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New York's famed Carnegie Deli

NYC’s Carnegie Deli Has Been Closed Since April

June 19, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Carnegie Deli of New York City has been closed since late April, which is when Con Edison (the New York utility) shut off gas to the building when it discovered that the Carnegie had been stealing about half of its gas, for over five years, by diverting the supply before it reached the meter. The Carnegie has been in the process of paying for the stolen gas and paying various fines, and then they will have to have work done on the building before Con Edison will turn the gas on. The deli’s lawyer said the Carnegie will remain closed for at least two more weeks.

Rooster Crow, Rogue River OR, June 24th through 26th 2016

June 19, 2015 / / 1 Comment

Have a rooster that won’t shut up? Bring him to the town of Rogue River in Oregon on Saturday, June 25th and he might just make you a little spending cash. That’s the date of the 63rd annual Rooster Crow, held since 1953. Each competing rooster is watched for 30 minutes and the one who crows most often is the winner. If you don’t have a farm background you might be surprised to learn that the winning rooster typically crows over 60 times in that half hour. That’s over twice a minute. Imagine living with that outside your bedroom window! Continue reading

Chewy meat, cheap cheese, just right

Midway Steak House, Seaside Heights NJ

June 18, 2015 / / 0 Comments

REVIEW

There’s a scene in an old Woody Allen movie, Love and Death. Woody, playing a Russian peasant, is pointing a gun at Napoleon:

Woody: You’re a tyrant and a dictator and you start wars.
Napoleon: Why is he reciting my credits?

That’s how we feel about the Midway Steak House on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights: they use knockoff Cheez Whiz, the meat’s chewy, and there’s not much of it. And those are Midway’s credits! Continue reading

Eckerlin Meats

Goetta Life

June 18, 2015 / / 0 Comments

There are two kinds of goetta fans: those who live in or come from the Cincinnati area, and those who have received their advanced degrees in regional eating. Yes, for some reason goetta (pronounced as if the “o” wasn’t there), unlike its close Philadelphia cousin scrapple, has never ventured beyond its hometown. Goetta is a loaf made with ground pork and/or beef and pinhead oats (which are the coarse oats also known as steel-cut or Irish). It’s then sliced and fried, often for breakfast. Continue reading

Alma Center Strawberry Festival, Alma Center WI, June 24th through 26th 2016

June 18, 2015 / / 0 Comments

The first Alma Center Strawberry Festival was held way back in 1945, and the local Lions Club upholds the tradition to this day. First thing to know about this three-day party: there’ll be strawberry shortcake! Isn’t that enough? But there’s more: how about brats (this is Wisconsin, after all) and chicken and hot pork sandwiches? Continue reading

George Nopoulos of Wilton Candy Kitchen in Iowa Has Passed Away

June 17, 2015 / / 0 Comments

We are very saddened to pass on the news that George Nopoulos, owner of perhaps the oldest soda fountain in the country, passed away Sunday at the age of 95. The Wilton Candy Kitchen, of Wilton, Iowa, was founded in 1860 and purchased by Mr. Nopoulos’ father in 1910. George started working at the fountain in 1925. He met his future wife, Thelma, there, and proposed to her in the Candy Kitchen in 1949. Continue reading

Contestants will be creating pies, tarts, salads, cakes, even main dishes, in the Peach Cookery Contest.

Louisiana Peach Festival, Ruston LA, June 24th and 25th 2016

June 17, 2015 / / 0 Comments

The peaches that hang from the trees in north-central Louisiana orchards are ripe and ready to eat from mid-June through mid-July. Until 2011, some of these locally grown peaches were peeled and cut up by volunteers. Then the Louisiana Tech Dairy incorporated them into the locally beloved peach ice cream that was only produced for the two days of the Louisiana Peach Festival in Ruston (the flavor was too labor-intensive for year-round production). Continue reading

A Western Skillet mixes good home fries with peppers, onions, and mushrooms. Atop is layered bacon, two eggs, and shredded cheese, white toast on the side.

