“John and Mitchy were getting kind of itchy…” wait….. “Sal and Mookie were feeling kinda ooky..” Sorry. Really obscure and I’m dating myself. So apparently these two guys were in the restaurant business in Jackson, MS (a hotbed of dining lately, really) and they decided they wanted to go into the NY style pizza biz.… Continue reading Sal and Mookies Pizza Review – Biloxi, MS
Category: Sausage
Fairfield Inn Midtown Review – Savannah, GA
I’m not very brand loyal, but after a pretty good experience with Fairfield a few years back, I generally look for them first when I am on the road. Not as likely to be individually franchisee owned, but rather held by a group management company, the quality of one’s stay is ultra-dependent on how hard… Continue reading Fairfield Inn Midtown Review – Savannah, GA
Suncrest Farms Ham Review
I’m crazy about “real” ham. Earthy, cured, smoked, taste and feels like it came from an actual animal. Meat should taste like it came from an animal. Reality? I’ll eat almost any ham, but I like the real stuff the best and have been known to go on long drives in the Carolinas, Kentucky, Missouri… Continue reading Suncrest Farms Ham Review
Johnsonville New Orleans Smoked Sausage Review
The full name of this product is “Johnsonville New Orleans Andouille Recipe Smoked Sausage. In its original form, Andouille is a pure pork sausage that originated in France. It is comprised of organ meat in a natural casing, with seasonings and wine, and then smoked. It is gray. The first time I ordered it in… Continue reading Johnsonville New Orleans Smoked Sausage Review
K Chef Uncured Cooked Sausages Review
I am crazy for “little smokies” but it’s one of the few things I have remained a brand snob about. A few years ago, I started with Hillshire Farms All Beef Little Smokies and pretty much haven’t looked back. Although they are spending (north of $4 a pack usually) they are occasionally in the $2.50… Continue reading K Chef Uncured Cooked Sausages Review
Mama Cozzis Tavern Style Pizza Review – An Aldi Product
“Mama Cozzi” is Aldi’s brand name for pizzas and related products. They come in a very wide variety of styles, both frozen and take and bake, and are value-priced like most all of Aldi’s products. I’ve reviewed quite a few of them in the past, read some of them here. I’m a pizza snob, but… Continue reading Mama Cozzis Tavern Style Pizza Review – An Aldi Product
Buona Beef Grocery Review
I’ve written a lot about Chicago’s Italian Beef sandwich. The easiest way to explain it to those not familiar is to say it’s a highly seasoned French Dip, but the “Dip” part is not on the side but involves dunking the entire sandwich in au jus (only if desired). You can read my explanation of… Continue reading Buona Beef Grocery Review
Odoms Tennessee Pride Hot Sausage Review
I usually “make my own” breakfast sausage, and by that I mean I purchase ground pork, season it to my liking and fry it up. After eggs, ground pork is usually the second least expensive protein in the store. But I keep trying commercial preparations, and have reviewed a host of them, found here, including Bob… Continue reading Odoms Tennessee Pride Hot Sausage Review
Buona Beef Restaurants Review – Chicago area
About thirty years ago, Chicagoan Joe Buonavolanto Senior had a notion to open a restaurant serving Chicago specialties – Italian beef and sausages, hot dogs, ribs, sandwiches and pizza. He took a 2nd mortgage out on his house to finance it, and did some of the initial construction with his own hands. Today, the third generation… Continue reading Buona Beef Restaurants Review – Chicago area
Navigating the Iowa Tenderloin Trail
The “pork tenderloin” is a sandwich unique to Iowa……and also Indiana. Go figure. You take a boneless pork chop, hammer it thin-like with a mallet, dip it in batter, serve it on a hamburger bun one-tenth the size of the meat. Restaurants vary the batter recipes and seasonings. The “trick” seems to be to get… Continue reading Navigating the Iowa Tenderloin Trail