You know I love all ilks of sausage, (even llama!) but somehow, fast food breakfast sausage doesn’t fit into that category for me. If McDonalds sausage is the gold standard, all others fall below that – to me the flavor tastes just too ‘forced’ and I can’t think of another way to describe it. So… Continue reading Home Cookin’ – Hy-Top Breakfast Biscuit
Category: Miscellany
A Childhood Bakery Taste Flashback
My part of the town I grew up in had a little commerce strip, two blocks, along the busiest street. In order, west to east, the businesses there were: a hardware store, grocery, post office, cafe, Bridgeman’s Dairy, Sammy’s Pizza, Gustafson’s Bakery, a barber shop, and a dentist. A couple blocks further east, there was… Continue reading A Childhood Bakery Taste Flashback
Portland, OR – Patti’s Homeplate Cafe & Fountain
Mrs. BurgerDogBoy and I spent our Saturday exploring some of Portland’s fabulous neighborhoods. Portland is one of the few fortunate cities in North America to have seemingly completely escaped urban decay – in addition to a still vibrant downtown, the area is still few of vital neighborhoods from back in the day – pockets of… Continue reading Portland, OR – Patti’s Homeplate Cafe & Fountain
An Evening of Take-Out in Portland
Mrs. BurgerDogBoy and I decided it was take out night, well, really, it happened by ‘accident’, she had received a gift certificate good at Porcelli‘s, courtesy of one of the time-schleppers that calls on her. So she instructed me to hit up that place after I made a stop at Les Schwab (aren’t these guys… Continue reading An Evening of Take-Out in Portland
Portland, OR – Salvador Molly’s
Salvador Molly’s is a casual bar featuring “world cuisine”. That is, menu items reflect a whole host of different countries and cultures. I might not have ever noticed this place, at it not been featured on an episode of “Man vs. Food”, where the chief gluttoneer, Adam Richman, took on a challenge to eat… Continue reading Portland, OR – Salvador Molly’s
Movie – The Tourist
Yes, I know I don’t usually review movies, or, if I do, I am talking about the snack bar, but this is my Christmas gift to you – an op piece without mentioning food (now I have to remember to do that!). I used to go to the movies a lot – maybe twice a… Continue reading Movie – The Tourist
Ten Worst Burgers of 2010
Everyone has done a “best of” series, so, bitter curmudgeon that I am, here’s my ten worst burgers of 2010: 10. Stanich’s, Portland, OR. The legend lives on. Except for me. 9. Wendy’s “Baconator“ 8. Stepping Stone Cafe, Portland, OR – featured on “Man vs. Food” for their giant “mancakes’, this place seems to soar… Continue reading Ten Worst Burgers of 2010
Buffalo Blue Cheese Chicken Sausage
Picked these up on my sausage fest at Sheridan Fruit Company in Portland. I’m not one to usually go for poultry-based sausages, but I do like the Buffalo flavor (except I don’t eat wings), and I love blue cheese. I thought those two things might prevail in these tubular delights. The one advantage to poultry… Continue reading Buffalo Blue Cheese Chicken Sausage
Portland, OR – Soi9
We were invited to Soi9 last night, a Thai outlet on W Burnside. It’s crammed into a triangular shaped space, which is interesting, and with a decor that is aesthetically gentle. I don’t care much for Thai food, in the Americanized-style, just as I don’t care for Chinese cuisine of the same ilk. Spoiled… Continue reading Portland, OR – Soi9
“Diabetic” Bakery in PDX
We wandered into a “Taste of Heaven” bakery in ‘downtown’ Tigard yesterday seeking a coffee (I know, hard to find in Portland). We ended up splitting a chocolate eclair there, and Mrs. BurgerDogBoy brought home a small box of “diabetic friendly” baked goods. Really excellent stuff. Menu is online. Pictured top to bottom, blueberry… Continue reading “Diabetic” Bakery in PDX