Category: Sandwiches

Weekend Decadence

Decades ago, I was with a buddy, having a “boys weekend” away from the girlfriends. He was excited, because to him, this meant one thing, which he exclaimed to me: “We can eat onions!” Well, yeah. Fast forward, my wife is leaving for the weekend, and so the house is stocked with burgers, and dogs,… Continue reading Weekend Decadence

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St. Helens, Or – Klondike Bar Sliders

Stopped in this place I had previously spotted on a drive-about, about an hour north of Portland on the road to Astoria.  St. Helen’s is an old, old shipping port on the Columbia River, and the Klondike was originally a rooming house for sailors and mill workers.    It being between lunch and dinner, we eschewed… Continue reading St. Helens, Or – Klondike Bar Sliders

Street Dog

Spotted in Scappoose, OR. I would have snarfed it, but my wife slapped it out of my hand before I could.

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Top 10 Dog Companies

How does your dog rate?    Here’s the rundown for the 52 week period ending Feb 22, 2009, according to Information Resources graph in MeatingPlace magazine: 1. Ball Park 2. Oscar Meyer 3. Bar-S 4. Hebrew National 5. Nathan 6. Private Label 7.  Gwaltney 8. John Morrell 9. Bryan 10.  Eckrich

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Portland, OR – The “Home Brew” Dog

“Forced” to lunch at home today, working on a couple of Nathan’s Famous, all beef, skinless. I’d prefer the natural casing ones but they are very hard to find around here.   Usual decorations for me, plain old cheap yellow mustard, pickle spear, diced white onion, and celery salt (the latter an homage to Chicago dogs).  … Continue reading Portland, OR – The “Home Brew” Dog

The Spiral Dog

So this guy thinks that cutting dogs on a spiral bias does two things:  increases their length to “bun size”, and increases the amount of surface area for extra carmelizing.  He’s out to help you slice your weenie. http://www.wynders.com/main.sc