The On The Range piece about Machacado con Huevo last week brought back some old memories from my childhood. I was born and raised in South Texas by immigrant Mexican parents. My mother was from Guanajuato, and my father migrated from San Fernando, Tamaulipas. Mom’s home cooking mostly entailed easy…
The ‘Boys travel to the garbage strike capital on Sunday. Another “fact” about Exit 16…When trapped by an avalanche during a hunting trip with his offensive line, quarterback Eli Manning drew the short straw. Fortunately, rescuers found them a few hours later, before they had consumed more than Manning’s “fries.”**Source:…
The people of Dallas love a good patio. But until places such as Dragonfly and Fearing’s began sculpting refined enclosures and The Londoner found a location set back from the road, most outdoor spaces butted up against parking lots or busy streets. As a result, some of the most popular…
The ‘Boys travel to the Empire State–or its neighbor, rather–on Sunday. Another “fact” about New York’s other team…Giants running back Brandon Jacobs was so uncultured when he arrived in New York from Southern Illinois, he mistook the team’s post game Champagne bowl for a urinal. It was three years before…
A recent survey conducted by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), ranked Spiral Diner’s Sketti & Meatballs among the nation’s top ten faux meatball dishes. You’d think the Spiral crew would be doing somersaults and touchdown dances over the news, but these guys are quite used to national…
The ‘Boys travel to the New Jersey dumping ground on Sunday. Another fact about the rotten apple…The Giants are named after large cockroaches found in every New York deli. Because of their number and size, the federal government allows a much greater percentage of insect parts in food sold in…
Wow, the end of November crept up on us.Things generally seem to slow down as we approach the end of a year. And while the days have ticked by with surprising speed, restaurant business lagged as the economy continued to wallow.Still, the month wasn’t all that bad. Sure, there were…
The ‘Boys travel to the meadowless Meadowlands on Sunday. Our first “fact” about the city that never sleeps because of the noise…Giants Stadium is built on a landfill (as is 90 percent of New Jersey). Tailgating fans have discovered that by digging up local “charcoal” they give burgers a little…
Craft is the Forrest Gump of Dallas restaurants. Not that the sophisticated space on the W Hotel’s ground floor is in any way slow or befuddled by events, just undeterred by economic reality over the past few years, moving steadily through the chaos as if with blinders on. Think of…
The ‘Boys host the silver and black on Thanksgiving. A final “fact” about the city that keeps Detroit off the bottom of the ‘best places to live’ list before we turn our attention to New York…Raiders owner Al Davis stays alive by eating a bizarre diet of puppies, spotted owls…
The ‘Boys host the team from the wrong side of the bay on Thanksgiving. Another “fact” about the witless rabble…When traveling, the Raiders go to restaurants as a team–not as a show of unity, but because only defensive lineman Desmond Bryant, a Harvard grad, knows how to read.**Source: The Raiders…
The ‘Boys host the godless, mother-hating horde from the bay area on Thanksgiving. Something you may not know about the Raiders’ home town…Although people immediately think of Napa Valley, Oakland has an even more impressive wine-making tradition. Labels such as Thunderbird, Night Train and MD 20/20 all owe their popularity…
Well, I’m running a bit behind with this, largely because Kristy Yang just came in from Vietnam with a bottle of…of…what the hell am I drinking?It’s been a busy week on the blog, too. A number of comments worthy of mention–and several deserving of a decent prize. So we had…
Next week, we find out more about Oakland. For now, one final peek inside the beltway:The ‘Boys host the NFL’s answer to the Washington Nationals on Sunday. Another fact about the team whose mascot wore a bonnet…The Redskins earned the nickname “Hogs” not for their eating habits, as many believe,…
I would’ve really liked to spend this Thanksgiving with my brother and sister-in-law in Northwest Spain. They throw an amazing bash each year for all of their American friends, then take it to the clubs for late-night dancing and drinks. Fun times, for sure! My recently retired mother, however, has…
The ‘Boys host the team of the ’40s on Sunday. Another fact about the city built on disease-ridden swampland…Because some people consider “Redskins” to be offensive, next year owner Dan Snyder plans to name the team after the southern dish of pig intestines.**Source: A delegation to this office claiming to…
Like so many Asian restaurants, Geisha House sets its tables with disposable wooden chopsticks, the kind you break apart before using. The things are everywhere, so it’s hardly a confusing concept. Yet during my first visit to the vast new sushi/teppan spot on Cedar Springs, I overheard a stylish young…
Ate a cold slice of pizza for breakfast, which, apart from immediately causing nightmare flashbacks to epic college hangovers (Seriously, Everclear. Is there a toilet on any college campus that you haven’t ended up in?), always leads to one of my favorite things: breakfast for lunch. Luckily, Oasis Cafe is…
The ‘Boys host a team whose fans dress as female pigs on Sunday. Another fact about Northern Virginia’s attic…As a rookie, Redskins great Dexter Manley was beaten up by the kid from the “I wish I was an Oscar Mayer wiener” commercial.**Source: A skinny gentleman who we saw in a…
I find it rather off-putting when militant vegans say things like, “How vegan are you?” or “[I’m] a true vegan.” Hmm…guess I didn’t realize this was a competition. Fact is, no one living in modern day society can be completely vegan. As one of my pals puts it, “If you’re…
The ‘Boys host the symbol of our nation’s concern for native peoples on Sunday. Another fact about Maryland’s second team…The Redskins are known as a “cupcake” on NFL schedules because linebacker London Fletcher bakes treats for opposing teams in the Easy-Bake oven he’s used since childhood.**Source: Jim Schutze told us…
The ‘Boys host a tribe of rednecks–or something close–on Sunday. An important fact about the beltway…FedEx Field, home of the Redskins, has vomitoriums installed in each individual luxury box, as well as one for the masses. It is the only NFL stadium with this feature.**Source: A guy named Lou…
