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Food Hacking Lab, dyno-mite

So I occasionally post some food related things. I think this weekend has inspired me to do some more. I was honored through a string of coincidences have my house be a stop on the 2006 West Coast FoodHacking tour.I was introduced to Marc via a good friend. After discussing the possibility of Hack Lab [...]
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A reason to go to Madison, WI

Well yet another thing to add to my travel schedule next year, Brat Fest. Claiming to be the worlds largest festival of its kind. I really found the Brat stats to be the most impressive. 189,432 Brats consumed in 4 days, which would be 17.94 miles of brats stacked end to end. 98.7 BPM, no [...]
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Cheese Steak Back Log

First things first: I am not alone. I must say that OneFineJay is braver man than me to experiment with a McDonalds cheese steak. I was having a conversation yesterday about Cheese Steaks and was reminded that I never posted anything about my Roxy’s Deli experience. Sometime last summer Jason and I went for a [...]
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Philly’s

3019 Martin Luther King Jr Way S Seattle, WA 98144 – 6007 It has been almost 8 months since my last commentary on Cheese Steaks in Seattle, so for those of you wanting to catch up, I suggest reviewing the following posts: Jun. 28th 2004 Since when does a Cheese Steak have lettuce, tomatoes and mayo??? Jul. 11th [...]
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Corn Chowder and Cornish Game Hen

It has been a while since I spent a Sunday cooking. Lately I have been on a soup kick, eating soup with almost every meal. So Sunday I decided to whip up a huge pot of soup and some dinner. After looking through my various cookbooks I finally decided on a Corn Chowder recipe out of [...]
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Cheese Steak Satellite

You may remember my Cheese Steak investigations at the beginning of the summer: State of the Cheese Steak in Seattle Since when does a Cheese Steak have lettuce, tomatoes and mayo??? Since coming across Philly Fevre, I have pretty much ended my Cheese Steak quest in Seattle, convinced I have found the mother-ship. However I do still dabble [...]
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The State of Cheese Steak in Seattle

So if you read my earlier post, you could tell I was little peeved at the actions of some cheese steak vendors, making lettuce and tomato part of the default cheese steak configuration. I stopped by Philly Fevre the other day since I remember them offering an authentic cheese steak experience. Thank God they still [...]
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Since when does a Cheese Steak have lettuce, tomatoes and mayo???

When I was in SF last week. Some friends of mine went to a “Philly Cheese Steak” restaurant. Some opted for what was thought to be the classic cheese steak, while others went for the vegetarian version with substituted seitan for the thinly sliced rib eye steak. I have only visited Philly once, and admittedly, I did [...]
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