Category: Hot off the Grill

Featured Stories of the Week

Eat Downtown Duluth

Like many cities, my hometown of Duluth, Minnesota, has a special “Eat Week” which takes place annually in March.  The promotion highlights the downtown area restaurants, and allows you to sample menu or new items for a reduced set price – $10 for lunch, $25 for dinner. More than a dozen restaurants participated this year,… Continue reading Eat Downtown Duluth

Ye Olde College Inn Review – New Orleans

New Orleans has a lot of its own peculiarities, such as giving directions as towards the river or towards the lake.  The same is true for businesses and restaurants, often described as “before the storm,” or “after the storm,” a reference to Katrina. Ye Olde College Inn, before the storm, had been around since 1933,… Continue reading Ye Olde College Inn Review – New Orleans

Sven & Ole’s Frozen Pizza Review

It’s one of those places that people would describe as “it’s not the end of the world, but you can see it from there.”   Grand Marais, Minnesota, on Lake Superior almost at the Canadian border, an early French fur trading post, the translation of the town’s name is “Great Marsh.”  The town is accessed… Continue reading Sven & Ole’s Frozen Pizza Review

Pizza Domenica Review New Orleans

New Orleans used to be such an awful pizza town when I lived there; now, post Katrina, there are 50% more restaurants than before the storm, despite a smaller population, and there is food of every ilk available and much of it superb.  Including pizza.   My favorite pizza pre the influx of new comers… Continue reading Pizza Domenica Review New Orleans

Barcelona Tapas Bar

This was a family dinner, so there are no photos. Sorry. The restaurant’s website has quite a few food photos.   Found this place on a walk in uptown, and returned later for a dinner, and (spoiler) it was superb.  I’ve travel Spain and the rest of Europe, and my spawn has spent a significant… Continue reading Barcelona Tapas Bar

The Best Ground Beef in America

There’s a large group of burger lovers, both consumers and restaurants, who tout the wonders of New York beef purveyor Pat LaFrieda as the best burger supplier in the U.S.  LaFrieda services some of America’s finest restaurants with steaks and chops, and its various burger blends (original, short ribs, brisket,  and dry-aged) have taken on… Continue reading The Best Ground Beef in America

Maries Salad Dressing Review

I admit to being a salad dressing snob, preferring the very premium brands.  Eh?  You’re saying you don’t believe BurgerDogBoy eats salad?  Well, sure, on occasion. One of the groceries I frequent isn’t very ‘brand loyal” meaning from time to time, you’ll see different manufacturer’s products than you are used to. This week, in the… Continue reading Maries Salad Dressing Review