is part of <a href="http://www.levyrestaurants.com/">Levy Restaurants</a> that also has Fulton's Crab House and Wolfgang Puck Grand Cafe in Downtown Disney. It has the charm of a local eatery and reminds you of that every step of the way through your meal.<br /><br />Speaking of the meal, lets talk about the best part of it. After we ordered we were brought out a plate of roasted garlic. There was a bottle of olive oil on the table, so I poured some of that on the plate along with some cracked black pepper. The garlic is so tender you can dig your knife into it and spread the garlic on your bread like butter. This was like putting heaven on your bread with every bite. Really hard to have anything better once you taste this.<br /><br />The salad came out and it was meh at best. For my lunch I got the meatball sliders. These were really good, and I was informed that they make all their meatballs fresh every morning. The first meatball, from left to right, was a chicken meatball. This was different and good all at the same time. The second meatball was a spicy pork one that had fire breathing out of it for days. The last meatball was a beef & veal meatball that was the best of the bunch.<br /><br />For something off the beaten path while at Downtown Disney, Portobello was a pretty decent choice.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/26/303016/restaurant/Orlando/Disney-Lake-Buena-Vista/Portobello-Lake-Buena-Vista"><img alt="Portobello on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/303016/minilink.gif" style="border:none;width:130px;height:36px" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmuTbqFEhtOUHCtAlMhGAyeL7X2xu_OinuUQxEmY_lXa0uglJKTvnBKv5gMmGcKXe91KHzPN6J7Uw6cAhK2dcB0ml8gWiiWwLhyJy-ljykuuXk0vs5zMQbKGrT94FWxRTyUjmcYROQD03/s1600/IMAG1271.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmuTbqFEhtOUHCtAlMhGAyeL7X2xu_OinuUQxEmY_lXa0uglJKTvnBKv5gMmGcKXe91KHzPN6J7Uw6cAhK2dcB0ml8gWiiWwLhyJy-ljykuuXk0vs5zMQbKGrT94FWxRTyUjmcYROQD03/s320/IMAG1271.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607480360118213042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2UVOM6XfGMDg70DRewNuVxLThoGpjZm3lUyu3llZFCqrh0Ib3KooRSZLiP5atO4X-ZNtiyAC7OrH6cgMjlFJ6TRf56B0FmNaFy5QYrLR-F9CJsgJgxSuQ0rC4bppjgeBb4eslJgfenkK/s1600/IMAG1269.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2UVOM6XfGMDg70DRewNuVxLThoGpjZm3lUyu3llZFCqrh0Ib3KooRSZLiP5atO4X-ZNtiyAC7OrH6cgMjlFJ6TRf56B0FmNaFy5QYrLR-F9CJsgJgxSuQ0rC4bppjgeBb4eslJgfenkK/s320/IMAG1269.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607480356975677778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVdxnmJBOihgcYWdra9Afq7nr9KzaNWxBnP6Kf2Qhzs5mw8NY13_ibA2Ki2uAM0pqXJ_Tyndq69Ig3kBbuWOYQUlxiJkBE9MP6taFV3bnAKclA-Fd-pU6TdQBE5bJDbwYzUk9V7k2v8w8/s1600/IMAG1268.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVdxnmJBOihgcYWdra9Afq7nr9KzaNWxBnP6Kf2Qhzs5mw8NY13_ibA2Ki2uAM0pqXJ_Tyndq69Ig3kBbuWOYQUlxiJkBE9MP6taFV3bnAKclA-Fd-pU6TdQBE5bJDbwYzUk9V7k2v8w8/s320/IMAG1268.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607480350252057810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4NYNPz9_qULGfl0fh-BH55Nn3IL5qnCAVT1sXfB4O3XnRQXwQyUA0cBUz8cMuojqPK-ZlvT7rLId5LJ01GZ3titd4-L-uNMVn9Opwzkyy6qMqcFixyiM-zisGERdfOMExiA9jev2xoxuP/s1600/IMAG1270.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4NYNPz9_qULGfl0fh-BH55Nn3IL5qnCAVT1sXfB4O3XnRQXwQyUA0cBUz8cMuojqPK-ZlvT7rLId5LJ01GZ3titd4-L-uNMVn9Opwzkyy6qMqcFixyiM-zisGERdfOMExiA9jev2xoxuP/s320/IMAG1270.