Category: Sandwiches

Duluth, MN – Restaurant 301 Gloria Ferrer Wine Pairing Dinner

Executive Chef Kevin Ilenda at Restaurant 301 in Duluth, Minnesota, continues to wow and educate local diners with his special wine pairing dinners. The most recent event featured wines from the vineyard of  Sonoma Valley’s Gloria Ferrer. The area of Sonoma that Gloria Ferrer has under vine is called Los Carneros, and boasts a climate… Continue reading Duluth, MN – Restaurant 301 Gloria Ferrer Wine Pairing Dinner

Cadillac Ranch Review

Cadillac Ranch was spawned a few years ago outside of Washington DC, and is on a fast growth track with  five restaurants in the East and one outlet at the Mall of America in suburban Minneapolis.  Their aim is to bring great from scratch food in a fun rock and roll atmosphere.  The menu features… Continue reading Cadillac Ranch Review

Mike Ditkas Italian Beef Review

Mike Ditka, ex professional football player, ex NFL coach, has been on a licensing spree lately; in addition to his restaurants, Ditka is now rivaling Donald Trump (including questionable hair) for an expanding product line:  wine, steaks, cigars, and now Chicago style foods. I don’t know shit about football; the closest I ever came to… Continue reading Mike Ditkas Italian Beef Review

Johnsonville Polish Kielbasa Review

A derivative of a Polish word, “kielbasa” refers in certain parts of Europe as a particular type of sausage, while in the U.S., it has come to be indicative of what most Americans refer to as “Polish Sausage,” a pork and garlic concoction generally in a natural casing. Johnsonville’s version is pure pork, with flavorings,… Continue reading Johnsonville Polish Kielbasa Review

Fulton Beer Minneapolis

Just a couple years ago, Fulton Beer was a gleam in the eyes of some young Minneapolis entrepreneurs, playing with home brew in their garage; today, they are in the midst of a major expansion, building their second brewery in Minneapolis while successfully operating their first brewhouse and tap room in downtown. Fulton is on… Continue reading Fulton Beer Minneapolis

Duluth, MN – Restaurant 301 Review

A few years back, a newly built luxe hotel went up in Duluth, a mid-rise Sheraton at the eastern end of downtown.  It’s across 3rd Avenue from the former Hotel Duluth,  which opened with 500 rooms in 1925.  The lobby and dining rooms were very ornate, heavily decorated in a Moorish style. While Duluth has many… Continue reading Duluth, MN – Restaurant 301 Review

Sweet and Savory Fried Chicken Recipe

As you can probably surmise, I’m always screwing around in the kitchen, looking for a different way to do prepare something.  Today I stumbled onto a method that I think is good enough to share. Someone gave me a canister of “honey wheat” pretzels, which ordinarily I wouldn’t think of buying or consuming, I generally… Continue reading Sweet and Savory Fried Chicken Recipe

Butterfinger Peanut Butter Cups Review

I don’t think I have ever reviewed a candy bar.  But there has been so much advance marketing for Butterfinger’s new product, I felt compelled (that’s what is supposed to happen, right?) to give it a whirl. I admire the candy companies, which seem to be taking a lead from Taco Bell (in my opinion).… Continue reading Butterfinger Peanut Butter Cups Review

Wadsworth, IL – Captain Porkys Seafood and BBQ Review

Within spitting distance of the Wisconsin border, on US 41 north of Chicago, Captain Porky’s is one of those delightful gems one hopes to discover but doesn’t run into all that often. A combination restaurant and seafood market, the three Kallianis siblings started the restaurant in 1984, having settled in the suburban Chicago area after… Continue reading Wadsworth, IL – Captain Porkys Seafood and BBQ Review