Wow! You’ve set off the nostalgia train for sure! I didn’t have to bring lunch until Jr. High but it was pretty much your standards: PBJ, crream cheese and jelly, liverwurst, ham, all on white bread, and unfailingly...

plantation cooks as a common factor. BTW where did the wheat flour come from, prior to 1803? Very interesting subject, but way OT. When CKE bought Hardees, they totally destroyed a decent fast food biscuit. Carl's Jr doesn’t...

perceptions on what is a normal serving size has changed drastically, where at one time a 16-ounce Coke was considered to be huge, it is now replaced by a one-litre bottle or even a 64-ounce+ Super Gulp at the local convenience...

heard of a sloppy joe in any context except for the “manwich” type with hamburger. But, years ago there was a deli in South Miami called Sam and Carls. They had a sandwich they called a “Messy Bessy” it was...

consider www.jrs-bbq.com jr's barbecue in culver city — their sauce is amazing i also recommend mr cecil’s for a drier bbq – sauce ain’t all that but the seasoning’s good

overpass in Burbank. A lot of people swear by In 'n Out Burgers – which is a mostly local chain – but I think it is only good in the context of a fast food chain, it is not a great burger, not all that better than you...

. Like in the Carls Jr tv ad; without them, a lot of people would starve. Just not what I would recommend. In many cases people are either afraid or just have never had any experience in cooking and are needlessly intimidated by...

I think food is relative to the moment. If you’re with Aunt Mabel then the cool whip in that moment would be just right, but that might be the last time you intend to eat something with Cool Whip. If you pull into the truck...

Equally as good as Crisp & Juicy, maybe better, is Jr.'s Chicken in Old Town Gaithersburg. It is also an easier drive from Germantown.

with a picture of Hank Williams Jr on it hanging from the ceiling and the owner would get drunk with you and play the Frank Zappa - Sheik Your Booty album over and over again.... Man...good times....

My favorite sandwich, possibly EVER, was/is found at Marblehead Munchies in Marblehead, MA. I don’t even know if the sandwich shop is still open. But their Jose Jr. was the stuff that dreams are made of. Triple decker...

music choices change. Feeling jazzy – Sinatra, Miles Davis, Harry Connick Jr, Madeline Peyroux. Feeling the need for speed – Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rolling Stones, Gorillaz, Incubus, The White Stripes. Feeling Moody...

beer on tap, cajun fries, rotating menu – Cass a few blocks south of Warren). I ate at Carl's Chop House for the first time in January. I had the porterhouse on their recommendation, and it was a pretty good steak. The...

of America “New Age Girl,” Dead Eye Dick (“She don't eat meat, but she sure like...”) “Popsicles and Icicles,” the Murmaids “Candy Man, ” Sammy Davis Jr. “Watermelon Man, ”...

This morning news about Vincent Sardi Jr's passing away reminded me of the episode when Kramer wins a Tony and goes to Sardi’s to celebrate, where he is told by producers that he has to fire Raquel Welch in order to keep...