Forking Tasty

I’m Back In The South

I went down to South Carolina to visit the southerner. I really wanted to eat some southern cookin. One of the things I learned in my last stay in South Carolina was there are three types of BBQ. You have your ketchup, mustard and vinegar based BBQ. Last time I was down in South Carolina I didn’t get to try mustard and vinegar based so today was the day.

Food Store Tour #1

A few weekends ago I decided to take a gourmet food store tour as I meandered through my weekend errands. That’s a lie. I completely put off the errands so that I could jump from store to store on an eating extravaganza. I loved it and this won’t be the last. In fact, think of this as a first in a series of food store tours that will cover all five boroughs as well as my favorite non-New York cities. For now lets focus on NYC…

Best Wings In Brooklyn 2011

This past Saturday the second annual Best Wings in Brooklyn competition was hosted by Red Star Bar. It was a lot of fun. Jay and I rolled up around 1 pm, an hour before the chicken wing tasting began. Before we get into the lay of the land, the competitors and the wings, let’s cut right to the chase. Our winners. Both Jay and I were tied between the delicious Bean Post Pub and the spicy sweet Red Star Bar wing. Yes, we know neither of these won, or placed. We could care less. Here is why they are winners in our book…

Twilight Was The Theme Of The Evening

No, not the movie Twilight but the twilight when the sun goes down. AKA, we went for the early bird special. However, we did fray from the special and got a few extra appetizers that I think was the best part of the meal, personally. It was the first family meal since I have been back from the ship. Only the southerner was missing. Who happens to be a huge fan of the movie twilight. See how everything is intertwined.

Parcel Pork

This came in the mail today. I didn’t order it.

Those of you who know my love of pork can imagine how curious and excited I must have been. Inside the package, which was open 15 seconds after I closed the door, was a seemingly endless array of swine goodness. As I pulled out pig I realized who this perfect package was from. A few days earlier my good friend Barb asked for my address and it had completely slipped my mind until now. Realizing Barb makes a living out of being unique, crafty and extremely dialed in to her clients and friends personalities it makes perfect sense she would send a gift so amazing. First out of the box was…

Football Meatballs

I know you all over ate. I know you are feeling bad about yourselves but remember, we are all in the same boat. Our Superbowl started with these killer meatball poppers. Downing them by the half dozen set the pace for the mild but still overindulgent feastival. We followed that with 5lbs of Superwings, two pizza’s, a sweet potato and onion/potato knish from Zabar, apple/feta/iceberg salad and , of course, power nachos. Let’s not forget a fresh growler of beer and enough “DC” to wash all that down.

Ready for lunch?