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The Midtown

2009-06-21T07:12:00Z

Well I'm excited to have finally gotten to this one. I've been keeping this resturant in the back of my head for months now, and just now actually tried them. Let's start with the maps!

And again a street view!

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To the food! That my friends is some tasty biscuits and gravy.

The grand sausage nodule! More details inside...

Filburt waffles... I'm going to have to try and make these some time.

And that, that is some sausage filled goodness.

So, ok, you've seen the pretty pictures. Go listen to the details!

Balticon!

2009-06-03T05:30:00Z

I know I said I'd write up the blog post for this last week, sorry about that. I totally dropped the ball there. But the important bit is that I'm here now!

First I want to give props to everybody that was kind enough to show up:

Viv and Chooch of the Into the Blender and CoH podcasts
Scott who works behind the scenes at Junkie Mae's Chop Shop
Brent of The Underdevelopment Podcast
Marc and Heather from Grailwolf's Geek Life
And Greg (Anthropohedron)... Greg, If you've got a webpage I'm unaware of let me know.

Please forgive me if I'm forgetting anyone... that weekend was kind of a blurr

Now, what's say we see some pictures?

As I said, there was a lot of spirited conversation... I have no idea what Scott is talking about here, but it requires that he flail his arms about wildly! Brent looks like he might be edging away slowly.

Viv and Grailpup sleeping in the stroler in the background there.

Chooch seems to be letting into the flight end of fight or flight. The food had everybody on edge.

Actually, aside from The Horror there on top the sausages, the rest actually looks pretty good. If you've not listened to the audio yet, The Horror is a bacon soaked bagel from under the bacon in the steam tray.

Honestly, hasbrowns should not be kept in a steam tray.

Everybody just kind of picked at the food. It really wasn't that great.

Ok, Scott looks waaaay to happy considering what he's about to put in his mouth. That's a big old bite of The Horror right there. Greg there on the left, well he's had a bite... you'll notice he's not having more.

And the after... "It tastes like grease."

Todd's Place

2009-05-20T05:32:00Z

Here we go kids! This is a good one. Todd's Place. Holy cow did I get a lot of food. We've got two, count them two pictures, to cover the meal in whole.

I'm skipping our customary menu shot this week though... it's up on Flickr, but I doubt you can read it anyway. But, here is a map:

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...and if this works, the street view:

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Ok, go listen!

Off the Waffle

2009-04-06T05:05:00Z

Interesting little place this go around, Off The Waffle. Let's take a look at how you're greeted coming in:

Kinda gives you an idea what your in for huh? Let's take a look at the menu:

Yup, that's it. And the food?

Ok, so let's look at the map and then get to the audio:

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Ok, go listen!

Brails

2009-03-31T02:48:00Z

And I'm back! Sorry about that, let's just pretend I was never gone. Ok? Ok.

So, here we go again. A new breakfast for you to enjoy. This time at Brails resutrant.

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And what you really want to see, the food!

and the menu

Ok, so go listen!

Roving Report #1: Nikau Cafe, Wellington New Zealand

2008-12-20T23:25:00Z

Huzzah! Something very special for you all. We have a guest podcaster / eater! Awesome huh?

I am very pleased to preset to you an episode by none other than Philippa Ballantine. I assume you're already familiar with her work as I've pimped it here before but if not, go check it out. http://www.pjballantine.com/

First, a map just in case you're in the area and want to give Nikau Cafe a try:

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And now some lovely and tasty looking pictures:

Look at that bacon! I'm getting a little drooly here....

Ok, no go listen to the audio! Good stuff to be had here.

Episode #11: Voula's Offshore Cafe

2008-12-19T05:46:00Z

Welcome children big and small to another breakfast adventure. Again we're venturing further from the homestead. I was in Seattle a couple weeks back now and got to eat at Voula's Offshore Cafe as previously seen on Food Network. The meal turned out a little disappointing though, but you can listen for the details. As always, here's the map and the meal. Enjoy!

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VEGAS BABY, YEAH!

2008-12-05T04:48:00Z

Not a lot of preamble to this one folks... no maps, just some pictures.

Ok, there ya have the pretty pictures. Now go listen and refer back!

Buddy's Diner

2008-11-20T03:33:00Z

Well I'd say "Hail my triumphant return!" but when it's been my own lazy fault, I doubt triumph is in the equation. But none the less I'm back. This time we're eating at Buddy's diner. So let's take a quick look at the picture and map and jump to the audio!

The meal:

and a map!

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So there it is, now go have a listen!

My Apologies!

2008-11-14T06:36:00Z

I know I know... I'm way late. I said I'd have an episode before Vegas and well... it didn't so much happen. I got back yesterday about 10:00 and I'm leaving to go to Seattle about noon tomorrow so it's going to be a few more days. I promise though, when I get back, I've got good stuff. Scout's honor.