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607480345952768098" /></a>Phinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17661729522911360684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487314929569342546.post-8764450461729488492011-05-16T17:12:00.000-07:002011-05-16T17:34:49.300-07:00Olives Mediterranean Cafe in NassauWho would have thought that conch fritters and lamb gyros would be a perfect match? However, in Nassau this is exactly the case. <a href="http://www.olivesinnassau.com/olives_menu.htm">Olives Mediterranean Cafe</a> is an excellent marriage of the Caribbean and Mediterranean. <br /><br />Tucked away in a side alley off of Bay St. in the heart of Nassau, Olives is one of those gems you are glad you stumbled upon. We were walking down Bay St last week looking for some lunch when we saw a sign pointing us down an alley to Olives. What we walked up to was a little side cafe with a few tables and a lot of charm. Olives has a full lunch and dinner menu, plus a bar for those that want some libations. As for what I ate...<br /><br />You can't go to the Bahamas and not have conch. These conch fritters were the right amount of spice and conch. A great way to start lunch and get my fill of fresh conch. The gyro took quite a while to come out. Actually, quite a while is an understatement. It actually took almost 40 min for the gyro to come out. It was worth the wait, as far as gyros go. The lamb wasn't tough and was cooked perfectly. They didn't go overboard on tzatziki sauce, which many places tend to do so often. <br /><br />If you are ever down that way, check Olives out. It is a nice break from the norm and they have free WiFi. 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I can't remember where I ate it. Pic is a couple months old, but it was probably delicious.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXEGooKbuBU1lfSKcgtNMfi2axCzrx_F12YuwX9vH5QVdsk_cDmDBOp0rwSb3J_ZJB4fKP9-KAxfyQpVcnkIGHpyGIZ20A3kaT4Q76JeZ8EVQ_4JBo_5KYo8KzQIHbvT4G81VciDuod9y/s1600/2011-05-16+15%253A31%253A14+%252B0000" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXEGooKbuBU1lfSKcgtNMfi2axCzrx_F12YuwX9vH5QVdsk_cDmDBOp0rwSb3J_ZJB4fKP9-KAxfyQpVcnkIGHpyGIZ20A3kaT4Q76JeZ8EVQ_4JBo_5KYo8KzQIHbvT4G81VciDuod9y/s1600/2011-05-16+15%253A31%253A14+%252B0000" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />update: this is on a white plate and I have white plates at home. This MAY be from my house.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487314929569342546.post-59976822299643065692011-05-16T08:34:00.000-07:002011-05-24T07:30:47.499-07:00Shami Kabab in Duluth - Afghan RestaurantI'm going to preface all this by saying I've never even considered Afghan food as an international style I have ever thought about, much less considered trying. So when I saw 'Shami Kabab - An Afghan Restaurant' pop up in a shopping center not far from my office I was intrigued to say the least.<br />
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So what is Afghan Food? Here's the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_cuisine">wikipedia entry</a> on afghan cuisine. It didn't really whet my appetite or anything. At the mention of naan I thought it was going to be like Indian food, and I love Indian, so I was willing to give it a shot.What I should have paid more attention to was that the shami kabab is an actual dish. It's a kebab that's made from minced mutton, beef or chicken and spices. AKA meat stick. AKA awesome.<br />
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Side was some awesome eggplant and rice. Shami beef kabab is where it's at though. Hit this place up if you're in the Duluth/Gwinnett Arena area and looking for something different.<br />
