Dry or wet, tough or fall-off–the-bone, everyone has their favorite style of RIBS. If you appreciate good “bark” (and if you know what “bark” is), then you definitely have a favorite rib.
My Top 4 in no particular order:
Ribs: Memphis Baby Back Ribs
Location: Blue Smoke
City: NYC, NY
Testimonial: The first time I tried these ribs was at [...]
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July 24, 2009
The Top 5 (4) RIBS
June 12, 2009
The Top 5 (4) Mac n’ Cheese
From shells, penne, macaroni, cavatappi, gemelli, ditalini, and spirals… to cheddar, blue cheese, goat cheese, and gruyere… mac n’ cheese is always a crowd pleaser.
My Top 4 in no particular order:
Mac: Macaroni and Goat Cheese
Location: Naha
City: Chicago, IL
Testimonial: I’m a little biased because I worked in the kitchen there, but this mac and cheese made [...]
May 3, 2009
The Top 5 (4) Meatballs
They range from ping-pong ball size to baseball size. From beef to veal to lamb, chicken or turkey, the possibilities are endless. What’s not to love about a good meatball?
My Top 4 in no particular order:
Meatballs: Polpette e Pomodori
Location: Apizz
City: NYC, NY (LES)
Testimonial: These larger than baseball size meatballs are a meal within themselves. Made with [...]
March 28, 2009
The Top 5 (4) Cookies
There are very few foods that give you that nostalgic feeling like a good warm chocolate chip cookie. For me, I like the unique cookie flavors more than the classics. Whether you enjoy chocolate chip, double chocolate chip,
chocolate chocolate chip, white chocolate chip, or any of the other endless flavors, who doesn’t like a good [...]
February 6, 2009
The Top 9 (8) Most Memorable Restaurant Meals of 2008
What a year… in this $558 billion dollar industry, over 55,000 new restaurants opened this year in the US. With over 945,000 restaurants to choose from, what were some of your most memorable meals???
This was a special New Year’s edition where I provided my Top 8 restaurants of ‘08 and asked all of you [...]
December 19, 2008
The Top 5 (4) French Fries
What better food than the FRENCH FRY. Crinkle-cut, shoestring, steak cut, waffle fries, cottage fries, sweet potato, curly q, cheese fries, gravy fries, chili fries and buffalo fries- the list goes on and on…
My Top 4 in no particular order:
Fries: Cheese Fries
Location: Dear Frank’s
City: Deerfield, IL
Testimonial: Fresh cut fries. A childhood favorite. The Merkt’s [...]
November 25, 2008
The Top 5 (4) Pizza
Eaten cold for breakfast, a couple slices for lunch, a whole pie for dinner or as a late night snack, pizza has a special place in our hearts. From Chicago to New York and Roman style to Neapolitan, we all have our favorites.
My Top 4 in no particular order:
Pizza: “A slice.”
Location: Famous Ben’s Pizza
City: [...]
October 31, 2008
The Top 5 (4) Burgers
Some say it’s the bun that makes the burger, but sometimes it’s just as important that the burger compliment the bun. I’ve been asked since the inception of this email blast when I am going to do Top Burgers. I tried to hold out to bring some interesting other categories to the table, but with [...]
September 22, 2008
The Top 5 (4) Fried Chicken
In the spirit of gold medals, how about a little golden brown, crispy, crunchy, bubbly and juicy deliciousness… FRIED CHICKEN!
I thoroughly enjoyed each and every person’s testimonial- amazing!
My Top 4 in no particular order:
Fried Chicken: ”Broasted” Chicken
Location: Jake’s Pup in the Ruf
City: Chicago, IL
Testimonial: I have been eating from this place since I was about [...]
August 22, 2008
The Top 5 (4) Tacos/Burritos
Tacos and burritos are some of the most versatile foods. People crave them for breakfast, lunch, dinner AND late night. Favorites stretch from Chicago to Texas to California and down to our hombres in Mexico. There are endless possibilities when it comes to the burraco (burrito/taco). Connoisseurs have their favorites and their opinions hold strong on this category.
Thank [...]
