I love ham, and I’ve been fortunate to run into some great ones lately. Most recently the notable one was local, from All Grass Farms. But I screwed up this week, didn’t do my research, and tho I was going to be close to a Missouri processor named Frick’s Meats, whose product I have enjoyed… Continue reading Fricks Ham Review, Missouri Processor
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All Grass Farms Review – Supplier of Sustainable Proteins
If you’re even an occasional reader, you know how much I like great ham. Fresh from the farm type ham. Ham that tastes like a hog. I’ve driven around the country in search of great suppliers, so I was delighted to be driving down a back road just outside of Chicago the other day, and… Continue reading All Grass Farms Review – Supplier of Sustainable Proteins
Broadbent Hams Review – Legendary Kentucky Producer
I love ham. Good ham. Not that chopped, pressed and formed in a slurry, pushed thru a mold deli slices like at Subway or grocery deli counters. No, honest to goodness hog muscle, carefully cured and aged. I’ve driven the backroads of Kentucky, Virginia and other states in search of small producers. I’ve had the pleasure of consuming ‘melt… Continue reading Broadbent Hams Review – Legendary Kentucky Producer
Village Inn Review, Huntley, IL
What’s better than getting a restaurant meal with quality ingredients, cooked precisely to your order, at a great value? Not much I can think of. I have found my new “home away from home” for breakfast out, the Village Inn Family Restaurant, in Huntley, IL, a distant Chicago exurb. “Chicago area diners” lean towards large… Continue reading Village Inn Review, Huntley, IL
Morris Liquors and Deli Review, Louisville, KY
I love country style cured ham. Dry aged for months and months, salty, flavorful, still tastes like an animal instead of some heavily processed, brine injected, flavored pink stuff. I quizzed Chowhound folks ahead of time to see where I might score some good Kentucky Country Ham in Louisville, and got lots of great suggestions… Continue reading Morris Liquors and Deli Review, Louisville, KY
Appleton Farms Ham Steak Review
I have written about a lot of Aldi products; Aldi is the global discount grocer owned by the same German family as Trader Joes. At Aldi, you won’t find many big brand names, but rather Aldi concocted brand names that are manufactured under contract to Aldi’s specifications. (Also it will cost you a quarter to… Continue reading Appleton Farms Ham Steak Review
Hannahs Bretzel Review
They call themselves “Uber Sandwich Makers,” having nothing to do with rides on demand. Hannah’s Bretzel make quality breakfast and lunch sandwiches with top ingredients and creative condiments at five different locations in downtown Chicago. Baked dessert treats are also on offer, as are daily specials and a couple of healthy-leaning salads and soups. I opted… Continue reading Hannahs Bretzel Review
Fricks Ham Review
Ran into a product I hadn’t seen before, a boneless half ham from Frick’s Meat, a purveyor from Washington, MO (about 40 miles west of St. Louis, halfway between I-70 on the north, and I-44 on the south. Frick’s has been around for nearly a century and a quarter, and manufacturers processed pork products, including… Continue reading Fricks Ham Review
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