Biscuits are just about as southern as it gets. They’re the more plump, less put-together version of the often fruit-laden scone, and quite frankly, I think the extra butter and lack of dried fruit makes the biscuit a much friendlier version of its British cousin. It’s kind of like being given the chance to spend […]
Read more "Bake ::Biscuits:: With Me"I haven’t always loved doughnuts. In fact, I really have more of a preference for salty and savory things like chips and burritos. BUT when I moved to London my junior year of college, I found a tiny doughnut cart among all one million vendors at Camden Market, and the game officially changed. The deal […]
Read more "Bake ::Doughnuts:: With Me"I’m not a food writer. I double-majored in English and Religion, so I definitely wrote a lot throughout college, but it was always about books or theology. I understand books and theology, though, so those things are easy to write about. The only background I have writing in food is what I’ve written for this […]
Read more "Bake With Me: Please?"WHO: #melmunch (and #shaochow & #annoms) WHAT: Nathan’s Famous: chili-cheese dog, fries, and fried shrimp platter WHERE: Nathan’s Famous (the Original!) at Coney Island- Brooklyn, NYC, NY WHEN: lunch/snack-time Please note the evident glee on my face. I finally tried the infamous Nathan’s Hot Dog during the equally infamous Coney Island Mermaid Parade. On June 20, […]
Read more "Nathan’s Famous \\ Coney Island NYC, NY"WHO: #melmunch WHAT: Eggs Benedict WHERE: Le Barricou – East Williamsburg- NY,NY (http://lebarricouny.com/) WHEN: brunch-time Brunch means indulgence, fiscally and calorically. Brunch means socially acceptable day-drinking. Brunch means “would you like steak with your biscuit and a side of 1 acre’s worth of fried potatoes?” So it comes as no surprise that NYC, a metropolis that relishes indulgence of […]
Read more "Le Barricou \\ East Williamsburg NYC, NY"WHO: #annoms WHAT: San Diego Skillet and house made biscuit WHERE: The Sassy Onion, Salem, OR (http://www.sassyonion.com/) WHEN: brunch I was in Salem, Oregon for a wedding this weekend and WOWOWOWOW did I find some brunch and breakfast gems! The first was The Sassy Onion. There were way too many delicious looking options on the menu: […]
Read more "The Sassy Onion\\ Salem, Oregon "WHO: #melmunch WHAT: Katsu Curry WHERE: Go! Go! CURRY! – FiDi- NY, NY WHEN: lunch or dinner-time As evidenced below, Go! Go! CURRY! is #melmunch and #shaochow ‘s shared happy food. Although there are definitely a few dishes they have equally raved about, Go! Go! CURRY! is why they crossed the East River in a spontaneous night rendezvous […]
Read more "Go! Go! CURRY! \\ various locations NYC, NY"WHO: #melmunch WHAT: Pancit Palabok and Lumpiang Shanghai WHERE: #melmunch’s TN home WHEN: lunch or dinner-time Pancit Palabok (pahn-seet pah-lah-bok) is a Filipino rice-noodle dish with shrimp sauce. It is typically topped with pork, crushed chicharron, scallions, dried tinapa flaks (smoked milkfish), and hard-boiled eggs, which I opted out of. Because of its fishiness, I steered clear […]
Read more "Pancit Palabok and Lumpiang Shanghai \\ home-cooked"WHO: #annoms WHAT: Glazed Maple Scone WHERE: Foothills Milling Bakery, Maryville, TN (beside Maryville’s only roundabout!) (http://foothillsmillingcompany.com/) WHEN: breakfast #TBQH (that’s youths-speak for, “to be quite honest”), I have never loved scones. Even in England, a location known for tea and scones, I never found one I loved. With the risk of sounding redundant, #TBQH, I […]
Read more "Foothills Milling Bakery\\ Maryville, TN"WHO: #melmunch WHAT: okonomiyaki and takoyaki WHERE: Otafuku– St. Mark’s Place- NY,NY (http://www.otafukuny.com/) WHEN: snack-time This is a place #shaochow had been eyeing for weeks/ months. #hongry was the one to first point it out to us, as we passed it on our way to Sunrise Mart, the Japanese grocery store nearby. Okonomiyaki (o-ko-noh-mee-yah-kee) is a Japanese savory pancake that […]
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