Archive of ‘Everything Else’ category

Review: Lou’s x Mike’s Hot Honey Deep Dish Pizza

In case you weren’t aware, today, April 5th just happens to be National Deep Dish Pizza Day and to celebrate Lou Malnati’s and Mike’s Hot Honey have announced an epic limited-time-only collaboration — Lou’s x Mike’s Hot Honey Deep Dish Pizza!

Mike's Hot Honey x Lou Malnati's PizzaI know that generally Chicago and NYC don’t mix when it comes to pizza, but in this instance the collaboration between Chicago-based Lou Malnati’s and New York based Mike’s Hot Honey is one that … CONTINUE READING »

Review: Black Pepper Angus Steak From Panda Express

Black Pepper Angus Steak From Panda ExpressPanda Express locations here in the Milwaukee-area are back open for pickup and delivery, so this past weekend they invited me to stop by to grab a couple orders of their new Black Pepper Angus Steak to take home.

The dish consists of Angus steak that’s wok-seared with mushrooms, onion, red bell peppers and baby broccoli in a savory black pepper sauce.

I know I already said this back when I wrote about the Firecracker CONTINUE READING »

Review: Firecracker Shrimp From Panda Express

Panda Express Firecracker ShrimpThis past Saturday Panda Express invited me out to their Milwaukee-area location near my house to celebrate the Lunar New Year and try their new Firecracker Shrimp.

The dish features large shrimp, hand-chopped red and yellow bell peppers, onions, string beans, and whole dried chilis that are wok-tossed in a savory black bean sauce.

This was my first time trying the Firecracker Shrimp and I was definitely impressed with it. A lot of times at … CONTINUE READING »

Review: Lamontagne Chocolate

Lamontagne ChocolateSure, I deep fry the occasional candy bar now and then, but aside from that I’m not normally a huge fan of sweets. With all the ridiculous stuff I make it’s probably the only reason I don’t weigh 500 pounds right now. When that craving for sweets has kicked in lately though I’ve been satisfying it with Lamontagne Chocolate.

As a family-owned business Lamontagne has been producing small batch, high quality chocolate for over … CONTINUE READING »

Professional Soccer Player vs. Professional Food Blogger

Ian Bennett, Wes McKane and Nicky LasagnaHave you ever wondered what would happen if a food blogger — who writes mostly about things like bacon and deep frying — drank too many beers and suddenly decided that he was an amazing soccer goalie? Well… you don’t have to wonder any longer because it just happened!

After Wes and I recorded episode 93 of the Dude Foods Podcast we did what we do after almost every episode — we headed up the … CONTINUE READING »

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