Twenty three years ago, the brothers Cole started the first iFratelli’s Pizza in Irving, TX. Today, the DFW area boasts nine locations as well as one full serve Italian restaurant under the same banner. Their dough for their thin crust pies is “hand-crafted” daily, and their red sauce, salad dressings, and meatballs are all… Continue reading Dallas, TX – iFratelli Pizza Review
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Home Cookin’ – Wal Mart Marketside Pizza
Wandering around Wal Mart in the middle of the night, I was looking at their fresh ‘take and bake’ pizza lines, and noting the relative value of the size/weight for the price, compared with other fresh or frozen pizzas. The Wal-Mart Marketside Brand 12” Ultimate Meat Pizza, goes for $5.00, and tops the scale at… Continue reading Home Cookin’ – Wal Mart Marketside Pizza
PDX Food Carts – Short Video from Portland Monthly
Guest Columnist, Attorney William Duval
(Guest columnist William Duval, Portland business attorney, and frequent BurgerDogBoy burger companion, turns in this report): During my Match.com days – the ones after my divorce – I made a point to be filthy informed and up to date on the epicurean landscape of my fairly miserable city. I knew where the creamiest crepe could… Continue reading Guest Columnist, Attorney William Duval
Portland, OR – Deschutes Brew Fest / Food Cart Bonanza
Once a year, the little brewer from Bend who could, closes off the street in front of their Pearl area brewpub, and serves up samples of their beers, along side samples of a dozen or so Portland food carts. I have a little bit of an opinion about microbrews….. being a spoiled American occasional beer… Continue reading Portland, OR – Deschutes Brew Fest / Food Cart Bonanza
Trader Joe’s Frozen Wild Mushroom & Truffle Flatbread
The back of the box says “while similar to a simple pizza, this fabulous, fascinating flatbread defines a category of its very own.” Agreed. While living in Europe, even the worst pizzeria often put out a product superior to a lot of US pizzas; on those nites when I didn’t feel like going on, European… Continue reading Trader Joe’s Frozen Wild Mushroom & Truffle Flatbread
Portland, OR – Mississippi Pizza & Pub
Mrs. Burgerdogboy and I were off to the Mississippi Avenue Street Fair in Portland, yesterday, one of dozens of summer fetes city neighborhoods have to offer. We wandered the mile or so of the closed off street and glanced, or in some cases (like Mr. Green Beans), perused and purchased local wares. We were down… Continue reading Portland, OR – Mississippi Pizza & Pub
Portland, OR – Geraldi’s Italian Eating Place
When the sign on the door says “25 years in business” (and hopefully it isn’t left over from the last guy), well, that’s a pretty good sign. I’ve been in here before, had an Italian beef ‘hero’ (they called it “Chicago beef”) which was pretty good, as I recall. I didn’t ask them then, or… Continue reading Portland, OR – Geraldi’s Italian Eating Place
St. Paul, OR – Rodeo Food
Each year, for the past 75, the tiny town of St. Paul, OR (pop 390) has held one of the biggest professional rodeos in the country, for several days preceding the 4th of July. We went a couple years ago, but were shut out of entering the competition, as I didn’t have the foresight to… Continue reading St. Paul, OR – Rodeo Food
Portland, OR – Pazzo Ristorante
In my opinion, it’s hard to find anything affiliated with the Kimpton Hotel chain that is “wrong.” Our experiences in these hotels, around the country, and here in Portland, have been absolutely superb. In fact, the Portland Monaco (formerly Fifth Avenue Suites) was Mrs. BDB and my choice to host our wedding party, back in… Continue reading Portland, OR – Pazzo Ristorante