Two Foodie Brothers

We Jews have given a lot of great foods to the world like bagels, lox, gefilte fish, sweet brisket, and on and on and on. But did you know that Jews also contributed to the development of a tried-and-true member of the drinking food pantheon? Take a look at this from the Guardian: Like so [...]

Having recently posted about Belga Cafe and their glorious frites, I figured it was time to acknowledge that proper mayonnaise is, well, ridiculously good.  Admittedly, mayo used to fall into a wide category of food I wouldn’t touch.  This “white and mushy” category ranged from yogurt to cottage cheese to *gasp* whipped cream.  I was so [...]

Located in the Barracks Row district, just a block or two from the Eastern Market metro station (orange line), Belga Cafe shines as a prime example of hearty, delicious Belgian fare.  At first glance, the restaurant is warm and cozy, with tightly packed tables and a neighborhood feel.  The service is prompt and attentive — [...]

Let me introduce you to Nationals Park’s newest signature concession – the Rough Rider. It’s a massive beef rib served on the bone behind the center field scoreboard.  First of all, let me just make this clear, it’s delicious. Also, there is just something so manly and correct about eating meat off a big bone. [...]

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Bob Evans gravy machine which, thanks to Gizmodo, I learned could be a feature of a convenience store near you. My brother and I both agree that this is utterly disgusting.

In the wake of this unbelievably obnoxious piece on “Coffee Obsessives” in Washingtonian, who are now the most obnoxious food/drink snobs on earth? Who amongst the groups below would you most want to strangle if you were seated next to them at a party for five minutes?

Any of you who know me know that I am a fairly massive sports fan. I’ve written about sports since long before I ever tried to write anything about food. So, here is a brief attempt to merge the two subjects, with my personal top 5 list of foods I’ve consumed inside or outside stadiums. Please [...]

I should introduce this new feature before launching right in… in short, Subway sucks.  There is nothing good about that gummy, tasteless, veggie-and-salad laden debacle that they call a sub sandwich.  So, over the next weeks, possibly years, I am going to offer weekly Haikus to describe my feelings towards Subway.  After much meditation and self-exploration, [...]

 Oh, the quandary for Jews on Easter Sunday. What to do? What to do? Virtually everything is closed. If you drive within 100 yards of any church you’ll get stuck in at least 15 minutes of traffic. There are no sports on. It’s a pretty boring day. Thus, Sam and I ventured off to one [...]

Like everyone else in America with a modicum of interest in food, I’ll quickly comment on KFC’s new debacle of sandwich they call the “Double Down.” Here’s the problem. It’s gross. People will try it once and never again. Normal, non-pathological diners don’t want their hands covered in some kind of slurry of cheese grease and [...]

Kebabs – truly one of the best meals on earth and one quite readily procured here in the DC area, whether in its Lebanese, Turkish, Persian, or Afghan iterations. Here are some of my favorite local places for kebabs:

Last weekend my girlfriend, Sam and I tackled an insane recipe for Chocolate Chip Brownie Pillows. That’s right, it’s a fudge brownie wrapped in a chocolate cookie, or as I termed it, the Turducken of baking. Before people run out to find the recipe (PS: I think it was an insert in a recent Southern [...]

I finally caught up with the recent episode of Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations where he comes to the DC area. Overall I thought it was really good. I thought it dwelled a bit too much on the “spy stuff,” but for reasons some of you probably know, I’ve heard a lot of that material. Though, [...]

Of course, this guy is from Wisconsin… I believe Big Macs fall right under the established food groups of beer, sausage and cheese and mainstays of the Wisconsin diet.

As you’ll surely find from talking to him or reading his posts, my brother Sam is an immense fan of bacon. That is the understatement of the year but I’ll leave it to him to describe his relationship with that particular meat product. That being said, when I saw this, I figured he would appreciate [...]

Sam’s list below is good, but he has exposed my preference for Cantonese food over Szechuan. Frankly, I have to be in the right frame of mind to do a full-blown spicy Szechuan meal. I love spicy stuff, but in my opinion Szechuan spicyness doesn’t match the flavor and heat that comes from good Thai, [...]