Episode #8: Countryside Pizza and Grill

2008-11-04T04:58:00Z

Okay, you've already waited too long so I'll dive right in to the pictures and map. First the food!

3 hot sauces on the table for the win!

And the map!

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Ok, you're here to listen right? So get too it, chop chop!

Episode #7: Burrito Boy

2008-10-25T05:22:00Z

Wow this was a good one folks. I was looking forward to an excuse to go here... it's not technically a diner, but trust me, it's good. So without spoiling the episode... here's a couple picutures to get you started.

Seriously?!? Does this look awesome or what?

Ok, that's all you're getting... go listen to the episode. And stay tuned at the end for a promo for Erotica a la carte.

Episode #6: The Gingerbread Village Resturant

2008-10-18T17:00:00Z

Here we go once again!

Let's kick things off with a look at the food:

And the map so you kids can find your way:

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Now, without further ado have a listen and see what I thought.

#5 The Glenwood Resturan

2008-10-11T17:00:00Z

Ok kids we go again episode #5 The Glenwood Resturant. Good stuff once again. Luckily I haven't really had a bad meal yet.

First the Menu:

And why you're all here, the food:

And last but not least the map:

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So have a listen...

Huzzah!

2008-10-08T16:10:00Z

Well folks if you didn't notice, Saturday's episode is now live. I'm not sure exactly what was happening. I think I may have had a bad file. I've got it now though and you can have a listen. Sorry about the delay.

To make up for it, here's a picture of a breakfast made out in the woods while I was gone:

Looks pretty damn tasty huh? I cracked a couple eggs into it before it was all said and done. It fed a couple of us quite well.

Episode #4: Papa's Soul Food Kitchen

2008-10-04T17:00:00Z

Well... Here we go again. This is the second time I'm writing this post. The last one disapeared as if by magic. Neat huh?

So, Papa's Soul Food Kitchen! Here's the usual stats starting with a picture of the menu:

And of course the meal. Sorry if the picture is a little fuzzy. I was trying to be all ninja about taking it in the resturant and just managed to screw it up. But it still looks tasty if you ask me:

And of course, here's a menu for those of you who are looking to find Papa's:

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So, now that you've got the overview go have a listen for the details!

Sorry folks....

2008-10-04T16:50:00Z

The episode is done, but the stupid software that I'm using... and won't be shortly, is all pooched up. I can't get the stupid episode uploaded and posted. On top of that I'm headed out of town for a few days and won't have time to fix it. I promise, I'll do what I can to get it working as soon as I get back.

Episode #3: GJ's

2008-09-27T17:00:00Z

Here it is kids, episode #3. I promised better pictures and I hope I've been able to provide. I had a real camera with me this time. So have a look at the pretty pictures and then go have a listen.

First the menu:

And of course, the meal:

As always, if you'd like to find GJ's here's the map:

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Episode #2: The Keystone Cafe

2008-09-20T17:00:00Z

Episode number two coming at you. I'm pretty proud of myself to have made it to a second.

As with the last episode, here's a picture of what I had. Again, camera phone so the picture isn't great. Not to worry though, I've done the leg work for episode three and had a real camera with me. This will look better next week. I promise.

And here's the map if you want to find the Keystone.

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And as a last note, you may notice something in this episode that wasn't in the last, music! Our new theme is "Bacon and Hotcakes" by Hardwire Speers available on the Podsafe Music Network. Honestly, could that be any more perfect?

Home Brew Breakfast Nommage

2008-09-15T05:39:00Z

Well I thought that it might be fun to occasionally include a little content about what I'm doing and making at home. After all, the reality is that eating out is only a small portion of my diet. Breakfast foods however, are a large portion. And mostly, at dinner. Breakfast makes the best dinner. Don't argue. It does.

That being said, I snapped a couple quick pictures of dinner tonight. This was something inspired by a dish I saw on one of the multitude of food blogs I read daily. The basic idea was a bread lined ramekin filled with egg and other fillings. In this case, think tiny bread crusted quiche.

For this particular attempt I used a potato bread. I buttered up the ramekin and pressed in pieces of bread torn to appropriate sizes to line the cup. A couple more pieces of butter on the inside and I baked it at 350 for around five min to give it a head start. I should note that I really squished the bread right on there. No kid gloves.

After that had a chance to bake for a few minutes I pulled it out, added a couple cubes of sharp cheddar and a couple eggs whisked with just a dash of cream. Then I shoved the whole thing back in the oven for around twenty-five minutes to half an hour. It turned out pretty dang good if I do say so myself.

The original recipe I say used a muffin tin, bacon, and a whole egg. I can see where this idea has a lot of potential for variation.