Month: January 2015 (Page 1 of 3)
Gifford’s Ice Cream, Skowhegan ME
REVIEW
Why does ice cream taste better in New England than anywhere else in the country? We don’t have an answer, but as long as we keep travelling the area, we’ll keep tasting. There are boutique, one-shop stores offering superb hand-crafted renditions, and there are small companies that also turn out a product superior to the national brands. Gifford’s is one such Maine-owned ice cream maker that buys its cream locally and sells all over New England. Gifford’s premium ice cream has an honest flavor that we never tire of. Continue reading
LAF in the A.M. January 30th, 2015
A Morning Menu of LAF-Style Food News and Stories to Begin Your Day
HAPPY NATIONAL CROISSANT DAY!
La Poutine Week: Feb 1st through 7th
Is Lynn Winter Thinking About Reopening Paradise Cafe?
Perp Caught Pie-Handed During Arnold’s Country Kitchen Break-In
The Camp Washington Chili Story
Thai Basil, Manchester Center VT
REVIEW
Traditional New England cuisine has a lot to recommend it but whether you’re talking about jonnycakes or Indian pudding, lobster rolls or Anadama bread, clam chowder or baked beans , one thing it’s not is spicy and vibrant. Not that we’re complaining, mind you, but the modern American palate accustomed to the cuisines of Asia may find itself in need of the occasional jolt. And that’s where Thai Basil enters the picture. Continue reading
LAF in the A.M. January 29th, 2015
A Morning Menu of LAF-Style Food News and Stories to Begin Your Day
HAPPY NATIONAL CORN CHIP DAY!
Kelly’s Roast Beef of MA Stayed Open During Blizzard
Giordano’s Planning More Indiana Pizzerias
Learn All about Texas Kolaches from a Texas Senator
America’s Top 21 Diners
LAF in the A.M. January 28th, 2015
A Morning Menu of LAF-Style Food News and Stories to Begin Your Day
HAPPY NATIONAL BLUEBERRY PANCAKE DAY!
Graze Rockridge in Oakland CA
Free Cake!
An Interview with Gina, Long-Time Durgin-Park Waitress
New Orleans Food Guide
LAF in the A.M. January 27th, 2015
A Morning Menu of LAF-Style Food News and Stories to Begin Your Day
HAPPY NATIONAL CHOCOLATE CAKE DAY!
New Big Texan Record!
Cassell’s Burgers in LA
Indy’s Great Steakhouses
Lynn’s Favorite Recipes from Paradise
LAF in the A.M. January 26th, 2015
A Morning Menu of LAF-Style Food News and Stories to Begin Your Day
HAPPY NATIONAL PISTACHIO DAY!
The Super Bowl Wager
1.25 Billion Wings Next Sunday
Free Samples of the Giant Michigan Pie Today!
Top 50 Restaurants of Chicago
Cajun Market Donut Company, Breaux Bridge LA
REVIEW
Cajun Mkt. Donut Co. has a new name (they used to call themselves Meche’s Donut King) and a new look, but the donuts, stuffed breads, and Cajun kolaches have not changed. They make what has been called Acadiana’s best king cake, and they are also, of course, a donut shop. We’ve tried neither king cake (a Mardi Gras specialty) nor donuts at Cajun Market, yet we still highly recommend a breakfast visit for a few unique items we did try. Continue reading
LAF in the A.M. January 25th, 2015
A Morning Menu of LAF-Style Food News and Stories to Begin Your Day
HAPPY NATIONAL IRISH COFFEE DAY!
45 Minute Line for State College Primanti Opening
Rating the NYC Jewish Delis for Authenticity
Zimmern’s Favorite Foods in 5 Cities
Super Bowl XLIX Oyster Platter
Dorset Union Store, Dorset VT
REVIEW
The Dorset Union Store was started in 1816 as a member-owned cooperative. Then-owner Perry Peltier changed the name to Peltier’s in 1955. When the current owners purchased the store in 2007, the name reverted back to its original Dorset Union Store. We like the ring of it. We also like how the store has achieved a perfect balance between old and new. Continue reading
LAF in the A.M. January 24th, 2015
A Morning Menu of LAF-Style Food News and Stories to Begin Your Day
HAPPY NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER DAY!
