in another thread, but your post reminds me of how much I like to deconstruct most foods I eat. I eat Butterfingers by peeling off the chocolate layer, first, and then eating the center layer by later; trail mix by picking out...

that was good about the wings. Before being fried and sauced, they had been breaded in something that tasted suspiciously like generic Italian seasoned bread crumbs. With a dominant bitter chemical flavour, these wings were not...

. To give an idea of the atmosphere I’m writting this I’ll tell you that I am surrounded by blazing Sunday morning, afternoon, sunshine with a selection of music cocooning me and a steaming mug of hot coffee sending...

Don’t forget the breaded and fried Morels in the spring. The season has gone by, but they are a special annual treat no matter how they are prepared. Breading with an egg wash and cracker crumbs and frying is the most...

no standard to compare it to. We find pockets of culinary influence in places for a reason. Like a beer tradition and great sausages in Milwaukee because of German settlers. Or those great sausages in New Braunfels. Many credit...

. They were soft and tender, with a bread-like crumb that had a tendency to break apart during halving and buttering. This suggested that they don’t use much shortening in the dough. The biscuits were also not as rich as...

of sausage gravy with a mound of thinly sliced homefries. DC had pancakes which were fluffy but with a nice tooth. Got a big piece of wet-bottom shoofly pie to go, which had a nice molasses filling with lots of crumb-y topping....

crumbs, soy sauce & miso seasoning. Served with the Japanese style Spaghetti (buttered & herbed instead of sauced) Ø Fresh Fish in marinated in Citrus-Ponzu is always bound to satisfy. Ø Shrimp, Mussels & Scallops in Curry Sauce....

. To me, chowhounding means following the scent trail of the deliciousness, not the price tags or the Zagat ratings. So Chicago to me is Al’s Italian Beef and idli on Devon, LA is Persian in Santa Monica and Versailles in...

(Fisherman’s Brew and Long Trail) as well as a couple Pimms cups. The bartenders were friendly and attentive. However, it was super early, so, there’s that. Very, very expensive. $7.50/each for 20oz beers and $10/each...

My “magical kingdom” was the hotel my parents owned and the abundance of food — any and all kinds. Being pretty much unsupervised, I had to blaze my own culinary trails. My favorite, a cake sandwich: a huge...

to be watery and mushy. 2. Pre-soak brined pieces in regular coconut milk for 2-8 hours. Longer might even be ok. 3. Coating for one 4 lb. bird (cut into 10 pieces) consists of 1 c. AP flour, 1 c. panko crumbs, 1.5 tsp. kosher...