Usually when I write about a restaurant here on DudeFoods I have it planned out ahead of time. Sometimes it’s because I stumble across their menu online and a certain dish sounds appealing to me, and other times it’s because a friend tells about a place they think I’d like. Every once in a while though I’m eating somewhere and my food comes out looking so good that I decide to write about it right … CONTINUE READING »
The Deep Fried Burger
I used to live fairly close to the Painted Parrot, and when I did I stopped in there on a pretty regular basis. They used to have an eating challenge where if you could finish a two pound burger, two ounces of soup and 22 fries in 22 minutes or less you’d win a free quarter barrel of beer. I always meant to try it, but never got around to it.
The bar is … CONTINUE READING »
Bacon Wrapped MorningStar Farms Chik’n Nuggets
I have a couple friends who are vegetarians and they’re always telling me how great the food from MorningStar Farms is and how it tastes just like real meat, so when the company sent me a box of their veggie chicken nuggets I was pretty anxious to give them a try.
After taking one bite however I think that my friends might have forgotten exactly what real meat tastes like. Don’t get me wrong, these … CONTINUE READING »
Antigua Latin Restaurant
There’s more to me than just bacon weave grilled cheese sandwiches and deep fried White Castle sliders. Occasionally I like to class it up a little bit and head out to dinner at places that serve food that’s a little fancier than when I’m used to. Places like Antigua Latin Restaurant for example.
I’ve been to Antigua three or four times now and I’ve never had a bad meal or even a single bad … CONTINUE READING »
Molecular Gastronomy Mac & Cheese Spaghetti
Each year the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board asks 30 different food bloggers to each pick a different type of cheese and use it to create a unique macaroni and cheese dish. They call it 30 Days, 30 Ways, and for the third year in a row they’ve asked me to participate.
Two years ago I created a macaroni and cheese pie that featured a crust made entirely out of bacon. Last year I used … CONTINUE READING »