Thanksgiving has always been one of my most favorite holidays.  And why wouldn’t it be – it combines my three favorite “F’s” – family, food, and four-day weekend.
Love it as I do, there is one thing I will never understand about Thanksgiving: the turkey.
Because here’s the thing about turkey.
It’s not that great.
If it was, wouldn’t [...]

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We’re just a week and a half away from one of my favorite holidays of the year – Thanksgiving. I’m usually quite happy to handle the “eating” aspect of the special day, while leaving the “cooking” part to the more experienced family members.
The most notable exception was a few years back when [...]

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For today’s post, here’s a collection of fun little odds and ends that I’ve stumbled upon recently.
First, there’s this very in-depth, head-to-head battle between the hamburgers of Shake Shack, Five Guys, and In-N-Out. These guys take their hamburgers VERY seriously, and I respect that.
If you want to freak yourself out, read this article about the [...]

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I have tasted heaven, my friends – heaven.
So over the past weekend, I had to go to St. Louis for work.  Being the BBQ aficionado that I am, I really wanted to try to get some authentic St. Louis style ‘cue.   I went to a place called Pappy’s Smokehouse because they supposedly have amazing [...]

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That’s right – Sonic Drive In – the company that has advertised locally for years even though there are no local restaurants – is set to open its first Long Island location in Spring 2011 in North Babylon!  Not convenient enough for you?  Well they are also apparently scouting locations in Massapequa, Smithtown and East [...]

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Entenmann’s makes a lot of quality products, of this there is no denying. However, the crown jewel in their lineup are the delicious creations known as Popems. Popems, for those of you unfortunate enough to have never encountered these little bite-sized pieces of heaven, they combine everything you could ever want in a [...]

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