Author: Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle (Page 51 of 61)
Mammy’s Cupboard, Natchez MS
REVIEW
Mammy’s Cupboard is a classic piece of vernacular architecture and, as such, is well worth a visit for that reason alone. How often do you see a restaurant in the shape of a mammy? She’s been spruced up, and made ethnically vague: if you mixed all the different peoples of the world in a jar, and shook them up, you might get today’s Mammy. But here’s the kicker: this Esperanto mammy serves some superlative pies and cakes! Continue reading
LAF in the A.M. December 14th, 2014
A Morning Menu of LAF-Style Food News and Stories to Begin Your Day
Top 10 Charleston Restaurants
Make a Yinzer Expat Happy for the Holidays
Detroit Coneys in Florida
How to Win Friends in Your New Hometown
Checking In at: Trap Rock Restaurant & Brewery, Berkeley Heights NJ
Early Sunday evening visit. We dined at the bar, as we always do. Trap Rock was in top form. Prof. Bob’s Brown Ale is a delicious malt bomb. Kestrel IPA is a crisp, bitter classic American-style IPA. Now if we could only figure out how to get our beer photos to focus. Continue reading
LAF in the A.M. December 13th, 2014
A Morning Menu of LAF-Style Food News and Stories to Begin Your Day
Wintzell’s in the 21st Century
Capriotti’s Watch
Watch Frank Brigtsen Make BBQ Shrimp with Shrimp Calas
Portland’s Voodoo Doughnut Heading East
Lobster Claw Seafoods, North Reading MA
REVIEW
The best fried clams in America can be found in the Ipswich-Essex area of Massachusetts, but it’s not the only place to find good fried clams. The hand-breaded whole-bellied clams fried up by Lobster Claw, while not quite at Ipswich level, can more than hold their own against most challengers. These clams are not as gushy and sea-briny as those at The Clam Box, but they are far superior to the fried clam strips found in most parts of the country. Lobster Claw’s clams are probably a good entry point for novices who approach the consumption of the entire clam with some trepidation. Continue reading
LAF in the A.M. December 12th, 2014
A Morning Menu of LAF-Style Food News and Stories to Begin Your Day
Homemade Cinnamon Rolls and Much More
Shake Shack London
An Old-Fashioned Jewish Christmas!
Philly Pork, Provolone, and Spinach To Go… Six Feet Down
Checking In at: Daphne’s Diner, Robbinsville NJ
Breakfast at “our diner” on the way to the tree farm for our Christmas tree. Interesting mix of gospel and soul playing loudly on the sound system this Sunday. Continue reading
LAF in the A.M. December 11th, 2014
A Morning Menu of LAF-Style Food News and Stories to Begin Your Day
The Elusive Shake Shack Breakfast
First Report on Houston Gino’s East Is Positive
A Look at Cafe du Monde
Is Los Angeles Now the True Home of the Jewish Deli?
Kooper’s Chowhound Burger Wagon, Baltimore MD
REVIEW
We love to try the local cuisine when we travel — we’re LAFers, after all! — but it would be nice to have at our fingertips a list of the best burgers, dogs and, perhaps, pizza, wherever we might be. So, while we crave steamed crabs plastered with Old Bay, crab cakes with big pearlescent lumps, and Maryland crab soup with a kick, we also enjoy the occasional palate refresher when we’re in Baltimore, and a hunk of crusty, flame-cooked beef, as served by Kooper’s Chowhound Burger Wagon, fits that bill perfectly. The trick is in finding it. Continue reading
A Morning Menu of LAF-Style Food News and Stories to Begin Your Day
The Story (and Expansion) of Red Truck Bakery
17th Annual International Rutabaga Curling World Championship
Photographic Guide to New Haven Pizza
Expanded Menu at Polonez Outside Milwaukee
Checking In at: Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square PA
500,000 Christmas lights… illuminated fountains dancing to Christmas music… decorated and lit trees galore… holiday singalongs… hot cocoa, spiced cider, cookies and cupcakes… all that and more can be found through January 11th at Longwood Gardens during their annual A Longwood Christmas celebration. Continue reading
LAF in the A.M. December 9th, 2014
A Morning Menu of LAF-Style Food News and Stories to Begin Your Day
From Northern Michigan to You
Don’t Evict Grandma!
Indy Charcuterie and Cheese
Birthday Party for Seattle’s Cupcake Royale
Eagles Nest, Brewer ME
REVIEW
We’ve traveled in Maine many times, but rarely have we ventured more than a few miles from the awe-inspiring coast. A visit to the Bangor State Fair brought us further inland in Maine than we’ve ever been, and lucky we were, as our search for dinner in the area turned up a gem in the nearby town of Brewer. Located on the banks of the Penobscot River, well out of town down Route 9, the Eagles Nest serves Maine down-home cooking to a mostly local crowd. Continue reading
LAF in the A.M. December 8th, 2014
A Morning Menu of LAF-Style Food News and Stories to Begin Your Day
Ezell’s Chicken Coming to Spokane
Joey Chestnut Wins St. Elmo Shrimp Contest
That’s 80 Years for Zuppardi’s
The Story of BBQ in Orangeburg County, SC
Esposito’s Pizza & Restaurant, Mahwah NJ
REVIEW
We found Esposito’s, not far from the NJ/NY border, to be a thoroughly ordinary New Jersey pizza joint with one exception: service is unusually attentive and caring. Nothing we sampled was less than OK, mind you, but neither did anything rise above that level, although the food looked particularly good. Better ingredients would do wonders for the place. As it is, if we lived nearby we might stop in on occasion, but it doesn’t rise to LAF levels. Continue reading
LAF in the A.M. December 7th, 2014
A Morning Menu of Stories We Think You’ll Find Interesting
Montreal Bagel Twitter War… Or Is It?
Suburban Chicago Branch of Billy Goat to Close
Whitey’s Boat Parade Arrives This Saturday
Baked Holiday Sweets in Seattle
Dellveneri’s Bakery, Rutland VT
REVIEW
Dellveneri’s is an inconspicuous neighborhood bakery about a block off Rutland’s main north-south drag. The Sunday morning we showed up there wasn’t much other than doughnuts for sale (and some great-looking bakery pizza), but those doughnuts looked good. Three of the four doughnuts we tried were just OK, superior to Dunkin’ but not LAF-worthy. That fourth doughnut, however, was special. Continue reading
LAF in the A.M. December 6th, 2014
A Morning Menu of Stories We Think You’ll Find Interesting
Meet the Southern Cake Queen of Charlotte NC
How Are Those Burgers at Billy Goat Tavern in Chicago?
Jacques Torres’ Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
A Truck Stop In the Middle of Nowhere
Checking In at: Long Trail Brewing Co., Bridgewater Corners VT
We stopped by Long Trail Brewing about ten minutes west of Woodstock for a couple of brews. Our beer photos were poor so all we have to post are shots of the good hummus-like white bean dip and the mammoth serving of French fries, which we should be ashamed to admit to finishing. But it’s not for the food that we note Long Trail. Continue reading
