and asked for another plateful. True story that happened in Allentown,Pennsylvania......

(Big Stuff BBQ, Cottage Grove, OR) 22 – Muqueca (Brazil Butikim, Portland, OR) 21 – Fish and Chips (Go Fish!, Vancouver, BC) 20 – Prosciutto (Viande Meats, Portland, OR) 19 – Roti Canai (Banana Leaf,...

it to automobiles the following week. When the waitress came looking for my drink order, I went straight for the local special – Great Lakes Brewing Company’s Oktoberfest. This amber lager is 6.5% ABV with rich malt...

I LOVE Scrapple. My Pennsylvania born father was raised on it and he turned me onto it when I was very young. The commercial ones are ok in a pinch, but the stuff is so easy to make (as is it’s Cincinnatti cousin, Geotta)...

Yaqo Homo loves nothing more than pairing cheese with dessert wines, but botched pairings can be disappointing. Tonight’s possibilities: De Bortoli Noble One (Australian semillon) Innisikilin ice wine Looking for an...

dotted gravy — Gracie’s: Greasy, flat cheddar-flecked cut biscuits swimming in underwhelming, salty sausage gravy — O’Connor’s: Overly soft and relatively flat cut biscuits covered in a very chunky, yet fairly...

Have you tried the Elevation Burger over in the Arboretum? I’d be interested to hear opinions from those who have tried both Elevation and Terra Burger, since they seem like a similar concept.... a noble concept, i suppose,...

Actually Provel is a brand name of a processed cheese food containing cheddar, Swiss and provolone. It’s pronounced “proh-VELL”, unlike Ital-Am shortenings which would probably result in...

A slice of sharp cheddar on a Ginger Snap...been a favoite since I was a kid.

like a grilled cheese truffle, with the mild cheddar as the ganache and fried breadcrumbs as the shell. Some were a bit salty and some had the cheese leeched out, but overall: yummy. The Caesar had a very traditional flavor. The...

. It’s like they’re banned from being exported west of Pennsylvania, like Yuengling.

I thought this series was too gimmicky to be real- I remember them being remaindered at Barnes and Noble more than 20 yrs ago. Maybe I was wrong.

a few days ago- it was carb heaven! And finally, I made scalloped potatoes with cheddar, peas, and lamb braised with about 20 cloves of garlic for dinner. I’m going to go collapse. Yum.

"Pretty sexy idea to serve something so humble with such a noble wine...gotta love that" There is a trend among my wine friends to serve really good hamburgers, light on the condiments, maybe with some melted cheddar or grilled...

, Red Onion, Aji Amarillo, Canchas CHILE RELLENO — Poblano Pepper Filled with Ground Sirloin, Sharp Cheddar, Roasted Chipotle Salsa, Citrus Crème Fraiche ANTICUCHOS — Peruvian Marinated Skewers of Beef Heart QUINOA SALAD...