I would also like to add, they should go frozen. Nothing wrong with frozen fries. I think it benefits potatoes more (see hashbrowns). Shake Shack found out the hard way going fresh. Read more

Agree, but damn do I love animal fries.  Thankfully there are few enough In N Outs in Houston so far that its rare I get to one, so I don’t feel bad ordering the gut bomb.  Read more

I just wanted to make note of the extensive poetry that the chicken sandwich inspired in the writer!
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I love these things. Last new years (2019 into 2020), the bar I celebrated at had a free Whataburger buffet after midnight.  I of course went for the HBCB.  Read more

The honey butter chicken biscuit is the straight truth. Read more

I live about 15-20 minutes north of Lynchburg, Tennessee, the tiny town which is home to the Jack Daniel Distillery. But my favorite Lynchburg product doesn’t come in a bottle. There’s a small grocery store called Woodard’s Market which has its own house-made pimento cheese, and it’s wonderful. A few years ago, when I… Read more

Maybe its the Yankee in me and never having had it, but I cannot fathom how shredded cheese mixed with mayo is palatable Read more

That would actually make an amazing Takeout feature. The Official foods of each sporting event or sport. I knew about strawberries and cream for Wimbledon, but not the others. Peanuts and crackerjack are just in the song, though? Stadiums sell all sorts of food. And I don’t think I’ve ever seen crackerjack at a Jays… Read more

Given a choice of sports-related foods, I’d choose a Pimento Cheese Sandwich any day over: Read more

I’m known for my pimento cheese. The best way to cut the fatty-sticky-gloppy texture is to cream the shredded cheese with a couple tablespoons of sour cream first. Use the back of a spoon until the cheese begins to give up. THEN add only enough mayonnaise to make it loose enough to spread. I also add finely diced… Read more

This sandwich may have climbed back to earth from the deepest pit in hell, but damn it if pimento cheese sandwiches aren’t incredibly tasty Read more

My parents love golf and make me sign up for the Master’s ticket lottery every year (The lotto system is very strict; there’s SSN verification involved.) You can only request 2 tickets for actual tournament dates, but 4 for the practice days earlier in the week. I’ve told them that if I manage to get practice date… Read more

Bottom line: artichokes, olives, cans of San Marzanos—these aren’t things I always have in my pantry for “pantry pasta.” Read more

Fresh, on the vine tomatoes in a grocery store, even if they are called vine-ripened, were picked green. Then the flavor development almost completely stopped. I always keep a few cans of either whole stewed or crushed tomatoes in the pantry because they are so versatile. Read more

I admit, I love LJS. From the first time I had fish and shrimp there about 43 years ago. Right after I had a bunch of fillings replaced at the dentist. From the age of 12 on, for some unknown reason, any medical or dental procedure makes me want seafood. LJS, Snapper’s, Red Lobster, etc, it doesn’t matter, as long as… Read more

The single best fish sandwich I ever had was at a Muslim takeout place in Savannah. I think they made their own bread, too. It’s only been 22 years and I remember it well - crispy and tender and seasoned with I don’t know what, but just delicious. Read more

that’s the exact same reason i liked long john silvers. i’m not a huge fan of most seafood but there i couldn’t tell if i was eating chicken or fish because everything was deep fried and kind of tasted alike, in a good way. i’d probably eat a ballpoint pen if you deep fried it and pretty much most seafood i like is… Read more

“a lot of these church fish frys are going to be takeout-only for the rest of this Lenten season.” Sadly, not all of them. KC has a ban on public gatherings greater than 50, but exempts religious events, because apparently the virus can’t be contracted on holy ground? Good job, bible belt.
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The important point here is to search out actual, good fish fry parishes. I would say 95% of parish fish fries are crap—cheap fish, soggy veggies from a giant can, rolls of questionable freshness—all bought from the same generic food service company. Very few in my area do the real thing anymore, particularly when it… Read more

Yeah, that’s kinda scoldy. Just because you appreciated both doesn’t mean people who didn’t are less reflective or whatever. Not everybody has the same feeling of connection to church services, particularly if your church and your priests were as mind-numbingly boring as mine were growing up. Think Ben Stein on… Read more