Each year, for the past 75, the tiny town of St. Paul, OR (pop 390) has held one of the biggest professional rodeos in the country, for several days preceding the 4th of July. We went a couple years ago, but were shut out of entering the competition, as I didn’t have the foresight to… Continue reading St. Paul, OR – Rodeo Food
Category: Sausage
Dog Day Afternoon Becomes Three, er Four Dog Night
I was in the mood for hot dogs today, actually this thing started at about 3AM this morning, but I couldn’t motivate myself to get out of bed to pan up some weenies. So I went ahead and did it for breakfast at 730A, two Oscar Meyer all beef franks, buns, yellow mustard only. This… Continue reading Dog Day Afternoon Becomes Three, er Four Dog Night
Portland, OR – Pazzo Ristorante
In my opinion, it’s hard to find anything affiliated with the Kimpton Hotel chain that is “wrong.” Our experiences in these hotels, around the country, and here in Portland, have been absolutely superb. In fact, the Portland Monaco (formerly Fifth Avenue Suites) was Mrs. BDB and my choice to host our wedding party, back in… Continue reading Portland, OR – Pazzo Ristorante
Martin-in-the-Morining hits Norman Rose Napa Again
Our intrepid wine country Burger Reporter, Martin in the Morning (late of Barry Has a Blog fame), has been stuck to the stools at Norman Rose in Napa lately, to take in as much of World Cup as he able to comfortably digest. Today’s he throws us this shot of NR’s sliders, buried in pepper… Continue reading Martin-in-the-Morining hits Norman Rose Napa Again
Andouille Sausage Primer
Andouille, according to Wikipedia: Andouille (.; English: , AHN-du ee) is defined as “a coarse-grained smoked meat made using pork, pepper, onions, wine, and seasonings. Andouille is French in origin, but has also been brought to Louisiana by French or German immigrants. In the United States, the sausage is most often associated with Cajun cooking.”… Continue reading Andouille Sausage Primer
Portland, OR – Back to “Eat – An Oyster Bar”
Was back to “Eat – An Oyster Bar” the other day, Mrs. BDB was feeling the need for some fresh oysters, and I’m always up for a bit of that “N’awlins cuisine”. I won’t trouble you with pix, since I had a catfish po-boy, just like last time. We arrived at the tail end of… Continue reading Portland, OR – Back to “Eat – An Oyster Bar”
Cle Elum, WA – Sahara Pizza
I kind of like pulling into a strange town, middle of nowhere, that I have no idea what the town name means, or how it is even pronounced. Cle Elum is a non-stoplight town (as the mayor proclaims in his ‘welcome’ section of the free newspaper) and was built as a logging town, later coal… Continue reading Cle Elum, WA – Sahara Pizza
Walla Walla, WA – Big Cheese Pizza
After a somewhat frustrating check in at the nearby Super 8 motel, I set out in a mood to comfort myself with some comfort food, and spotted “Big Cheese Pizza.” I pulled in. In trying to find this online review sites later, I had very little success, tho it shares a street address with another… Continue reading Walla Walla, WA – Big Cheese Pizza
Oregon & Washington – Abby’s Legendary Pizza
There are a lot of these around (35) the area, but none of them are really near me, so when I was driving up I-5 yesterday, I took advantage of seeing one of their locations, and stopping in for a take-out pie for my ride. Can’t really say what town it was in, Southern Oregon… Continue reading Oregon & Washington – Abby’s Legendary Pizza
Los Angeles, CA – Big Mama’s & Papa’s Pizzeria
Big Mama’s & Papa’s is noted for (an empty claim) of the world’s largest pizza, a 36 incher they sell on their regular menu. Geez, I’d love to go for that, at least for the photo op. But what would I do with it then? Their description says it is cut into 50 slices. Here,… Continue reading Los Angeles, CA – Big Mama’s & Papa’s Pizzeria