Category: Bread
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Panera Breakfast Sandwich Review
Panera was founded in St. Louis, MO, where it operated (and still does in that area) at St. Louis Bread Company. The 1800 store chain is now owned by Au Bon Pain, which no longer operates Au Bon Pain (I liked those, for sure). I don’t think I’ve ever been in a Panera before, thought […]
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Better Bakery Ham and Cheese Pretzel Melt
New from Better Bakery, the Southern California specialty bread and pretzel manufacturer, is the Ham and Cheese Pretzel Melt, deli sliced ham, cheese within an enclosed pretzel roll. Oven or microwave prep is allowed, and I went with the former, 350 for 25 minutes, from a frozen solid state. It’s good, fast, and cheap. Salty […]
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Rigazzis Review – St. Louis
I think I have only been to two “traditional Italian” restaurants in my life, where I either went “wow” or returned multiple times; one was in London, the other Hong Kong. I stopped in an Olive Garden thirty some years ago shortly after they started, haven’t been back. I imagine their food would be a […]
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Superior Seafood Review – New Orleans
Superior Seafood is on the St. Charles Streetcar line, a quick ride from the Quarter. Superior’s menu incorporates the best of local seafood, po boys, plates, and fresh catch, with beef, chicken and pasta available for those who partake in those edibles. It’s moderately priced ($10 – $25), is happy to toss you a loaf […]
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New Orleans BBQ Shrimp Recipe
Yeah, most people know dat in New Orleans, the dish “BBQ Shrimp” gots nothings to do with yer momma and dem’s backyard grill. At most establishments, it is a savory dish, huge whole (headless) shrimp in a bowl of butter/oil/herbs. That’s the way you’ll find it at the New Orleans restaurant that purportedly […]
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Todays Temptations Bakery Review – Chicago
There’s a fancy pants food mini mall at the Ogilvie Transportation Center in downtown Chicago. The OTC is where a lot of the commuter trains terminate and it used to be called the Chicago and Northwestern Terminal, and old timers still call it that. The name was changed when the main building and facade was […]
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Sunday Brunch Recipe
Before Mrs Burgerdogboy passed, we lived in Portland, Oregon, for a number of years, which celebrates the complete and utter silliness of Sunday brunch on so many levels; in short, you’ll wait in line a really long time to overpay for pretty normal fare. The television show “Portlandia” did a pretty funny bit on it, […]
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Fear/Loathing/Loving the Letter “T” / And Texas Toast
When I was living in China, it didn’t take long for me to figure out the Chinese have a deathly fear of the letter “T”. I learned this watching their television news, every time Taiwan, Tibet, or Tiananmen would come on the news, the story would be bleeped out. See what i mean? Last week, I […]
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Elgin, IL – Kendalls Kountry Kitchen Review
Damn. Old timey diner, affable chatty waitresses (including the owner), great food, great value. So unassuming from the outside (left) you’d be likely to pass by if you weren’t looking for it, or one of the locals that has made a daily habit of stopping in for the last couple decades. I know I would […]
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Trader Joes Chocolate Croissants
I haven’t been in a Trader Joe’s for awhile. Not sure why, wasn’t an intentional thing unless you count the frustration of parking at many of them. No, just circumstance. Kinda odd actually, since I think they have some of the best frozen pizzas (imported from Italy and France) available, and something I […]