Scotty’s Brewhouse (RIP) had a burger called the Shewman Special that had peanut butter, bacon and (critically) jalapenos. The heat and acidity of the jalapenos cut through the richness of the burger and peanut butter and created this really lovely experience.
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Pizza weddings forever. Best decision we made, behind getting married in the first place and holding that wedding at a brewery.
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Springfield? Only place I’ve ever had one. Loved it.
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This was my issue when I visited last year. Tried to get all the New Orleans signatures, but there are just too many for a short vacation.
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Came here to say this. Coney Island or bust.
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...Aren’t there bigger problems in the world right now, PETA?
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Disappointed — but not too surprised — that those of us with new kids (born in 2021) still aren’t able to update that in the “Update Portal.” That cash would be super helpful in this time of buying diapers.
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Anecdotally, I had a terrible experience with Instacart, even though I instinctively followed all of these suggestions. Only picked half the order, picked replacements that were nearly twice as expensive (including a baby gate that cost twice as much and didn’t meet our needs) and no communication at all. And I still… Read more

Apples are OK, but be VERY VERY careful not to get the seeds in there, as they contain an unsafe level of arsenic for dogs.
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For my wife (a vegetarian for almost 15 years) and I (an occasional meat-eater, but vegetarian at home), the best “fake meat” is one that doesn’t try to be meat at all. Read more

Can definitely confirm the lack of oat milk at Starbucks. Even in my little burg of South Bend, it’s gotten tough to find a Starbucks that has it. I have started to preface my latte order by asking if they have it or not. If not, I go for something else.
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Of all the NA beers I’ve tried in my recent sober-curious life, this is the closest for me to an alcoholic beer. It’s malty but not too sweet and has just the right amount of hops to balance the palate. I really dig it.
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I don’t do it often anymore because I just haven’t found the right place to buy it, but good butter. You put butter in everything and splurging on a good one is well worth nearly any price. Read more

I’ve seen these around and have always been interested, mainly based on the fantastic packaging. This was the push I needed to finally pick some up.
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As mentioned in the story, Waxahatchee, HFTRR and Bedouine played this in Nashville in 2018 toward the end of Bedouine’s set and I still get chills thinking about that performance. I’ve been looking for a decent bootleg of it for 2 years. So glad they released this! Read more

Back when I was drinking more than I do now, I used to make Guinness milkshakes. Just lovely.  Read more

I’m going to cite this argument every time someone teases me for it from  here on out.  Read more

I get a lot of flak for this opinion, but I hate mac and cheese. Read more

Though Allison and Marnie present great lineups with the Helmet foods and the classics, respectively, I think Aimee wins on Garlic Fries alone, not to mention the Lemon Chill and peanuts. Add a hot dog and a freakin’ lobster roll (didn’t even know that was a ballpark offering in some places)?  Read more

And I dare you not to weep during “Wonder,” a song about his newborn son. Read more