I’ve written a ton about Chicago’s iconic specialty, the Italian Beef sandwich. I’ve looked at different brands to prepare at home, as well as a number of restaurant offerings. Check all those posts out here. Today we tried Vienna Beef’s home version of the preparation, beef and gravy frozen in a tub. Spoiler. Any of… Continue reading Vienna Beef Italian Beef Kit
Red Robin Frozen Fries
I’ve puked out a lot of words on restaurant brands in grocery stores, just use our search box at the upper left to find articles on Steak N Shake, Fatburger, and many more like products. Seems like restaurant brands will eventually take over the aisles —- I’ll have to switch to a better class of… Continue reading Red Robin Frozen Fries
Do You Have Creative Ideas for Penna Olives?
I’m among a lucky group of folks asked by Penna Olives to play with some products and come up with some new ideas and recipes. One of the premier olive growers and processors in Northern California, Penna sells all types of cured and stuffed olives, along with other related products. Direct to customers… Continue reading Do You Have Creative Ideas for Penna Olives?
Paks Green Corner Update
This restaurant has announced it will close in November of 2014 as a result of selling their property Follow up visit at Pak’s Green Corner in Duluth, MN, to make sure appearing on Triple D didn’t go to their heads. Didn’t. Still excellent. Had the Korean beef taco, poutine, and red curry chicken.… Continue reading Paks Green Corner Update
Duluth East High School Student Cafe Venture
When I was a sprout growing up in Sinclair Lewis’ Zenith City, I went to junior high (7-9) at Ordean Junior High School, where nobody complained about us having “Warriors”for a team name with a silhouette of an Indian for a logo. Then it was on to Duluth East for (most of) grades 10-12.… Continue reading Duluth East High School Student Cafe Venture
Tony Packo Hot Dog Sauce Review
Local Toledo hot dog legend Tony Packo’s has been around for 70-80 years, and is the birthplace of the “Hungarian Style Hot Dog.” Now with five locations, the business received a lot of publicity as the home town favorite of the TV character “Max Klinger” on the long-run sitcom “MASH.” Toledo is about halfway… Continue reading Tony Packo Hot Dog Sauce Review
Is Uber This Bubble’s Webvan?
Did Uber Send Hailo Packing? Hailo, the taxi hailing app, started in London by a team of taxi drivers and tech entrepreneurs has pulled the plug on its North American operations, despite having raised more than $100 mil from some of the top venture firms. The company operates in more than thirty cities around the… Continue reading Is Uber This Bubble’s Webvan?
Luigis Frozen Pizza Review
I wrote about this brand previously, which may or may not have been born out of a Wisconsin tavern. Last time I was intending to get an “all meat” but somehow got home with a supreme, a type I would never buy. If you’re not bothering to click over to the other review, here’s the… Continue reading Luigis Frozen Pizza Review
Stoneridge Meats
In nearly the geographic center of Wisconsin, a small town named Wautoma, Stoneridge Market is a full service grocery store that has a wholesale meat manufacturing and distributing division, and if that weren’t enough, they own a winter inner tubing park nearby. Their in-house meat counter features dozens of flavors of bratwurst, as well as… Continue reading Stoneridge Meats
Portland, OR – Pizza at Uncle John’s Market
Mrs. Burgerdogboy came back from an outing with her pals at ScarletGirl.com, with a most unusual rave – no, not the latest in intimate playthings for couples, but rather a tip on a pizza her husband must try! So Sunday nite she urged us out the door as the punctuation for a week we have… Continue reading Portland, OR – Pizza at Uncle John’s Market