Chronicles from a Pig Party

Our associate food editor goes to the Southern Foodways Alliance conference to celebrate the year of the pig and other Southern delights.

I’ll put in a 2nd for Allman’s...and Carl's. I can’t think of any good Mexican in Fred'burg but there is a taqueria at the Falmouth exit I’ve often been curious to try...looks like its more geared to...

Any really good breakfast spots in Syracuse???

-mostly steak and fried seafood, also crawfish just came in season). Giardinas in Greenwood is the new high end Delta restaurant. It is in the Alluvian hotel downtown which was recently renovated by Fred Carl-the founder of...

You can post on Outer Boroughs for more Queens/Brooklyn suggestions. Right near Hofstra I’ll throw out Vincents in Carle Place. While it’s totally cheesy, I still love a nice plate of calamari and scungilli with red...

Pita House is good. Casual is a good way to describe the place. The food is delicious. Parking is no problem. The only place that you will find where parking is difficult in that area is Port Jefferson. ~Fred19

Knickerbockers serves a late night menu, and I am always in search of restaurants that serve late night. Any opinions on the food or atomosphere?

Sorry none in South Bay: Aside from Duke’s on Sunset suggested below, Fred's 62 (Vermont in Los Feliz) has an awesome, down-home GC. As does LA Brea Bakery...get it to go and pay 1/3 the cost of the one sold in the adjacent...

Coolfish in Syosset. Pricey but good fish. ~Fred19

If you are OK with waiting until you get back to mid-Nassau County, there are a few that I like in the Carle Place/Mineola area. My kids 2 favorites actually are Caio Baby on Glen Cove Rd in Carle Place, and Piccolo Bussola in...

website about commercial versus “commercial-type” ranges: "After evaluating standard restaurant ranges for use in the kitchens of upscale homes, Fred Carl, Jr. founder and president of Viking, recognized that these...

Fred & Pete’s in Hamilton is kind of the classic breakfast place in the mornings. It is open way early and isn’t usually super crazy. Right on 33 in Hamilton. I’ve always had a good breakfast there and I really...

, fair barbecue; and Carraba’s for a chain type Italian restaurant with decent food. If you want to travel 4 miles, there is a Cheesecake Factory at Smithaven Mall. ~Fred19

I think it’s called Fred Bread and is one of my favorites, especially toasted with a little Kerrygold Irish butter.

I like the Celbrity diner in Syosset and the Millenium diner in Smithtown. ~Fred19