I eat at RUB at least 2 or 3 times a month. For a pure barbecue experience, it’s hands-down the best food in the city. They have things dialed-in and put out a consistently high-level product. Their burnt-ends are to die...

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's rendition of BBQ. However, it did get me thinking as to why Manhattan is so devoid of decent ribs. So...has anyone tried a place called Mitch’s Place (no relation). It’s at 134 Reade in Tribeca, 226-8928. It has...

I’m back, folks. I have been trying desperately to get the new place whipped into shape and it’s coming along nicely. So we’ve moved, as I said about a month ago, to Studio City from Santa Monica. And as...

Lactofermentation is now glamorous.

pigeon, dove, and wood pigeon

I ran across an article this morning telling me that April is "National Soft Pretzel Month." Is Rockenwagner the best place to celebrate?

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I think it is illegal to have the 4th of July with out hot dogs. So, July being National Hot Dog Month would make sense! My new favorite is a dog “dragged through the garden” - mayonnaise, mustard, cheese, tomato,...

beef chuck roasts and steaks

A few points. I happen to think beer-boiled/grilled brats are delicious, and I love real BBQ. Having an affinity for the two is not mutually exclusive. As for the cluelessness of barbecue in Minnesota, I’m afraid it’s...

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In Mt Pleasant, SC tomorrow. Any comments on what this will be like? We’ll probably go more for the bluegrass, but we were wondering about the food and beer pricing/availability and all of that. Never been to a BBQ contest...

To gain insight into poverty, a blogger limits his food budget to $1 per day.

Another Houston’s in Pasadena. When my friend went to Malaysia and found a Coffee Bean there, after 8 months of being in Japan – she was so happy, that’s all she could talk about for the longest time.