Summit Diner, Somerset PA

June 16, 2015 / / 0 Comments

REVIEW

The Pennsylvania Turnpike runs 360 miles from Pennsylvania’s eastern to western borders, a five to seven hour drive end to end, which is long enough to send most long-distance drivers in search of sustenance along the way. And therein lies a problem, because the Pennsylvania Turnpike has long been notorious for its extremely meager dining options, both on the turnpike and in the nearby communities. The situation is so bad that most of those who have rolled on its pavement would be grateful for any sort of tip at all that would lead them to something more promising than the rest areas or the burger and chicken chains. Continue reading

Is the macaroni au gratin at Poole's Diner of Raleigh, NC "the best damn mac and cheese in the country"?

Eating North Carolina: BBQ, Biscuits, and Boiled Peanuts

June 16, 2015 / / 0 Comments

“[N]o Southern road trip itinerary brings more pleasure than a west-to-east trek across North Carolina.” So says Bill Addison, as he and two cohorts from Eater made that trip, sampling the fare from 26 restaurants, both rural and urban, along the way. They check out the two major regional styles of barbecue, fall for the Tar Heel State’s way with biscuits, and enjoy boiled peanuts elevated by the regions chefs into risottos and ragouts. Want “the best damn mac and cheese in the country”? It can be found as macaroni au gratin, made with cheddar, Jarlsberg, and Grano Padano, at Poole’s Diner of Raleigh. Essential reading for any LAF fan.

Watermelon Thump, Luling TX, June 23rd through 26th 2016

June 16, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Are you a seed spitter? A really, really good seed spitter? As in, can you break the world seed spit record of 68 feet, 9 1/8 inches? Because if you can spit a watermelon seed farther than the current world record, you will be awarded a bonus prize of $500. That’s in addition to the regular cash prizes awarded in the World Championship Seed Spitting Contest to be held at the Luling Watermelon Thump this year. Continue reading

The tacos at Fuel City in Dallas have been called the best in Texas. They're certainly among the cheapest as well.

Fuel City Bringing its Tacos to Fort Worth

June 15, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Cheap gas, 69 cent a bag ice, live longhorns, donkeys, zebras, and camels, karaoke nights that require off-duty cops to direct traffic — and if that’s not enough, some of the best, and cheapest, tacos to be had in the Lone Star State. Yes, Fuel City in Dallas is not your ordinary gas station. Word has traveled and made the concept a success, so that a second Fuel City opened in Lufkin, and a third will open later this year in Mesquite. Latest news is that a fourth Fuel City will open in Fort Worth next summer, with a fifth to follow near Joe Pool Lake. A cheap-gas-and-tacos dynasty in the making — God Bless America!

St. Peter

St. Peter’s Fiesta, Gloucester MA, June 22nd through 26th 2016

June 15, 2015 / / 0 Comments

The Italian-American fishing community of Gloucester, Massachusetts has sponsored an annual festival to honor the patron saint of fishermen, St. Peter, since the early 1900s. The Italian section of Gloucester will be decorated with colored lights, fifty archways, flowers, and a life-size statue of St. Peter from Wednesday, June 22nd through Sunday, June 26th. There will be five days of live musical entertainment and sporting competitions, including the famed Greasy Pole Contest and the Seine Boat Races. Continue reading

Real corned beef hash will win our hearts every time.

Highland Park Diner, Rochester NY

June 14, 2015 / / 0 Comments

REVIEW

As committed diner fans, we don’t require much from them other than OK food and lack of filth. Pretty low standards, admittedly, but for a burger or bacon-and-egg breakfast it’s usually enough. Which is not to say we don’t appreciate a diner that’s either gorgeous or has exemplary eats. And the Highland Park Diner, in the South Wedge section of Rochester, scores on both points. Continue reading

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