Category: Deli

Buddig Corned Beef Review

I call these kind of lunch meats “pressed, chopped, and formed,” but on the package, I notice it says “cooked, chopped, and pressed.”  My bad.  My mom was on a kick with these kind of ‘meats’ for supplying our brown bag lunches during our coming up years.  Although my siblings and I were relatively healthy… Continue reading Buddig Corned Beef Review

Franks Fast N Fresh Deli – Superior, WI

You know I’ve written a lot about “gas station chicken,” or “fry delis” as they are called in the deep south.  Counters inside of gas stations, c-stores, or truck stops, these enterprises sell freshly fried chicken, and sometimes sausage, fish, shrimp, eggrolls and the like. The Calument gas station (formerly Spur) at the food of… Continue reading Franks Fast N Fresh Deli – Superior, WI

Peapod Grocery Delivery Review

One of the earliest internet start-ups, Peapod came into being in the Chicago area in 1989 as a grocery delivery service.  It has survived challenges from much better financed competitors (see WebVan debacle), and is presently held by the Dutch grocery company Royal Ahold.  They are active in about a dozen cities and deliver groceries… Continue reading Peapod Grocery Delivery Review

Taste This Review, Algonquin, IL

Take one part fancy pants coffee shop, one part ice creamery, one part creative combinations of paninis, and you’ll find yourself at “Taste This,” in downtown Algonquin, Illinois, a far western suburb of Chicago.  Algonquin has managed to save its downtown, and there are a number of eateries, shops, and spas on the main drag.… Continue reading Taste This Review, Algonquin, IL

Peoples Organic Coffee & Wine Cafe Review (Minnesota)

Now with a half dozen locations, Peoples Organic specializes in serving organic, local and fair trade food and beverages.  The typical menu includes breakfast dishes, wraps, salads, sandwiches, small plates,  and farm to table entrees. Minnesota bureau chief Kawika met friends there for a holiday lunch, and went for the bison burger, which featured local… Continue reading Peoples Organic Coffee & Wine Cafe Review (Minnesota)

Duluth, MN – Rustic Olive Retail Store

(Reported to be closing, September, 2016) Olive oil stores are all the rage, so it was only natural one would open in the tourist neighborhood of my hometown of Duluth, MN.  The Rustic Olive, on South Lake Avenue, is across from Grandma’s Restaurants, and is located inside an old building formerly occupied by part of… Continue reading Duluth, MN – Rustic Olive Retail Store

Kwik Trip Update

In my previous posts about Kwik Trip, I reminisced about their roots, when I used to do some business with them and they only had a couple stores in LaCrosse, WI.  Today, there are over 400 stores, and 12,000 employees.  If you live in the Upper Midwest, there’s a store near you.  What makes Kwik… Continue reading Kwik Trip Update

Video – How “Gas Station” Sandwiches Are Made

My definition of a “gas station sandwich” is the sammies one finds in vending,  convenience stores, mini marts, (and gas stations) cello-packed, ready to eat.  I’ve written a lot about them in the past, and my favorites (for quality) are made by the catering arm of Lufthansa airlines, and distributed by 7-Elevens in the Pacific… Continue reading Video – How “Gas Station” Sandwiches Are Made