Table Squatting: What’s Your View?
Lynn Winter Says She’s Trying
How They Make Al’s #1 Italian Beef
One Classic Pays Tribute to Another
Chez Piggy, Kingston ON Canada
REVIEW
This was Zally’s restaurant! Who is Zally, you ask? Zal Yanovsky was famous for three things: he was lead guitarist for the Lovin’ Spoonful; he was ostracized by the ’60s counterculture for allegedly ratting on his dealer when he was picked up for possession; and, in the ’70s, back home in Canada, he opened Chez Piggy. Zally died in 2002. Chez Piggy is now owned by Zally’s daughter, Zoe. Learn more about Zally by listening to The Mamas and the Papas song, Creeque Alley. Continue reading
LAF in the A.M. January 23rd, 2015
A Morning Menu of LAF-Style Food News and Stories to Begin Your Day
HAPPY NATIONAL PIE DAY!
Free Pie Today!
Michigan’s 10 Best Pies
Carnegie Deli Owner Suing Husband/Deli Manager and Mistress
New Menu, Decor at All Star Sandwich Bar of Cambridge, MA
The Dorset Inn, Dorset VT
REVIEW
What are you looking for from your visit to Vermont? A beautiful, small, old town? Dorset was founded in 1761; today it’s postcard-ready. A cozy old inn? The Dorset Inn first opened in 1796. Good New England food? The current menu at the restaurant in The Dorset Inn features chicken pot pie, turkey croquettes, locally smoked meats and cheeses from local farms, and cheesecake made by nuns a few miles to the east of Dorset. You can enjoy all this beside a roaring fire in an 18th-century dining room.
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LAF in the A.M. January 22nd, 2015
A Morning Menu of LAF-Style Food News and Stories to Begin Your Day
HAPPY NATIONAL BLONDE BROWNIE DAY!
Top 15 Restaurants/Bars of Detroit
Free Chili at Philippe’s in LA
Summerton Diner in SC: “The Heart of Its Community”
“The Last Gentleman Bartender”
MCL Restaurant & Bakery, Richmond IN
REVIEW
We don’t have cafeterias where we live (at least none that we’d want to eat in), so we’re always impressed, when traveling in a cafeteria-rich region of America, with the bounty of home-style cooking that can be enjoyed in one with the same ease, and minimal expense, of visiting a fast-food chain back home. We normally avoid chain restaurants during our travels, but one cafeteria chain we enjoy when passing through Indiana is MCL. Born in Indianapolis in 1950, MCL now numbers 19 primarily-Indiana restaurants. Continue reading
LAF in the A.M. January 21st, 2015
A Morning Menu of LAF-Style Food News and Stories to Begin Your Day
HAPPY NATIONAL NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER DAY!
Is Jewish Deli a Victim of Assimilation?
Lynn’s Paradise Cafe Neighbors Angry
Indy Giordano’s Opening 2/3
NYT Visits Brennan’s of New Orleans
Brasserie L’Oustau de Provence, Manchester Center VT
REVIEW
We’re impressed: Brasserie L’Oustau de Provence does reasonably capture much of the French brasserie experience. The bright, country-French Provencal-styled restaurant hits most of the old French country classics; this is not the spot for cutting edge cuisine. That’s not what a brasserie is about. Continue reading
LAF in the A.M. January 20th, 2015
A Morning Menu of LAF-Style Food News and Stories to Begin Your Day
HAPPY NATIONAL BUTTERCRUNCH DAY!
Turkey Since the Early ’40s
Eating I-95 from NJ to DC
Maxine Sykes, of Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q, Has Died at 94
12 Must-Visit Restaurants for 2015
