Category: Sandwiches

Ronald McDonald House Benefit at Le Cordon Bleu

We were invited to attend this event held at the newly remodeled campus of the Portland outlet of world-renowned cooking school, “Le Cordon Bleu.”   The Ronald McDonald House Charities partners with the school to hold benefits to help raise money for this valuable global/community charity. The mission of the charity is to provide comfort, safety… Continue reading Ronald McDonald House Benefit at Le Cordon Bleu

Regional Profile – Sabrett Hot Dogs, New York, Part 2

The New York Pushcart Biz How can a company like Sabrett grow to selling 35 million pounds of hot dogs annually, when the most visible face of their customers are the lowly push carts in New York City? Thinking of that business as “lowly” is our first mistake.  With thousands of push carts in NY,… Continue reading Regional Profile – Sabrett Hot Dogs, New York, Part 2

Regional Profile – Sabrett Hot Dogs, New York, Part 1

Sabrett is a registered trademark of Marathon Enterprises, a major East coast regional meat supplier to the trade and consumers. Although best known for their natural casing hot dogs, Marathon makes and distributes a range of products, including hot sausage, kielbasa, salami, pastrami, corned beef,garlic rings, and condiments.  The company has an honored history. The son of… Continue reading Regional Profile – Sabrett Hot Dogs, New York, Part 1

7 West Taphouse Review, Duluth, MN

Once upon a time in the Zenith City, the central core of the downtown strip was a vital community of merchants catering to Scandinavian immigrants.  Over the years, the immigrants moved out to the extremes of the street car lines, and the downtown became less vibrant, especially the two blocks east and west of the… Continue reading 7 West Taphouse Review, Duluth, MN

Home Cookin’ – CP Brand Shrimp Tom Yum Soup

Found this gem in the frozen/refrigerated section of the grocery recently. CP Brand is one of the largest conglomerates in Thailand, making everything from food to motorcycles, to plastics and pharma. This soup  comes in a compartmentalized package, the soup, and some fresh frozen shrimp separately.  Microwave the soup, drop the shrimp in when it… Continue reading Home Cookin’ – CP Brand Shrimp Tom Yum Soup

Chisholm, MN – Valentini’s Supper Club

“Supper Club”. (Wikipedia) “In the U.S., a supper club is a dining establishment generally found in the Upper Midwestern states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio, Michigan, and Iowa. These establishments typically are located on the edge of town in rural areas.[1] They were traditionally thought of as a “destination” where patrons would go to spend the… Continue reading Chisholm, MN – Valentini’s Supper Club

St. Paul, MN – Smashburger Review

Kawikamedia and the Minnesota Burger Posse stopped into a Smashburger in St. Paul.  They were impressed with the quality and service. Smashburger has a “localized” special burger at many locations, and Kawika went with the “Twin Cities”, which Smashburger describes as “layers of melted cheddar cheese, aged Swiss cheese and garlic grilled onions with lettuce,… Continue reading St. Paul, MN – Smashburger Review

Portland, OR – Silk Vietnamese Bar Review

We had been to an event sponsored by Klout, a couple hours whereby Chevrolet was shoveling food and drinks at us to talk about their hybrid “Volt.” The event was held in the Pearl neighborhood, at a venue called Urban Studio. Catering was superb. Waitstaff walked around with trays of delicacies, like goat cheese tarts,… Continue reading Portland, OR – Silk Vietnamese Bar Review

Wendy’s Portabella Bacon Melt (Burger) Review

A.  I never liked mushrooms until I was in my 5th decade; I missed a lot.  B.  The first Mrs. Burgerdogboy, on burger outings, ONLY went for variations of a mushroom/Swiss burger (shows she knew more than I)  Her “go-to” mush/Swiss was at the now defunct chain “Mr. Steak.”  C.  Portabella mushrooms are all the… Continue reading Wendy’s Portabella Bacon Melt (Burger) Review