Recent Posts
-
Checkers french fries and speaking freely
If you like fresh hamburgers grilled/griddled to order, then please turn away. If you like hand cut fries that come from real potatoes, I got nothing for you. But if you want 1700 calories of greasy goodness that's sure to kill you in fifty years? Well I got just the thing. Ever since they added calorie counts to the fast food menus, it's been a lot of fun to see how much you're getting when you think about getting two filet o fish or something. I went to the newly opened Checker's on Court street, and combo number one ranged from 1400 to 1700 calories. Since I requested my Fanta without ice, and since the cup was way too big to be just a 'medium', I probably got 1700 or more calories from lunch on Sunday. Of course three hours later I also went and ate an arepa slathered with some tasty mayo. Sometimes you just really have to fill up, you know? Anyway, so let's talk about Checker's, or Rally's, depending on what part of the country you're from.
Checkers french fries and speaking freely is continued here...
17 comments. Posted on June 29 2009 at 11:38 pm
-
The ice cream maker
Let there be ice cream. I think that's what Steph was saying to me when she got me an ice cream maker. It's actually kind of a dangerous gift for me because I have no self control when it comes to ice cream. The only way that I've been able to curtail my ice cream consumption has been to buy it in pints instead of quarts. Otherwise there's just no stopping me. If it's me vs a pint of Ben and Jerry's... I always win. The excess amount of "fuel" that I store around my belly region wins as well. Those fat cells get more friends and I'm all ready in case there's an ice age. So in the spirit of storing energy for the long summer, I put the machine into good use. The first two ice creams I tackled were pretty simple. Vanilla ice cream and plain frozen yogurt.
The ice cream maker is continued here...
6 comments. Posted on June 24 2009 at 11:57 pm
-
Lan zhou hand pulled noodles and banh mi
After years of playing pick-up basketball, you kind of settle into your role. Of course all of this is dependent upon the competition. If the competition is weak, you have to be aggressive and take charge. If the competition is strong, and you know you can only play a limited role, well then you accept your role and try to do it as best you can. For example, if you're not the best guy on your team, you should just strive to do a few things well. Maybe it's rebound the basketball or maybe it's to hit an open 3 pointer to stretch the defense. Whatever you do, you shouldn't try to do too much. Much of the same rules apply on the food scene. Here in New York City, the food scene is the big leagues. This ain't no NBDL. This is the NBA, son. And only the best should apply. What's strange is that even here you see restaurants that try to do too much. They try to do things that's not in their repertoire. You know exactly what I'm talking about. It's that Middle Eastern place around the block that all of a sudden started doing sushi. Or that Hawaiian place on the corner that wants to do Thai food as well. And all those Chinese take-out places that serve french fries that need a little Cialis (seriously, have you ordered fries from a Chinese joint? goodness gracious, don't eat that shit. Go to McDonald's). This past weekend I saw one of my favorite hand-pulled noodle places at their (newish) second location. But here's the problem, they added banh mi's to their menu. I knew something was wrong when they put tomatoes in my sandwich...
Lan zhou hand pulled noodles and banh mi is continued here...
13 comments. Posted on June 22 2009 at 2:45 pm
-
Double Crispy Bakery and average NBA shooting guards
Sometimes when you have a blog that mostly attracts people with pictures, you run into a problem when the pictures are kinda dull. Today for instance, the pictures have this weird blue hue that I didn't have the energy to correct in photoshop. They also need more saturation, but whatever. What do you do when this happens? Um... I can not talk about the food and just blabber on about random things instead. Sounds good?! OK! Hi there! Ah.. dogs. Oh but before I get into randomness, let's talk about Double Crispy Bakery. Specifically let's talk about their Macau style egg tarts. I've only had that and their pork buns, so don't take this as a recommendation for all the baked goods here. We're only talking about egg tarts, and the Macau style ones.
Double Crispy Bakery and average NBA shooting guards is continued here...
4 comments. Posted on June 19 2009 at 2:03 pm
-
Big Apple BBQ and Martins BBQ
There's already been a million recaps of the 2009 Big Apple BBQ Block Party, so I'm not going to focus on a recap. Instead I just want to show you this decapitated piggy and how he went from headless to delicious. Mmmm... just the way I like it. Martin's BBQ Joint was a new addition to the event and it's a welcomed addition on a personal level. It was cool to see someone from Tennessee come and represent here at the BBQ festival. If you didn't know, I spent about six years in Tennessee before moving to New York. If anyone's curious why I hate social conservatives and think they're idiots... you can thank Tennesseans. Yea! (Of course it's not that simple, but hey, let's not completely go there).
Big Apple BBQ and Martins BBQ is continued here...
8 comments. Posted on June 16 2009 at 3:05 pm
Subscribe to my RSS