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<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/9/1580116/restaurant/Atlanta/Gwinnett-Place-Duluth/Shami-Kabab-Afghan-Restaurant-Duluth"><img alt="Shami Kabab Afghan Restaurant on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1580116/minilink.gif" style="border:none;width:130px;height:36px" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487314929569342546.post-7789571053586301892011-04-23T11:41:00.000-07:002011-05-16T12:47:03.392-07:00Heart attack goodness on a plate...I had this for lunch Friday afternoon from Max's Ricas in Lawrenceville. It is a Colombian restaurant with traditional Colombian fare.<br /><br />The plate is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandeja_paisa"><span style="font-style: italic;">Bandeja Paisa</span></a>, a very traditional large meal found throughout Colombia. While there are many regional variations, the true Bandeja Paisa was started in the<span style="font-style: italic;"> paisa</span> regions of Colombia, which traditionally encompasses the state of Antioquia (city of Medellin) and Valle de Cacua (city of Cali).<br /><br />This particular <span style="font-style: italic;">bandeja</span> was a regional variation. It had red beans (cooked with pork), rice, <span style="font-style: italic;">Chicharrón </span>(fried pork rinds)<span style="font-style: italic;">, </span>Colombian<span style="font-style: italic;"> chorizo, carne asada</span> (marinated/grilled thin flank steak), fried plaintain (oh, so sweet and good!), an arepa (think of an unleavened biscuit), a nice big slice of avocado, all topped with a fried egg.<br /><br />I washed it down with jugo de lulo (Lulo Juice). <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanum_quitoense">Lulo</a> is a tropical fruit that I have never been able to find here because the restaurants buy them up so quickly. It is also known as a naranjilla in some areas. It has a sweet taste with a slightly tart aftertaste, and is very refreshing.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Bandeja Paisa</span> has been featured on <span style="font-style: italic;">No Reservations</span> with Anthony Bourdain recently. IF you get the opportunity, I would highly encourage you to try one. Max's Ricas in Lawrenceville and La Casona in Doraville are two very good, authentic Colombian restaurants. Also try the <span style="font-style: italic;">sancocho</span>, which is available on the weekends. I will review <span style="font-style: italic;">sancocho</span> next week.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o5BsBy6YXAo/TbMhDNspX-I/AAAAAAAAACI/EEylDSWuq9Q/s1600/IMAG0110.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o5BsBy6YXAo/TbMhDNspX-I/AAAAAAAAACI/EEylDSWuq9Q/s320/IMAG0110.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598855100851904482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mSQxxccKPww/TbMeyPZLxpI/AAAAAAAAACA/ifLjZvg1dfA/s1600/IMAG0112.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mSQxxccKPww/TbMeyPZLxpI/AAAAAAAAACA/ifLjZvg1dfA/s320/IMAG0112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598852610226112146" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487314929569342546.post-67819950649531588302011-04-03T20:46:00.001-07:002011-04-03T20:46:40.101-07:00Bucket of Oysters at Bonna Bella Yacht Club<div><br/><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ExRzuur8H8E/TZk_GmVd98I/AAAAAAAAB9o/BGBDfVGSJ8Y/IMAG0284.png' /><br/><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ExRzuur8H8E/TZk_HuHe8RI/AAAAAAAAB9s/l0I0BjIHXEs/IMAG0282.png' /></div>Phinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17661729522911360684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487314929569342546.post-132390798367332842011-04-02T19:23:00.001-07:002011-04-02T19:30:13.583-07:00Final Four Chicken NachosThis was about as simple as it gets to make but it tasted like I slaved away all day on this dish. I diced up a couple organic chicken breasts and cooked them off with some green peppers, garlic, and taco seasoning. While that was going on I heated up a can of refried beans and brought the cement mixture to temperature. I then spread out a layer of Tostitos onto a cookie sheet and then topped them with cheese, the chicken mixture, and the refried beans. I then covered everything in more cheese and some fresh jalapenos. Bake until all the cheese has melted and the chips get super crispy. Finish with a little sour cream and some salsa and this dish is ready to be eaten. