I’ve written a ton about Chicago’s iconic specialty, the Italian Beef sandwich. I’ve looked at different brands to prepare at home, as well as a number of restaurant offerings. Check all those posts out here. Today we tried Vienna Beef’s home version of the preparation, beef and gravy frozen in a tub. Spoiler. Any of… Continue reading Vienna Beef Italian Beef Kit
Category: Sausage
Stoneridge Meats
In nearly the geographic center of Wisconsin, a small town named Wautoma, Stoneridge Market is a full service grocery store that has a wholesale meat manufacturing and distributing division, and if that weren’t enough, they own a winter inner tubing park nearby. Their in-house meat counter features dozens of flavors of bratwurst, as well as… Continue reading Stoneridge Meats
Portland, OR – Pizza at Uncle John’s Market
Mrs. Burgerdogboy came back from an outing with her pals at ScarletGirl.com, with a most unusual rave – no, not the latest in intimate playthings for couples, but rather a tip on a pizza her husband must try! So Sunday nite she urged us out the door as the punctuation for a week we have… Continue reading Portland, OR – Pizza at Uncle John’s Market
Worlds Oldest Sausage Restaurant – Nuremburg
Seventy years ago this month, the only Americans around Nuremberg were 10,000 feet over it, dropping bombs to break the industrial backbone of the Third Reich; 90% of the city was destroyed and 100,000 people killed. You can’t tell. The city has been rebuilt to look exactly as it did before the bombing. From photographs,… Continue reading Worlds Oldest Sausage Restaurant – Nuremburg
Chicago’s Hot Dougs Final Hours
Add up all the major fast food joints and know that there are more hot dog stands in Chicago than the fast food numbers combined. Many of them are called “iconic” for one reason or another – longevity, special menu. One such icon, “Hot Dougs” closed last week after a mere 13 years in business.… Continue reading Chicago’s Hot Dougs Final Hours
Meeskes / Haybeck’s, Chicago Butchers
Sometimes I wish there was an illustrated dictionary of food. There would be a photo, a list of ingredients, and a description of how the product is supposed to taste and what the texture should be. If there was, beside the entry for “Italian Sausage” would be the hand-stuffed sausages at Meeske’s and Haybeck’s butcher… Continue reading Meeskes / Haybeck’s, Chicago Butchers
Athens, OH – O’Betty’s Red Hot Review
Dogs and Dames By Oddzar Easeright Twitter O’Betty’s Red Hot 15 W. State St., Athens, OH 740-589-6111 Nothing goes together quite like hot dogs and burlesque dancers, don’t you think? At O’Betty’s Red Hot in Athens, Ohio, owner Bob Satmary has combined his two passions into a one-of-a-kind melding of hot dogs and hot women… Continue reading Athens, OH – O’Betty’s Red Hot Review
Frozen Edwardos Natural Pizza Review
The relative new kid on the block in Chicago pizzerias, Edwardos has been cooking up their special ‘stuffed’ pizzas since 1978 from multiple locations in the Chicago area. They are also available in the frozen food section at your grocery, or you can have them shipped. Despite the massive publicity Chicago pizza received courtesy of… Continue reading Frozen Edwardos Natural Pizza Review
John Morrell Little Smokies Review
I continue my quest for the world’s tastiest Little Smokies. So far, by a wide margin, Hillshire Farms Beef are my favorite….in the number two slot is the in-house brand at discount grocer Aldi. It’s not a close second as far as the primary criteria, flavor and texture, no, Aldi places for value… regularly… Continue reading John Morrell Little Smokies Review
Bridgford Thick Sliced Pepperoni
Bridgford Thick Sliced Pepperoni was on sale this week, and I try and stock up when those little delightful discs of processed pork are discounted. Bridgford started about 80 years ago in Southern California; its still a family business and headquartered in Anaheim. They were primarily in the bread dough for consumers business (dough, heat… Continue reading Bridgford Thick Sliced Pepperoni