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Wch6zF98J2zsGP6OZawqhTMsZTpbia3GvqTUzioTqPsrFFPZSg45rE5xThvsnNAPjsiKe2MOEaAylbkGmOkMdvxsSHj9LxoNn05sIqSK4P6uhqY4OsYlI_w1y4oU1kvmClxzxOzt4gmf/s1600/IMAG0011.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Wch6zF98J2zsGP6OZawqhTMsZTpbia3GvqTUzioTqPsrFFPZSg45rE5xThvsnNAPjsiKe2MOEaAylbkGmOkMdvxsSHj9LxoNn05sIqSK4P6uhqY4OsYlI_w1y4oU1kvmClxzxOzt4gmf/s320/IMAG0011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591177679832883282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSiYgFHoirThKuOwa3vap6XsM2E_11JYpGQBLPttgopIcLeGqdB7Ckt_qoVoW7mGr_IoCMXMP7M2OlTTepTPE4fHLkEPRalZo4fCxO9VvPniFpbHUoL577fjK4m3Jx0oUWIeRDzRIW1h7/s1600/IMAG0012.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSiYgFHoirThKuOwa3vap6XsM2E_11JYpGQBLPttgopIcLeGqdB7Ckt_qoVoW7mGr_IoCMXMP7M2OlTTepTPE4fHLkEPRalZo4fCxO9VvPniFpbHUoL577fjK4m3Jx0oUWIeRDzRIW1h7/s320/IMAG0012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591177672549271106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Kr4ROCFwf9jJPAC4LbqwMXaftATPOr_cj59LlFh8zvuKy6Lob9UjvptlqakAZ_rLbVqmHWpl2eUEToqhHHKsMwRAwUb6kRmxZwlIaiuxDA7ehjNX1QwXzpgm7FuD2J9rv_eP1ksvdUbe/s1600/IMAG0013.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Kr4ROCFwf9jJPAC4LbqwMXaftATPOr_cj59LlFh8zvuKy6Lob9UjvptlqakAZ_rLbVqmHWpl2eUEToqhHHKsMwRAwUb6kRmxZwlIaiuxDA7ehjNX1QwXzpgm7FuD2J9rv_eP1ksvdUbe/s320/IMAG0013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591177674206275282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsqVX3rdlQJ3QGqrmzjGIt6ijsAJWl-r71UesKHxGCXLPH56S-A4dGLXsoG1ceZQ1CnML4z0BSWImNfVsiGnACExaCPY2DHvJRekkQZE9Cy-XTJThjxhKu_o2sy0MokebHAidF_IhzW3kD/s1600/IMAG0016.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsqVX3rdlQJ3QGqrmzjGIt6ijsAJWl-r71UesKHxGCXLPH56S-A4dGLXsoG1ceZQ1CnML4z0BSWImNfVsiGnACExaCPY2DHvJRekkQZE9Cy-XTJThjxhKu_o2sy0MokebHAidF_IhzW3kD/s320/IMAG0016.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591177671126024290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSN2llzvdLbszRDVn414MxRAIGe8WaXjRMQkvTdiNZgPQH9_FHUO7ZX3koR378n6yBIc-eVNYAov05iqeQQfLbT019EZosmSbnafNpq7AbjqqcqsnmPa_mj8ZeFSmypjdr9XnOELLm05n/s1600/IMAG0017.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSN2llzvdLbszRDVn414MxRAIGe8WaXjRMQkvTdiNZgPQH9_FHUO7ZX3koR378n6yBIc-eVNYAov05iqeQQfLbT019EZosmSbnafNpq7AbjqqcqsnmPa_mj8ZeFSmypjdr9XnOELLm05n/s320/IMAG0017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591177665866640018" /></a>Phinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17661729522911360684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487314929569342546.post-38906804608910846422011-03-27T07:38:00.001-07:002011-03-27T07:38:37.149-07:00The Best Cereal Ever is Back!<div><p>One of my all-time favorite breakfast cereals is Cap'n Crunch's Crunch Berries.  It was only though for the Crunch Berries themselves.  I would always pick out all the Crunch Berries and leave the Cap'n Crunch in the box.  Back in the mid 90's Quaker got the brilliant idea that there were more people like me out there and created Oops All Berries cereal.  This was exactly what I wanted, but it was for a limited time only.  Every now and then it would pop back up, but hasn't in many years.</p>
<p>Until now...</p>
<p>Yesterday I noticed that Publix was selling the most awesome of cereals once again.  Oh happy days!  Go enjoy yourself a bowl of this delicious treat with milk or eat it by itself as a snack while you are watching the games on tv.  Either way Oops All Berries is a winning choice.</p>
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